12+ hour, 17+ min ago   (347+ words) Months ago, I made a request to the board of directors for Northwest Youth Services — the largest provider of housing and services for at-risk youths 13–24 in the region — that it release its internal investigation into disgraced former chief executive Jason…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (240+ words) What is your approach to personal training? Everything is very unique to that individual. … People have different needs at different times, progress at different rates, all that kind of stuff. You talked about helping people through fears about movement. I…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (798+ words) Meridian at Cascade Christian, 7 p.m. Lynden Christian at Vancouver College, 7 p.m. Meadowdale at Blaine, 7 p.m. Mount Baker at North Kitsap, 7 p.m. Sehome at Archbishop Murphy, 7 p.m. Arlington at Sedro-Woolley, 7 p.m. Ferndale at Edmonds-Woodway, 8 p.m. Oak Harbor at Lynden, 4 p.m. Lakewood at Bellingham, 4 p.m. Ferndale at Sehome, 4:30 p.m. Volleyball vs. Walla…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (473+ words) The fifth annual Love Thy Neighbor fundraiser, a flash tattoo and community event benefiting reproductive rights, was the biggest yet. Six tattoo shops and 50-plus local businesses helped raise nearly $65,000 for Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and Northern Idaho, said…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (376+ words) Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund has introduced an ordinance that would prohibit the preparation, distribution and sale of kratom and 7-OH products within city limits. Bellingham City Council will consider the measure on Sept. 14. The ordinance would establish such actions in…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1065+ words) Tom Kunesh had never worked in a restaurant when he began performing food safety inspections for Whatcom County in 1989. Nearly four decades and thousands of inspections later, he’s learned so much that he can even offer advice to food business…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (400+ words) A U.S. Senate committee hearing in late July subpoenaed Dr. Anthony Fauci, the physician, scientist and immunologist who served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases from 1984 to 2022, and as chief medical adviser to President Donald Trump…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (366+ words) Former City of Bellingham employees are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their lawsuit against the city after they were fired in 2021 for refusing to receive vaccinations for COVID-19 despite a mandate. The 18 employees, including police officers, emergency medical…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (968+ words) As you’re settling back into school, work, and fall routines, it’s also a good time to take stock of your health. There’s a basic question that can be a helpful place to start: Am I up to date on the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (737+ words) Meridian at Liberty Bell, 7 p.m. Nooksack Valley at Cascade Christian, 7 p.m. Port Angeles at Mount Baker, 7 p.m. Anacortes at Burlington-Edison, 7 p.m. Sedro-Woolley at Hazen, 7 p.m. Mount Vernon at Bellingham, 7 p.m. Mount Vernon at Ferndale, 4 p.m. Sedro-Woolley at Oak Harbor, 4 p.m. Burlington-Edison at Lakewood, 4 p.m. Volleyball at Cal Poly Pomona,…...