A husband and wife exploring Bellingham Bay had an unexpected encounter with a giant Pacific octopus last week. The video of ...

The last thing we need right now planning for wildfire season is uncertainty,” one state official told The News Tribune.

The BriefAn alarming rise in impaired driving has led to more than 80 DUI arrests in Bellingham so far this year, police ...

Police arrested a taxi driver for DUI after their car was struck by a train in Bellingham earlier this month. Authorities say ...

Canadians unhappy with President Donald Trump’s tariffs and hot talk aren’t just booing American teams. They’re spending less ...

A moderate earthquake in the San Juan Islands jostled Whatcom County residents awake early Monday, rattling dishes and ...

The 4.5 magnitude earthquake originated at 5:02 a.m. 10 kilometers east of Orcas and was felt as far north as Vancouver and as far south as Seattle, according to an estimated shake map from the U.S.

A new Department of Ecology update gives some insight into Washington state drought progress after a dry winter, an ...

Scientists at the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center recently issued their forecast for “meteorological ...

Puget Sound Energy reported that approximately 94,000 customers are without power, as of 11:50 a.m. Additionally, Snohomish County PUD reported there were more than 5,700 homes without power as of 7 a ...

Robert Mittendorf covers civic issues, weather, traffic and how people are coping with the high cost of housing for The Bellingham Herald. A journalist since 1984, he’s also a volunteer ...

Where: COB Native Plant Nursery, 2710 Donovan Ave Bellingham, WA 98225 Help us spruce up and perform some much-needed ...