Rockport park offers special guided tours in ancient trees
OLYMPIA — Washington State Parks invites people of all ages to experience an ancient forest this winter at Rockport State Park through guided hikes, educational programming ...
Looking back at the year that was 2018
JANUARY 3 — Ice storm slams north county A massive ice storm rocked north Whatcom County in early January, knocking out power to thousands for two to four days. Puget Sound ...
911 was OK here, but raises alerts
CenturyLink will be investigated for outage last week By the Tribune staff WHATCOM — A CenturyLink internet outage last week left customers across the country without access to emergency ...
Legislators set Saturday, Jan. 5 event at Meridian
42nd Rep.-elect Sharon Shewmake also attending WHATCOM — State Rep. Luanne Van Werven and Sen. Doug Ericksen will host a town hall meeting for constituents starting at 2 p.m. ...
Letters to the Editor — Jan. 2, 2019
Reflecting on a legislative career As we move into 2019 and my years of service in Olympia come to a close, I want to take a brief moment to say thank-you to residents of the ...
Whatcom County Sherrif’s son in 1-5 accident
Car crash investigation underway By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — William Elfo, son of Whatcom County Sherrif Bill Elfo, is in critical condition following an auto ...
Larry the Cable Guy coming to 2019 fair
Comic also has a charity foundation LYNDEN — Larry the Cable Guy, one of the country’s top stand-up comedians, will perform Thursday, Aug. 15, as part of the Bank of the Pacific ...
‘The Big Burn’ is Whatcom READS shared book in 2019
Related events lead up to author Egan’s visit March 7-8 WHATCOM — Author Timothy Egan’s “The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America” is the book choice ...
Cloud Mountain merging with Sustainable Connections
Two nonprofits share similar objectives WHATCOM — Effective Dec. 31, the Cloud Mountain Farm Center of Everson will merge with Sustainable Connections and become part of its ...
Looking back at 2018, ahead at 2019
By Jon Mutchler Mayor of Ferndale As 2018 wraps up, Ferndale continues to grow at a healthy pace. Far from the chaotic struggles of Washington, D.C., and Olympia, we are an example ...