10016 results total, viewing 401 - 420
A Bellingham woman was sentenced to over 23 years in prison for the murder of Thomas Flood, a 67-year-old Whidbey Island man found shot to death on Semiahmoo Spit exactly five years prior to the …
more
By Grace McCarthy |
4/8/26 05:47 PM
The U.S. Postal Service is reviewing a resident-initiated request to create a ZIP code for Birch Bay, which would remove Blaine from the community’s mailing address.
Birch Bay …
more
By Grace McCarthy |
4/8/26 05:44 PM
The Whatcom County hearing examiner ruled that the county’s planning and development department did not properly vet 33 approved project permits for the Ferndale Liquid Petroleum Gas Terminal at …
more
By Nolan Baker |
4/8/26 05:42 PM
Scouting in Blaine has a long history dating back to the 1920s, but that history was briefly interrupted by the COVID pandemic when Blaine’s Cub Scout chapter shuttered, along with three-quarters …
more
By Nolan Baker |
4/8/26 05:39 PM
In the final week of games before spring break stops play around the county, the Borderites fared well. Track and field hosted its lone meet of the season and set a ton of personal records, baseball …
more
By Nolan Baker |
4/8/26 05:32 PM
Question: Here’s the scenario. There are two cars going in opposite directions on the same roadway. One driver makes a left onto a road with two lanes of travel in either direction at the same time …
more
By Doug Dahl |
4/8/26 05:05 PM
It was snowing on our visit to the estate in early March, and I had forgotten my coat, but that didn’t stop us from traversing the grounds as winemaker and co‑owner Larry Harris spoke of the …
more
By Amberleigh Brownson |
4/8/26 05:02 PM
Western grebes exemplify avian beauty and grace with a dignified demeanor. They are profi- cient underwater swimmers and gather in large flocks in winter in pursuit of prey. They win- ter on …
more
4/8/26 04:59 PM
The Editor:
I earned my Eagle badge from the Boy Scouts 66 years ago, and I’ve lived by the Scout Law all my life.
Respectfully, I wish the president, vice president, the Republican …
more
4/8/26 04:47 PM
John P. McKnight
February 7, 1962 – February 7, 2026
John P. McKnight, 64, passed away peacefully on his birthday after recent years of health challenges.
John was …
more
4/8/26 04:30 PM
Twelve families had their dream of homeownership become a reality when they were handed keys to their new Blaine homes during a Whatcom-Skagit Housing ceremony on Tuesday.
Dozens of people …
more
By Grace McCarthy |
4/1/26 07:50 PM
For nearly 55 years, The C Shop has been handmaking chocolate Easter bunnies that are delivered to candy baskets from Birch Bay to Norway every spring.
The tradition started shortly after 1971, …
more
By Grace McCarthy |
4/1/26 07:42 PM
The Lady Borderites had a great week overall, with girls golf posting back-to-back first place finishes for a 1A Northwest Conference (NWC) team, and softball rolling to two consecutive wins and a …
more
By Nolan Baker |
4/1/26 07:37 PM
Blaine City Council approved a new budget request from the Public Works Department for up to $90,000 to purchase patio furniture for the downtown core. The decision is yet another in a string of …
more
By Nolan Baker |
4/1/26 07:31 PM
Dozens of people joined the Jaded Lovers band for an evening of line dancing and country music that Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 organized on Friday at the Blaine Community/Senior …
more
4/1/26 07:20 PM
The Blaine Youth Sports 6th grade elite basketball team earned first place against Coupeville after beating the team 47-39 last weekend at the 34th Annual Tulip Basketball Tournament.
Skagit …
more
4/1/26 07:16 PM
In “The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth,” author Zoë Schlanger challenges our narrow preconceptions of consciousness. By …
more
By Jonathan Jakobitz |
4/1/26 07:12 PM
