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 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.

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

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 ...

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

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.

Part 1 of a three-part series looks at recent local flooding events that made state history. As experts are unsure of how impacted salmon populations are from the recent December flooding, salmon ...

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 ...

Two recent OPALCO member surveys give insight into the continuing debate over whether renewable energy is the best solution for San Juan County’s energy needs. But OPALCO — which collected results in ...