Several venues and organizations in Mount Vernon, La Conner and Concrete have canceled or postponed holiday events and other performances due to the historic flooding: ...

After days of historic flooding, another atmospheric river is on its way to western Washington. The storm is expected to start Sunday night and last into next week, bringing up to 3–4 inches of rain ...

Over the next hour, Gustin and his wife Kimber went back and forth on kayaks, carrying different tools over to the coop to figure out how to take off the roof. Soon, a chorus of clucking, and some ...

Whatcom Long Term Recovery Group set up a base at Valley Church in Nooksack Friday morning to assist flood survivors. Volunteers were dispatched to affected homes in the area to start the long process ...

The cover of children’s book author Dan Gemeinhart’s latest book for middle grade readers, “Busted,” shows a boy, a girl, an old man and a hairless cat in a classic car being chased by a cop car while ...

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from a flooded Sumas home on Thursday, according to a Friday press release. The response happened after Whatcom County Fire District 14 and U.S. Border Patrol ...

Areas approved for assistance include Skagit and Whatcom counties, as well as 14 other counties in western and central Washington, the Samish Indian Nation and all tribal nations in the specified ...

Whatcom Reads is now entering its 18th year and is presented by all public and academic libraries in Whatcom County, plus community partner Village Books. The event “celebrates reading, readers and ...

But the Gages Slough in Burlington is flooding as of Friday morning, leading the City of Burlington to issue an immediate evacuation order. The National Guard is knocking on doors and alerting ...

Bellingham-based nonprofit Wild Whatcom is tapping into a new outdoors recreation community with its latest program, BIPOC Walks, a free monthly outdoor event for Black, Indigenous and people of color ...

LYNDEN— Amid record-breaking water levels projected for the Nooksack River, and the recommended evacuation of Sumas residents and those living north of the Nooksack Bridge in Everson, two Lynden ...

The Skagit River near Mount Vernon reached a record high of 37.43 feet at 9:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, and is expected to continue rising until 4 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, while most other local rivers ...