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Bellingham man reaches top of Mount Everest

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:07:48 -0400

BELLINGHAM, Washington - A Bellingham man has reached the top of Mount Everest, achieving his quest to climb the highest peaks on seven continents.

Amazon.com sales tax boosts Whatcom County

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:19:02 -0400

BELLINGHAM, Washington - Whatcom County has gotten a boost in sales tax revenue thanks to Canadians shopping online at Amazon.com and picking up parcels at border towns.

Pilot walks away from Lynden biplane crash

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:56:41 -0400

LYNDEN, Washington - The pilot walked away from a small plane crash Thursday at a Lynden airfield.

Arrest in letters that threatened Wash. officials

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:49:17 -0400

OLYMPIA, Washington - Police have arrested a Bellingham, Washington, man accused of writing letters to a Washington state newspaper that contained threats to kill Gov. Jay Inslee, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and President Barack Obama.

WWU teaching assistant jailed in shooting

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:03:34 -0400

BELLINGHAM, Washington - A Western Washington University teaching assistant is accused of shooting another man in Bellingham.

Wash. tribes combat youth suicide

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:57 -0400

BELLINGHAM, Washington - Suicide stalks Indian Country, claiming more lives of native youth than those in any other population, not only in Washington, but nationally.

Tribes fight suicide, a leading killer of native youths

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:49:27 -0400

SEATTLE - By LYNDA V. MAPES

Teen who drowned in Bellingham creek not injured

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:09:32 -0400

BELLINGHAM, Washington - An autopsy shows a teen who died in a Bellingham creek drowned and was not injured when he jumped into the water at Whatcom Falls.

Maritime Museum in Bellingham gets new lease

Wed, 08 May 2013 06:35:47 -0400

BELLLINGHAM, Washington - A maritime museum in Bellingham is no longer in danger of sinking.

Small Wash. school closes because of nice weather

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:11:08 -0400

SEATTLE - In a sun-deprived part of Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine.

Bellingham school closes because of nice weather

Fri, 03 May 2013 20:10:22 -0400

SEATTLE - In a sun-deprived part of Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine.

Wash. man gets 20 years for smothering wife

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:55:49 -0400

SEATTLE - A man who smothered his wife to death with a pillow and then hid her body under a bed has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Police: Wash. man killed roommate's pet rabbit

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:08:38 -0400

BELLINGHAM, Washington - Bellingham police say a 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion he killed his roommate's pet rabbit.

To find mass graves, scientists will study other burial...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:26:35 -0400

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - By MEGAN BOEHNKE

Seattle mayor, tribal leaders oppose coal trains

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:52:10 -0400

SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and other city and tribal leaders have formed a new coalition to oppose coal trains and coal exports in the region.

Bellingham fire takes second life

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:47:07 -0400

BELLINGHAM, Washington - A Bellingham fire has taken a second life.