In November, Solano Rivera ended up winning nearly 60% of the vote, unseating incumbent school board member Wendy Ragusa, who had held the role for eight years.

The Washington State Patrol issued an Amber Alert Saturday morning, Dec. 27, for a 14-year-old Lummi Nation girl. Cheyanna Howell left Bellingham around 2 a.m. Saturday with another individual in a ...

Indoor gardeners aren’t affected by the change of seasons. If it’s cold, turn up the heat. If it’s dark, use better lighting.

On June 20, according to documents the Standard obtained through a public records request, the Office of Financial Management signed a $40,000 contract with Chiedza Nziramasanga of Transformative ...

The repairs to SR 530 are expected to take a month, and drivers should expect delays. Transportation crews have reopened 90 highways and roads that were damaged or had water over the roadway during ...

The last day flood survivors in Skagit County can fill out an initial damage assessment form is Monday, Dec. 29. The form is a critical step in potentially receiving disaster aid.

ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Alaska — Our Cessna jostles in slight turbulence above the late summer tundra, its colors deepening into cherry reds and rusty oranges — signs that winter is knocking ...

Super Duper Teriyaki is open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

It’s unclear if the federal government will approve Washington’s major disaster declaration. If it doesn’t, the state and local communities will be on the hook for clean-up and recovery efforts. Even ...

In 2023-24 at Samish Elementary, only 21% of students were consistently showing grade-level knowledge. The next year, that number jumped to 44%. School officials credit targeted efforts by teachers ...

You’ve been Opus’ director for about nine years. When did the ‘Nutcracker’ tradition come about? When I first started at Opus, we were a pretty small school, and I wanted to make sure that when we ...

The Borderites are off to a hot start, including a narrow win against Bellingham on Dec. 10. Blaine is led by juniors Landon Melton and Dawson Dohner. The two of them are combining for nearly 29 ...