President Donald Trump’s administration is looking “very strongly” at reclassifying cannabis from the strictest category of controlled substances, Trump said Monday. In a brief affirmative response to ...

Homes, city facilities, school districts and roads across Whatcom and Skagit counties sustained damage in last week’s record-setting floods. From an estimated $2 million to $3 million worth of damage ...

Parts of U.S. 2, an important road cutting across Washington’s Cascade mountains, will likely remain closed for months due to flood and slide damage, Gov. Bob Ferguson and the state’s top ...

An independent study that looks at the feasibility of Birch Bay becoming its own city has found that the model may not pencil out without increased revenue. But the group of Birch Bay community ...

Voters overwhelmingly approved expanding the Port of Bellingham Board of Commissioners from three seats to five seats. The new map — which largely reflects the Whatcom County Council District map — ...

Where: Fort Ebey State Park is located at 400 Hill Valley Drive, Coupeville. The Ebey National Historical Reserve is at 162 Cemetery Road, Coupeville. From Whatcom County, take I-5 south to State ...

With up to another inch of rain set to fall Tuesday overnight into Wednesday as part of a frontal system moving into the region, rivers that broke records last week are set to return to major flooding ...

Vizcarra said there’s been a notable need for aid applications in Spanish. She and a handful of volunteer interpreters have handled the majority of those applications, with Vizcarra herself processing ...

Skagit County residents will see a 3% increase in the general solid waste rate starting Jan. 1. The hike is in line with a rate schedule established based on a 2024 study. A county news release noted ...

Cascadia Daily News is reporting on the effects of potentially record-breaking flooding in Whatcom and Skagit counties. Is your home or business at risk? Fill out the form below with your name, phone ...

Greenhouse Home+Life has relocated to a restored historic building, with owner Bre Green overseeing the transformation of the 1922 structure. The project involved removing vinyl siding to reveal the ...

Some Whatcom and Skagit schools and roads are closed Monday, due to ongoing impacts of flooding last week. As of Sunday, 1-3 inches of rain in Whatcom and Skagit counties is forecasted through Tuesday ...