Sudden Valley News

A new bed and breakfast has opened in the Sudden Valley area. Jo Umano recently started Deer Path Bed & Breakfast, which combines a personalized bed and breakfast with her 30 years of health and fitness expertise, according to a company press release.

City leaders approved buying 3.85 acres in the Lake Whatcom watershed, preventing construction of two additional houses near the city's drinking-water supply.

Fairhaven neighborhood activist Michael Lilliquist wants to take the civic experience he's gained the past few years to work on careful planning for the city's growth.

A Bellingham doctor and a longtime educator are vying for the Bellingham School Board position 5 seat, one of two open in the November election.

Voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to increase their property taxes so the Whatcom County Library System can buy more books, better serve Sudden Valley readers, and keep its branches open for the same number of hours.

A Bellingham, Wash., man is facing a vehicular homicide charge for the death of a Zillah man who died after the pickup he was riding in left the road and struck a tree early Sunday, according to the Washington State Patrol.

It's no surprise that Carolyn Leeper wound up being president of Sudden Valley Women's Club.

A Bellingham man is facing charges of vehicular homicide after an early morning crash in which one man was killed and four others injured Sunday, Oct.

Question: Why are Whatcom Transportation Authority buses going out to Sudden Valley and down Interstate 5 to Skagit County and Glenhaven is not ever considered by WTA? There are more than 600 residences here.

County leaders will consider renewing yet again a temporary ban on some subdivisions in the Lake Whatcom watershed, but this time other planned rezones could make moot another extension after that.

Drive by Ferndale's VanderYacht Park and you'll see throngs of disc golfers out playing Whatcom County's newest course.

When Michelle Millar was told over the phone that her business was being given $5,000 with no strings attached, she hung up, figuring she was being scammed.

Sudden Valley is plagued by redundant road names. Four of the roads share the name Marina: Marina Circle, Marina Court, Marina Lane and Marina Place.

Make it No. 4 for Catherine Allen. The Sudden Valley resident shot a three-day 76-78-74-228 on Wednesday, July 15, at Lake Padden Golf Course to win her fourth consecutive WSWPLA Championship title, rallying from second place to win on the final day.

A Sudden Valley general contractor has been charged with forging three homes' water and sewer permits, worth a total of almost $30,000. Jonathon M. Barlean, 34, has been charged with one count of first-degree theft and three counts of forgery.

A Whatcom County judge on Thursday rejected the recommendations of prosecutors and a defense attorney and sentenced the man who until recently had been second in command of the the U.S. Border Patrol's northwest region to four years in prison for child rape.

Crews will close Lake Louise Road to all but local traffic, school buses and emergency vehicles until Thursday, June 11, while they do paving work, according to Whatcom County officials.

More than 50 Sudden Valley residents have signed a petition seeking the recall of five executive board members of the community association.