As flooding intensifies, Washington and British Columbia experts weigh policy changes — and a shift to working with nature.

Jen Strongin stands on the edge of a dock at Friday Harbor Labs at around 9 p.m., lowering a light into murky black water.

The Port of Bellingham is set to see new commissioners — and more districts — in 2026, along with the search for a new ...

With one of the highest number of churches per capita in the nation, Lynden is widely considered the “bible belt” of Western Washington. Some say the 16,000-person town has around 42 churches, but ...

City of Bellingham moves to buy time until better technology is available for Post Point wastewater treatment plant.

The Northwest Clean Ports emissions inventory shows that big cargo vessels are the largest source of air pollution related to ...

This is the second installment of The Northern Light's investigation into the Port of Bellingham's contract procurement and ...

Vamos partners with schools to take kids aged 5 to 18 outdoors for climbing, snowboarding, biking, backpacking and other ...

Short-tailed shearwaters, a bird usually found far out in the open ocean, visited the Salish Sea in record numbers this fall.

The heightened interest in plumbing Mount Baker is part of a bigger rush. Spurred by increasing electricity demands from the AI sector and enabled by recent technological innovations, geothermal ...

Athletes with connections to Washington state shone in Vancouver and Whistler, while the Games honored Indigenous relations and highlighted the potential of local winter adaptive sports Military ...

Two consultant contracts triggered a year-long investigation into Port of Bellingham practices. Also read Part 2: “Behind closed doors: Port of Bellingham and its contractors.” In August and October ...