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 ...

The Port of Bellingham is a public institution managing public assets on behalf of Whatcom County residents. Its ...

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 ...

Point Roberts residents find their community to be quaint, peaceful and friendly — and they like it that way. A new economic ...

The ESA’s 99% statistic works the same way. It eases our discomfort with extinction without addressing the forces causing it.

Anacortes American founder Douglass Allmond, at right, and 1950s-60s publisher/photographer Wallie Funk seem to be heading ...

A new UW study found an unintended consequence of reducing air pollution is that clouds reflect less sunlight, accelerating ...

Short-tailed shearwaters, a bird usually found far out in the open ocean, visited the Salish Sea in record numbers this fall. Birding enthusiasts, using eBird, recorded data showing that, for a few ...