Bellingham City Council members Hollie Huthman, Skip Williams and Michael Lilliquist are all poised to secure victory, each reporting more than 60% of the vote in first-round results Tuesday night. If ...

At the Port of Anacortes, one commission race is too close to call, while the other race has the candidate sailing to victory after his opponent dropped out.

Two contested incumbents are likely to win decisively. Bellingham School Board President Jenn Mason has 62.52% of the vote as of Tuesday night, to Corrine Thorsen’s 37.48%. That’s despite a pouring of ...

Early results indicate that Alyssa Clark, 53, will join two other commissioners on the Point Roberts Hospital District board, which oversees the operations of the Point Roberts Medical Clinic. The ...

Two citizen-led initiatives intended to strengthen tenants rights in Bellingham and Ferndale appear poised to pass as of Tuesday, Nov. 4. Ferndale voters for the first time in the city’s history ...

Port commissioners will have to approve a redistricting plan by the middle of December so it can be sent to the Whatcom County Auditor’s office by Jan. 1, 2026, for final approval. A public hearing ...

Meanwhile, a slate of newcomers will join the City Council in January as three sitting officials plan to depart. Demi Daman is leading the race for the at-large seat on Tuesday, with 73.78% to ...

Bellingham will continue to function without parking minimums through at least summer 2026, after the city council voted unanimously on Monday, Nov. 3 to extend a temporary ordinance for another six ...

Results will be certified Nov. 25 ...

However, north of Bellingham, voters in Lynden resoundingly rejected the district’s request for a bond to build a new high school — for the third time. As of Tuesday night, 45.28% of voters had voted ...

With 45,420 votes counted in Whatcom County on Nov. 4, incumbents Hollie Huthman, Edwin “Skip” Williams and Michael Lilliquist are all leading over their respective challengers Leah Wainman, Kerri ...