This is a story about an ongoing event. We will be updating this story as new information is made available, and will also be releasing more stories in the future covering the issues in-depth. On Thursday morning, Bellingham city officials and law enforcement officers began an unexpected sweep of Camp…

Activists call for action, call sweeps ‘violent and traumatic’ This is a story about an ongoing event. We will be updating this story as new information is made available, and will also be releasing more stories in the future covering the issues in-depth. The City of Bellingham issued a notice Tuesday that it will sweep Camp 210’s new site…

Activists denounce city’s handling of housing crisis; call for no-barrier shelter, amnesty for detained protesters A group of about 70 people gathered the afternoon of Feb. 20 to protest the Bellingham Police Department and its role in the policing of homelessness in the city. The protest, promoted as “You Sweep, We Strike,” had three demands: amnesty for protesters and campers who were arrested and investigated…

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Bellingham Police Department (BPD) presented the use of safe places in Bellingham to City Council at Monday’s committee meeting. …

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Wash. — Chad Baloy works not only at Western Washington University (WWU) in Bellingham, Washington, but he works on the university. Chad is a gardener at WWU, working to tend to and beautify all the plants that everyone passes by every day. He has been doing so…

A warming climate means warmer oceans, which has resulted in increased disease outbreaks among marine life.These outbreaks start at species low on the food chain, such as eelgrass meadows, that provide essential elements like spawning habitat to ocean life. The Salish Sea stretches from Olympia, Washington all the way into…

Bellingham, Washington is nestled in the heart of the Salish Sea, situated in the foothills of Mount Baker. Bellingham Bay hugs the waterfront which is occupied by many parks, neighborhoods, and businesses. …

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Internal combustion engines could be banned within Bellingham city limits by 2035, according to measures discussed by the Climate Action Plan Task Force on Oct. 2, 2019. Two measures were discussed by the Climate Action Task Force that would ban the operation and sale of internal combustion…

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Whatcom Transportation Authority will add two all-electric buses to its fleet in 2020, reducing carbon emissions by 1,100 tons per bus during their 12-year service life. According to WTA, the company received a $2.3 million grant in 2018 from the Federal Transit Administration that would cover 85%…