Bellingham News

Eighteen coal trains per day could start rolling through Kent if a proposed Gateway Pacific terminal is built near Bellingham to ship coal from Montana and Wyoming to China.

Kathleen Bander plants flowers as part of installing a butterfly garden by the North Cascades Health and Rehabilitation Center on Friday, May 2, 2014, in Bellingham.

Food, clothing and money to help people affected by the Carlton Complex fires are being collected Sunday, July 27, by the Bellingham Trail Running Club.

The U.S. Department of Transporation's plan to slow crude oil trains with older tank cars in urban areas would not apply to some of the cities where derailments have occurred or where officials and residents are worried they might.

The Wednesday evening Downtown Sounds outdoor concert along Bay Street in Bellingham has been moved because of rain and wind.

Jason, a one-week-old calf, gives 4-H leader Brooke Vander Veen, 19, a smooch on the face at Vander Veen's family farm, in Everson in 2010.

Bells shortstop Colby Woodmansee hit his sixth home run of the year, sparking a three-run fourth inning as the Bellingham Bells snapped a three-game skid with a 5-4 West Coast League win over the Yakima Pippins on Wednesday, July 23, in Yakima.

As many as 500 people could seek help through the sixth annual Project Homeless Connect, a one-day event to bring a wide array of free services to the needy.

Elected officials representing Whatcom County and Bellingham supported the U.S. Department of Transportation's proposal for improving the safety of trains carrying crude oil, with destinations that include Cherry Point.

JJ Joshua, left, waits to purchase romano beans while examining a tomato from Terra Verde on July 23, 2014 at the Bellingham Farmers Wednesday Market in Fairhaven.

Michelle Moe, 24, grew up in Sumas, and for four years has served as treasurer for the Puget Sound Antique Tractor and Machinery Association.

My name is Seth Fleetwood and I am running for Washington state Senate in the 42nd District.

Developers of the largest of the region's proposed coal-export terminals have shifted their site plan to claim a dramatic reduction in impacts on wetlands.

After "a couple decades" of kicking the idea around, the City Council voted unanimously to bring public-access television to Bellingham.

This recent 4th of July, I've been told was one of the lamest ones experienced by some fellow acquaintances.

The motorhome is parked at Thousand Trails RV Resort along the shore of Skagit Bay in LaConner, Washington.

Bellingham golfer Nick Nolan tees off from the fifth hole at the Washington Junior Golf Association District 1 Championship on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Sudden Valley Golf Course in Bellingham.

It's going to be a wet Wednesday in Western Washington and we may get enough precip to break the record for July 23. That record stands at 0.54 inch at Sea-Tac.

Rachel Andrews and her husband, Alex Howard, from Bellingham, Washington set out to take a nice family photo and commemorate their five-year anniversary.

With the annual Bite of Skagit coming up Saturday, July 26, today's trio of recipes come from staff members at Northcoast Credit Union, which is hosting the annual event at Swinomish Casino in Anacortes.