Local Sports
6 days ago in High School, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Sports
Four Whatcom County teams still vying for state championships
Lynden girls, LC boys and girls, and Lummi boys all have a shot at state basketball titles
1 week ago in High School, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Sports
Two Whatcom teams bow out of state tournament while five others play on
Lynden and Nooksack Valley boys suffer losses in Round of 12
1 week ago in Lifestyle, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Professional, Sports, World
Cal Raleigh leads Team USA in 2026 World Baseball Classic
Cal Raleigh and pitcher Gabe Speier will look to lead the U.S. team to a second title.
3 weeks ago in Business, Local, Northwest Sports, Sports
Seahawks up for sale weeks after winning Super Bowl
The estate of late team owner Paul Allen announced Wednesday that it's begun the process of selling the team.
Entertainment
19 hours ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local
Local poetry contest accepting submissions from Whatcom residents
The top ten poems selected will be engraved on plaques installed outside the front of the Bellingham Public Library.
23 hours ago in Entertainment
Oscars preview: Producers tease ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Sinners’ celebrations
The producers behind the 98th Academy Awards have set out to celebrate not just the hit song "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters", but the cultural phenomenon of the film itself. That logic is why the only other nominated song that will get a moment on the broadcast is "I Lied to You," from "Sinners," a blockbuster hit and the most-nominated film of all time.
23 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ
Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice. It's an ordinary experience for a mother who, in the not-so-recent past, has been at the center of some pretty extraordinary circumstances.
National
5 hours ago in National
Epstein’s longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties
House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio on Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men.
20 hours ago in Government, Local, National
Whatcom County secures nearly $4 million in recovery funds from November 2021 flooding
The funds will elevate 16 properties in Sumas, Ferndale and Everson.
20 hours ago in Education, Government, Local, National
State sues Department of Education over new requirements for college admissions survey data
The department is seeking to enforce a Supreme Court ruling that says race cannot be used as a factor in admissions.
1 day ago in National
2 killed and homes damaged after tornadoes tear through Illinois and Indiana, more storms moving in
Major storms whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana that leveled homes, killing at least two people and injuring others, and another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region Wednesday, authorities said.
2 days ago in National
In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump
It seems a country divided on so many fronts is finding common ground in pain at the pump, where the cost of the Iran war is hitting Americans squarely in the wallet and aggravating people across the political spectrum.
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Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him, signaling no letup in war as oil prices surge
Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling no letup in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and the U.S. and Israel bombed targets across Iran.
6 days ago in Sports, Trending
Ohtani has grand slam, 5 RBIs as Japan routs Taiwan 13-0 in its WBC opener
Shohei Ohtani doubled on the first pitch of the game, then hit a go-ahead grand slam and an RBI single in a 10-run second inning to lead defending champion Japan over Taiwan 13-0 Friday night in its World Baseball Classic opener.
News from My Bellingham Now
2 hours ago in Government, Local
Ferguson appoints new state Justice ahead of Justice Madsen’s retirement
Justice Barbara Madsen was the first woman popularly elected to the state Supreme Court in 1992.
19 hours ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local
Local poetry contest accepting submissions from Whatcom residents
The top ten poems selected will be engraved on plaques installed outside the front of the Bellingham Public Library.
20 hours ago in Government, Local, National
Whatcom County secures nearly $4 million in recovery funds from November 2021 flooding
The funds will elevate 16 properties in Sumas, Ferndale and Everson.
20 hours ago in Local, Weather
Gusty winds in Whatcom and Skagit counties could cause power outages
Ferry sailings out of Anacortes could also be either delayed or canceled by the high winds.
20 hours ago in Education, Government, Local, National
State sues Department of Education over new requirements for college admissions survey data
The department is seeking to enforce a Supreme Court ruling that says race cannot be used as a factor in admissions.
Music
23 hours ago in Entertainment, Music
Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ
Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice. It's an ordinary experience for a mother who, in the not-so-recent past, has been at the center of some pretty extraordinary circumstances.
3 days ago in Entertainment, Music
‘Country’ Joe McDonald, ’60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84
"Country" Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose "I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday. He was 84.
1 week ago in Entertainment, Music
The Guess Who plan the band’s first official US tour in over two decades
Two principal songwriters of The Guess Who — the band that crafted the hit song "American Woman" — will tour America itself later this year for the first time in over two decades.
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