Jim Donaldson
Bellingham Herald
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Ready to retire? Here are the most affordable places in Washington, according to study
A new report looks at cost of living in Washington state cities, including the Tri-Cities, Bellingham, Tacoma, Olympia and Spokane to determine just how long a $1 million retirement nest egg would last. → Read More
If you don't move over, you'll get pulled over, State Patrol says
Washington State Patrol troopers will be on the lookout this weekend for drivers who do not move over or slow down when they see emergency lights. The penalty for the emergency zone violation is $214 and cannot be waived or reduced. → Read More
Vancouver council decides this is the last straw
The Vancouver City Council voted Wednesday to ban the distribution of plastic straws, foam cups and takeout containers effective June 1, 2019. It's the first municipality in Canada to ban the single-use disposable items. → Read More
Kayaker who died after fall into Bellingham Bay is identified
An unconscious man found floating in Bellingham Bay was recovered by a Coast Guard crew Wednesday afternoon, but later died at St. Joseph hospital. → Read More
Lynden man accused of sharing child pornography online
Federal officials arrested a Lynden man Friday on two counts of producing and distributing pornographic photos online, according to a complaint filed in U.S District Court in Seattle. → Read More
Lummi woman wounded in Las Vegas shooting is welcomed home
Melinda Brockie, wounded in the Las Vegas mass shooting earlier this month, came home to Lummi Reservation on Tuesday and was honored with a parade. → Read More
NOAA’s forecast for winter is in, and it looks frozen for us
Remember last winter? Get ready for version 2.0, if the predictions from NOAA’s annual winter weather forecast come true. → Read More
Bellingham store part of Whole Foods hack attack
Whole Foods Market said customers who paid at the grocer’s in-store bars and restaurants in Bellingham and Bellevue may have had their payment information hacked. → Read More
Bellingham Technical College union ends strike; classes will be held Friday
Students at Bellingham Technical College are headed back to class Friday after a union representing support staff ended a four-day strike. → Read More
Chinese investors are falling in love with Point Roberts
After diving headlong into the Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle real estate markets, Chinese investors are taking a healthy interest in Points Roberts, a distant slice of Whatcom County that is as much a home to Canadians as it is to Americans. → Read More
Lummi tribe declares state of emergency over Atlantic salmon spill
The Lummi Nation declared a state of emergency Thursday over a fish farm collapse that spilled thousands of Atlantic salmon into the Salish Sea, saying it threatened native salmon species. → Read More
Have you seen this bear? He got too close for comfort for one Whatcom couple
Barbara and Ed Dahl walked into their living room of their Toad Lake Road on Wednesday and saw a stranger looking through their window – a black bear. → Read More
Canadian grocer battling Trader Joe’s is turning to crowdfunding for his legal fees.
A Canadian grocer whose ongoing battle with Trader Joe's began in Bellingham is turning to crowdfunding for his legal fees. → Read More
Gray whale found dead in Bellingham Bay remains a mystery to researchers
A gray whale found floating in Bellingham Bay last week was an older female that researchers say was not previously sighted in this region. → Read More
Scientists ask Canada to reduce shipping noise to help save orcas
An international group of marine scientists on Wednesday asked the Canadian government to reduce underwater noise in the Salish Sea because it threatens the southern resident killer whale population here. → Read More
Canadian man gets pulled over by cops
A farmer trying to clear roads near a town on Vancouver Island got pulled over by police Monday night because he was driving a Zamboni. → Read More
Washington state teacher competes on reality TV show – in Norway
Kate Mills, a fifth-grade teacher at Parkview Elementary School in Bellingham, Wash., is one of 12 contestants on season 7 of “Alt for Norge,” a reality TV show that aims to reunite Norwegian Americans with their relatives in Norway. → Read More
‘Humpback heaven’ as whale sightings surge in Pacific Northwest
Researchers and crews with whale-watching boats from Bellingham, Wash., to British Columbia are reporting an unprecedented number of sightings of North Pacific humpback whales this summer. → Read More
Ferndale teen’s dog wins best of breed at Westminster show
When she was little, Amy Judge went to a dog show in Monroe and fell in love with a rare breed called a Dandie Dinmont Terrier. Now she’s the owner of a Westminster Kennel Club champion. → Read More
Police: Bellingham man severely beat his grandmother with stick
A Bellingham man severely beat his 87-year-old grandmother with a stick Tuesday, Feb. 9, after she asked him to leave her home, according to Bellingham police. → Read More