Federal law prohibits noncitizens from accessing Medicaid, but states can shell out money for programs that cover immigrants.

Starting in two years, House Bill 1163 will require those interested in purchasing guns to apply for a five-year permit ...

Mount Vernon High School celebrated its 365 graduates Thursday, June 12 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. Thousands ...

The university’s Board of Trustees approved its 2025–26 operating budget on Friday, June 13, with $234.7 million in expenditures and $231.4 million in projected revenues, with $3.3 million to come ...

At least two apartments on James Street near the Interstate 5 exit at Lakeway were scorched in a Friday morning fire. Bellingham Fire Department and Bellingham Police Department responded to a ...

A tactical law enforcement training during the school day on June 11 at Ferndale High School wasn’t approved by school district administrators.

Long-simmering tension between Mount Vernon City Council member Richard Brocksmith and Skagit County legal adviser Will Honea erupted into a public confrontation and a police report filed after a ...

Starting at 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 15, a stage one burn ban will go into effect for residents in unincorporated Whatcom and ...

Layoffs have started at Whatcom Community College as administrators work to overcome a $3 million-plus deficit. The college ...

Bellingham Police are asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 10-year-old child.

South Whatcom Fire Authority and the City of Bellingham have reached a tentative agreement in which the city will pay the ...

Clark shot 30-year-old Zachariah Janusiewicz on April 15 following a botched drug deal, according to court documents. Clark ...