A Benton County attorney and his multi-state immigration and personal injury law firm agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle ...

Your neighbor could claim that the health impacts of secondhand smoke warrant a no-smoking policy — even if your cannabis use is for medical purposes. Smoking in private isn’t a guaranteed right. Be ...

Republicans cast blame for the state’s cost of living on their across-the-aisle colleagues. Senate Minority Leader John Braun, a Centralia Republican, said during a Feb. 10 media availability that ...

Trump’s possible visit would mark the first trip by a sitting U.S. president to Venezuela in years and symbolize a dramatic ...

A residential rental inspector is no longer employed with the city of Bellingham after complaints that he was “hostile and ...

With kids playing outside and the preschool across the street, it just feels as though something inevitably is going to happen.” ...

Snow levels will drop to about 1,000 feet, which could mean snow for the Cascades foothills and the higher elevations around Bellingham.

Hey there, Bellingham. My name is Julia Hawkins, and I’m the newest addition to The Bellingham Herald as a service journalism reporter. I cover a lot of things across Washington State. You may have ...

A lucky gambler bet big on the Seattle Seahawks — and walked away with an “unreal” payout, according to casino officials. The gambler wagered $2,100 on the Seahawks defeating the New England Patriots ...

Youth and a dominant core are on their side. History, free agency, the draft, salary cap, schedule and more are not.

A Lynden woman was sentenced in Whatcom County Superior Court on Tuesday for her role in a 2023 drive-by shooting that left one man injured. Jordan Kay Velthuizen, 27, was arrested Dec. 28, 2023 on ...

Q: Road signs in construction zones are orange. Aside from color, some look like “mandatory” black-and-white signs, while ...