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 ...
Victims push for legislation against police deception in interrogations
Amanda Knox testifies: ‘I did not know they could lie to me’ By Aspen Anderson and Mary Murphy Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Amanda Knox, the Seattle resident who spent nearly ...
Newhouse building rises on Olympia’s capitol campus
By Aspen Anderson Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Facing health and safety hazards and experiencing overcrowding, in May 2023 the original Irving R. Newhouse Building on the ...
Task force proposed to study impacts of artificial intelligence
By Aspen Anderson Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Some fear Artificial Intelligence (AI) might open a dark chapter to a dystopian future. Others say the progress it promises ...
Anne Louise Gregor
Anne Louise Gregor, 92, a lifelong animal lover, violinist and nurturer, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 at Highgate Senior Living in Wenatchee. A native of Wenatchee, Anne was ...
Renee Yolanda Storteboom
Renee Yolanda Storteboom, age 51, was carried to her heavenly home in the early morning hours of Jan. 16, 2024. Born to Tim and Denise Storteboom on June 18, 1972 in Bellingham, she ...
David Gordon Tremaine
David Gordon Tremaine passed away peacefully, to be with our Lord for eternity, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 in Lake Stevens. He was surrounded with love by his wife, a few family members, ...
Harold Floyd Kortlever
Harold Floyd Kortlever, age 95, of Lynden, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at the Christian Health Care Center.
Harold was born and raised in Lynden and attended the ...
GUEST OPINION: Whatcom County Schools: Renewal of local levies
We are grateful to our students, families, staff and community for your ongoing support. As we enter 2024, we continue to come together, be flexible and support each other. On Feb. ...
