Lawsuit Over WTA Sales Tax Proposal Ballot Goes To Court
Meanwhile, Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike and bus tax opponent Brett Bonner will debate the proposal at the Northwest Business Club meeting Wednesday at noon.
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Armed Man Invades Everson Home
Sheriff’s Sgt. Kevin Hester said two young girls were in the home during break-in: "The suspect locked the juveniles in a bathroom"
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Local Family Waiting For Crash Data From Toyota
Chris Eves’ Toyota Tundra crashed on Rural Road in 2007; his dad says the family may have to wait months for black box data.
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Bankruptcy Filings Rise In Whatcom, Skagit County
For the first two months of 2010, 145 Whatcom County residents declared bankruptcy.
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Bellingham Group Meets To Discuss Revitalizing Downtown
Urban Transition Studios presents its ideas for turning Bellingham into a “more urban and sustainable community” at the city council chambers Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Oregon Slams Port of Bellingham Over NOAA Selection
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is saying any issues with Newport pale in comparison to the environmental and health hazards affecting the Port of Bellingham.
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State House Approves Job-Creating Transportation Budget
The $8.5-billion budget includes federal stimulus dollars for large projects, including a $590-million rail corridor from California to B.C.
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Golf Carts No Longer Just Par for the Course
The Washington legislature has approved a measure to let golf carts on public roads; it would allow cities to create "golf cart zones."
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Northrop Grumman Concedes Competition With Boeing
Northrop's CEO said it won't compete against Boeing for a $35-billion Air Force contract because it doesn't think it can win.
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Woman Attacked On Western Washington University Campus
A young woman was assaulted by a man at about 1:40 a.m. Saturday as she was walking to her car in a campus parking lot.
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Sex Offender Moves To 5400 Block of Guide Meridian
Matthew Lamar Ford is considered a high risk to re-offend, according to police.
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Allegiant Air Plans To Buy Six Long-Range Jets
Allegiant is planning to buy Boeing 757-200 planes so it can offer flights to Hawaii; a Bellingham-to-Hawaii route has been mentioned in the past.
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Small Business Development Center Opens in Bellingham
Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics runs the new center, located at 115 Unity St., Suite 101, in Bellingham.
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Washington Lawmakers Approve $804-Million Tax Package
House Ways and Means chair Kelli Linville of Bellingham: “We entered this session with another $2-billion, almost $3-billion shortfall.”
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Cantwell Calls For Another Investigation of NOAA Decision
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell wants an inspector general investigation of the bidding process NOAA used to choose Newport, Oregon, over Bellingham.
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