Jazz music’ comes to Jansen Art Center
Local octet Bellingham Dixieland All-Stars to perform at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 By Bill Helm Editor WHATCOM — Although a Ferndale resident, retired educator Bob Storms assembled ...
Community calendar for Jan. 31, 2024
Through Feb. 10 Gallery 7 Theatre presents Snowbound Gallery 7 Theatre will present Snowbound at the Abbotsford Community Arts Addition, at 2329 Crescent Way. Snowbound runs at 7:30 ...
Tribal members confront fentanyl crisis
Lummi Nation Chairman Anthony Hillaire: ‘This is the most devastating threat we have seen’ By Aspen Anderson Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Tribal members in Washington State ...
Shift to even-year local elections proposed to boost voter turnout
By Aspen Anderson Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Low turnouts for local elections are leading some to advocate for moving those contests to even numbered years alongside national ...
Trump to stay on primary ballot
By Mary Murphy and Aspen Anderson OLYMPIA — It was still dark outside when people with MAGA hats and anti-Trump signs gathered outside the entrance of the Thurston County Courthouse ...
Legislature to decide on high-speed pursuits
By Mary Murphy Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — A citizen initiative aimed at giving police wider discretion on when they engage in high-speed pursuits was forwarded to the ...
End to DST in the sights of ‘ditch the switch’ advocates
By Aspen Anderson Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Washingtonians may lose their cherished ultra-late-night sunsets in the summer if Washington state opts for permanent Pacific ...
Lummi Nation to Gov. Inslee: State must consult with Tribal Nations on conservation policy
BELLINGHAM — The Lummi Nation is calling on Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee to request the state fish commission to pause a vote scheduled for Friday to adopt the state’s new ...
WHATCOM COUNTY NEWS BRIEFS: Jan. 24, 2024
Farm Forestry Association announces annual tree sale WHATCOM — The Whatcom County Farm Forestry Association has announced its annual tree sale, with pre-sale orders from Feb. 1 ...
Survivors speak out against child marriage
‘We’re here to remind people that girls matter’ By Aspen Anderson Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Twenty women sporting wedding gowns and lustrous veils, with chains ...