ECEAP is the state’s pre-kindergarten program for 3- and 4-year-olds who are low-income, struggling with homelessness, receiving government assistance and navigating other environmental factors.

The Skagit River in Concrete is expected to crest to 32.62 feet at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9, according to the weather service. At that stage, the river flow is expected to be above the major flooding ...

After trailing 7-3 in the first couple of minutes, the Sehome Mariners responded and captured a 76-42 victory against the Meridian Trojans at Sehome High on Monday, Dec. 8.

Jesse Stanton's music column, The Beat Goes On, appears weekly. Reach him at [email protected]; @JSBhamMusic. Check with individual venues to make sure events are still taking place as scheduled.

Meridian junior Trey Alexander returns to the basketball court after wrapping up his football season with the Trojans. The 5-foot-11 quarterback will transition his leadership skills from the football ...

Western Washington University’s Counseling Training Clinic will offer free counseling services to community members, starting in January.

In June 2024, Pennucci was appointed as the county’s second deputy executive alongside Kayla Schott-Bresler. Originally from Vermont, she had worked in Seattle government offices for 15 years, making ...

JESSE’S PICKS Soweto Gospel Choir 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. Soweto Gospel Choir is a 30-member singing group from South Africa that ...

Next year’s budget trims expenses by eliminating 51 staff positions, extending the county’s hiring freeze indefinitely and giving the county’s senior nutrition program to another provider. As “a ...

Tim Hohmann, the assistant director of public works for transportation, presented the Holly Street Bike Facility Study to the Bellingham City Council on Monday. An uninterrupted bike lane the entire ...

A 34-year-old man died Sunday, Dec. 7, after jumping from a moving tour bus on the freeway near Bellingham, causing the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 to be blocked for more than three hours.

Last December, the city selected a site plan for the updated complex, which includes a planned “land swap” between the City of Bellingham and Bellingham Public Schools to relocate Carl Cozier ...