The Salish Sea is sacred, sovereign to the original peoples of Lummi and Nooksack. These relationships must be respected when navigating and implementing balanced infrastructure.

John Purdie sees parallels between his Catholic faith and five-year tenure as Mount Baker Theatre’s executive director. For him, theaters are akin to churches — and Mount Baker, specifically, is like ...

Sedro-Woolley School Board could see a total shakeup after November’s election, with four seats up for grabs.

No evidence exists of the Washington State Department of Licensing auto-registering noncitizens to receive a ballot to vote in the election. In fact, there’s no evidence over the years of significant ...

Closing Facebook comments comes with a loss: the shared community that comes with people who exercise the decorum enabling conversation that enhances, rather than distracts from, our stories. It’s ...

Blaine (4-9, 3-8 NWC) took an 8-2 lead in the first set with three kills from Teia Dube, two from Carly Saunders and another from Paige Dominick. Dube led the Borderites with a team-high 16 kills in ...

Thanks for supporting truly local news by donating to CDN or subscribing here. Depth of experience gained in five challenging years on the Bellingham City Council makes longtime city resident Hollie ...

There’s the sighting of the giant, slow-moving black triangle in Fairhaven a while back. Using the tools, it all confirmed that this was something very unusual and it’s consistent: large black ...

Vikings’ Emily Vossenkuhl will try to stop Seattle Pacific’s offense. Vossenkuhl has over 50 blocks and is responsible for more than 100 kills this season. She will be assisted by Delaney Speer and ...

Under the new contract, employees earned a 3% raise, additional 3% anniversary raises, more health care coverage and a seventh step on the wage scale, among other benefits. With the 3% raise, the new ...

Retail vacancies rose in Bellingham during the third quarter of 2025 due to the closure of three big-box stores at Sunset Square. The setback also included the closure of teen apparel retailer Forever ...