Bellingham school board members had a laundry list of questions at Thursday night's meeting for Superintendent Greg Baker about his administration’s plan to close two schools.

Victoria Mervine was last seen on Oct. 12 off South Red River Road in Ferndale. It is unknown where she was heading.

Bellingham City Council will hold five public meetings on Monday. Items will include resolutions urging voters to oppose or support ballot measures in the November general election.

Pam Houston's latest collection of essays is a love letter to her companions of other species. The author, who's coming to Bellingham next week, says trusting animals comes easier to her than trusting humans.

The pro commentary for Bellingham's I-26-01 says the measure can facilitate price fixing and keep rent prices high. A yes vote will bar use of the software and protect the local market.

Opponents of Bellingham's I-26-01 say the measure could backfire. Landlords use the software to better measure the market and offer fair rent prices. What the market actually needs is more housing construction.

In the weeks before the election, CDN is offering space for guest commentaries — pro and con — on the three state initiatives and a Bellingham ballot measure. This week, the focus is on Bellingham’s I-26-01, a measure that would keep AI price-fixing out of the rental market.

Let's face it: there's no easy way to get to the San Juan Islands from Bellingham. Candidates running for the Port of Bellingham Board of Commissioners want to see if they can fix that, but they're going to need help from the state first.

Betty Be Good Boutique in Blaine survived the COVID pandemic. It survived inflation. But it couldn’t survive the cascading economic damages of the tariff war and growing anti-American sentiments among Canadians as the countries’ leaders escalated their verbal attack.

The work zone speed zones are only camera enforced when there are active workers and signs out warning drivers of the cameras. And yet, more than 2,000 drivers were caught blowing through the innately dangerous sections of road.

Need a quick refresher on what's happened at the Port of Bellingham before this November's commission election? Look no further than our round up of must read stories about the port.

Want to celebrate monsters, farmers or poets? This month in Whatcom and Skagit counties, you can do all three.

A federal grand jury indicted a Bellingham resident on Wednesday in connection with her suspected role in helping a British Columbia resident commit one of Canada's deadliest mass shootings.

In 2025, Whatcom County voters approved expanding the Port of Bellingham Board of Commissioners from three to five members. The newly created District 4 mirrors Whatcom County Council District 4. Here are the candidates' answers to your Citizens Agenda questions.

Whatcom County students told legislative candidates at an education funding event that cuts to school funding have directly impacted their access to high-quality education.

The Christian nonprofit running Whatcom County's only drop-in, year-round homeless shelter has a new CEO.

Voters in different pockets in Skagit County will weigh property tax increases in the November election. One city will consider a wonkier question: should they vote to join a local library district?

Lynden teachers could go on strike starting on Oct. 28 if they don't reach an agreement with the school district over their latest contract.

With the election less than three weeks away, CDN readers are urging votes for candidates for Whatcom prosecutor, Port of Bellingham and against state initiatives addressing parental rights to school information and participation of trans students on girls' athletic teams.

Joe Timmons and Justin Pike, candidates for the 42nd House Legislative District, Position 2, weigh in on reader-submitted Citizens Agenda questions.