Latest News
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 ...
Reader takes snow photos
Ferndale resident Kayley Sobzak shot this photograph from the back deck of her home….
This content is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Login or Subscribe Now
Ferndale sets sights on Metalworks
Skate park one of three projects Mayor Greg Hansen looks forward to in 2024 By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — Before summer, the City of Ferndale is expected to break ground on the long-awaited ...
Snow, slick roads force school closures
Downtown Ferndale at Main Street is blanketed by snow early the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 17. Because of the snow and the subsequent road conditions, Whatcom County’s schools closed ...
Ericksen Legacy Fund announces scholarship, community mini-grant programs
FERNDALE — The 2024 Doug Ericksen Community Legacy Fund scholarship applications are now available for seniors graduating from a Whatcom County high school or homeschool program. ...
Inslee calls for action on homelessness, climate, rights
By Mary Murphy Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Defending his record and pressing for more action, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee urged a joint session of the Legislature to stay on ...