The Opportunity Council is one of multiple partners involved in the development of the Way Station’s new medical respite ...

Jail alternative program aims to foster a safer community and reduce incarceration by meeting individual needs and addressing root causes of crime. Bellingham local Dustin Stephens says Whatcom County ...

While harrowing waters initially proved to be an issue for the success of this year’s canoe journey, protocol still brought an opportunity for Coast Salish tribes to represent their communities under ...

A comprehensive housing strategy must combine three elements: regulatory reform to allow more homes, community ownership to ...

A new executive order makes the future of Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest uncertain The Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest, which runs along the Cascade Mountains through eastern Whatcom ...

Travelers moving south on Chuckanut Drive began noticing a new sign earlier this summer. With a bright orange background, a blue wave and a warning — Entering Tsunami Hazard Zone — it is hard to miss ...

Renewable power supply and tribal consultation could present hurdles for dreams of green power and local jobs.

Robert Moran, the retired shipbuilder and former Seattle mayor, built his mansion at Rosario in 1906–09. Rosario was formerly the Newhall Brothers’ mill site and before that, a Lummi village. (Joe ...

Finding community on the longest pier in Washington. On a warm summer morning, Little Squalicum Pier buzzes with quiet excitement. A group of shirtless joggers touch the wooden railing at the end and ...

A “seed to sandwich” approach to addressing hunger — ensuring access by all to nutritious food — is the goal of local food plans.

Underground meadows clean up after humans, provide marine habitat, abate climate change. Known for its importance as critical habitat for many species including juvenile salmon, eelgrass is the focus ...