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Northwest Sports Update: Rick Rizzs plans retirement, Belichick snubbed from HOF, Meridian-Ferndale girls on the radio and more
2026 will be Rick Rizzs's last season as the voice of the Mariners.
Lynden man in custody for allegedly forcing child to inhale methamphetamine
The incident occurred at the WTA Bus Station on Cordata Parkway earlier this month.
9 hours ago in Entertainment
Chanel couture gets a breath of fresh air — and a star-studded audience
Fashion powerhouse Chanel stacked the Paris front row like a movie premiere Tuesday: Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, A$AP Rocky, Gracie Abrams, Margaret Qualley.
9 hours ago in Entertainment
Ralph Fiennes, star of stage and screen, makes opera debut in Paris directing `Eugene Onegin’
Ralph Fiennes ' vision of "Eugene Onegin" was cinematic. A three-time Academy Award nominee and a Tony Award winner, Fiennes made his opera directing debut Monday at the Paris Opera's ornate Palais Garnier.
9 hours ago in Lifestyle
What travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines introduces assigned seats
Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than a half‑century.
9 hours ago in Sports
Sean Payton says Broncos QB Bo Nix has an ankle condition that made break inevitable
Sean Payton said at his season-ending news conference Tuesday that Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had a preexisting ankle condition that make a fracture inevitable.
9 hours ago in Sports
Koepka is excited to be back on the PGA Tour. It comes with nervousness over how he’s received
Brooks Koepka was freed from the final year of his contract with Saudi-funded LIV Golf and the first person he called was Tiger Woods. Three weeks later, the PGA Tour created a path back for him that starts at Torrey Pines.
9 hours ago in National
Investigators say deadly midair collision near DC followed years of ignored warnings about traffic
National Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before last year's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk, which killed 67 people near Washington, D.C.
Rick Rizzs to retire as radio voice of the Mariners after 2026 season
Rizzs is coming up on his 41st season as the M's broadcaster, the most in team history.
Crews clear culvert on Mount Baker Highway, I-5 northbound reduced to single lane for repairs this week
WSDOT says drivers should expect delays on that stretch of I-5 on Wednesday morning.
16 hours ago in Sports
Sabalenka, Svitolina to meet in semis after Gauff’s racket-shattering exit, Alcaraz sails through
A searing hot day turned into a sweltering night at the Australian Open and eventually Coco Gauff let off steam, shattering her racket after a lopsided loss to Elina Svitolina that cost her a place in the semifinals.
16 hours ago in Trending, World
World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across Europe to reflect on Nazi Germany's murder of millions of people and its attempt to annihilate European Jewry.
16 hours ago in National
More arctic air expected in parts of the South still covered in ice and riddled with power outages
More widespread record cold temperatures were forecast for Tuesday, with eastern Texas through western Pennsylvania under extreme cold warnings, according to the National Weather Service.
16 hours ago in Entertainment
‘One Battle After Another’ leads the pack in nominations for UK’s BAFTA film awards
Paul Thomas Anderson's politically charged action thriller "One Battle After Another" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, securing 14 nominations Tuesday including acting nods for five of its cast.
16 hours ago in National
Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
Three of the world's biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube — deliberately addict and harm children.
PHOTOS: Fire & Story, Bellingham Folk Fest brings together music, arts and community
Downtown Bellingham came alive with music over the weekend of Jan. 23 with Paper Whale’s Fire & Story coinciding with…
Two separate Whatcom County murder trials begin in January
36-year-old Alexander Vanags and 67-year-old Lynda Mercy are each facing second degree murder charges.
Bellingham’s ‘Homeschool BBQ’ announces upcoming closure
The owners described the news as "sad yet exciting" in the announcement, adding that the past three years have been a "wonderful experience."
Signatures verified for state initiative seeking to reestablish “Parents’ Bill of Rights”
Let's Go Washington now has two initiatives that are likely to head to voters in November.
Washington state mulls over proposed kratom tax
Proceeds from the tax would go to a youth harmful substance prevention account, targeting underage abuse of kratom and nicotine products.