Salish Current News Editor Sam Fletcher sits down with the recently elected Whatcom County Council District 3 representative ...

Whatcom Peace and Justice Center volunteers protest Whatcom’s Public Health, Safety and Justice Sales and Use Tax proposition above Interstate 5 outside Bellingham in 2023. (WCPJC) ...

The key question: How do we slow and stop these harmful policies? The answer: Stay engaged and get involved in issues ...

Over the last 40 years, Islands’ Oil Spill Association has responded to almost 1,000 marine oil pollution incidents in and ...

December 2025’s record rainfall in Northwest Washington left low-income and mobile-home communities especially vulnerable, with many losing their homes, possessions and sense of security.

The Whatcom County Planning Commission has urged the cities of Bellingham and Blaine to adopt measures to meet their urban growth requirements, claiming they have failed to do as yet.

Currently, the combined capacity of the Whatcom County Jail and the Interim Work Center is 359. Calls for a new jail have ...

Lopez High School senior Sophie Citro stands silhouetted against a light outside of the school. Her eyes are fixed on an adjacent wall straining to see fuzzy, beige shapes that cling to the wood. Her ...

In the coming months the Marine Life Center — a Port of Bellingham-run facility at 1801 Roeder Avenue — will undergo renovations and plans to rehome large fish that inhabited the center tank. The ...

Commentary: ‘Our responsibility now is to honor that effort with self-sufficiency and strength, especially in times that demand both.’ Ed.: The essays, analyses and opinions presented as Community ...

The potential loss of the Search and Rescue equipment facility has brought greater communication between the county and the nonprofit. While the future of Whatcom County Search and Rescue’s equipment ...