Border crackdown on Iranian travelers was a local initiative, CBP whistleblower says

By Patrick Grubb Northern Light publisher, WNPA president   Editor’s Note: The Northern Light of Blaine recently broke this story about a program to detain everyone Iranian, including ...

Bryce Metcalf

  Bryce Leonard Metcalf, having just turned 68 on Dec. 12, died peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham after a very brief ...

Geraldine Tjoelker

  Geraldine “Geri” Tjoelker, age 81, of Lynden, passed away Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. Geri was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.   The first child ...

Rae ‘Penny’ Shine

  Rae A. “Penny” Shine, age 85, passed away at her home suddenly and unexpectedly on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020.   Penny was born on July 24, 1934, in the family home on Mason ...

William Franklin

  William “Bill” Franklin passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 15, 2020, at his home at age 78.   William was born in Neptune, New Jersey, on Aug. 12, 1941, and his parents ...

Wanda Crumpacker

  Wanda Crumpacker, of Blaine, passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 26, 2020, at the age of 82.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Daniel Smiley

  Daniel Smiley, of Lynden, passed away at home on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, at the age of 92.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Myrtle Martin

  Myrtle M. Martin, age 90, of Lynden, passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, at her home.   Private family services were held. For more details, go to www.sigsfuneralservices.com.

Lawmakers aim to put sweeping regulations on the vaping industry

Vape industry stakeholders call it a win for Big Tobacco; students say vape use rampant among peers By Cameron Sheppard WNPA Olympia News Bureau   OLYMPIA — Legislation requested ...

Mayor visits Horizon kids

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