Bellingham News Archives

Bess Lomax Hawes, who sang with Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, co-wrote the Kingston Trio hit "M.T.A." and spent a lifetime documenting American folklore in recordings and films, has died at age 88, her family said Monday.

A candlelight vigil, march and service will mark World AIDS Day on Tuesday, Dec.

The Bellingham Yacht Club's annual Lighted Boat Parade will grace Bellingham Bay on Friday and Saturday, Dec.

Fairhaven's Colophon Caf will have two of its recipes featured in the latest installment of the "Best Places Northwest Cookbook" series.

A second rockslide on Chuckanut Drive south of Bellingham left residents of about 200 homes stuck in the area for several hours early Friday.

Mayor Dan Pike vetoed on the spot an additional property tax increase that a City Council majority approved Monday night, Nov.

The Technology Alliance Group will be hosting its annual Holiday & Scholarship Awards Luncheon on Friday, December 4. The event starts at noon at the restaurant on the Bellingham Technical College campus at 3028 Lindberg Ave.

A second rock slide on Chuckanut Drive just south of Bellingham left residents of about 200 homes stuck in the area for several hours early Friday.

Beginning in January, the Bellingham Public Library will cut hours at its Barkley and Fairhaven branches as well as monthly Outreach Services to 210 senior citizens because of another expected $75,000 reduction in its budget for next year.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. Two separate rockslides are blocking sections of State Route 11, also known as Chuckanut Drive.

What happens when a family adopts a new pet - a rabbit with fangs, who seems to love sucking the juice out of vegetables? Bellingham Theatre Guild presents "Bunnicula," Jon Klein's musical adaptation of the beloved children's book by Deborah and James Howe about a dog and a cat who use their sleuthing abilities to find out the truth about the ...

"Bunnicula," a semi-musical about a vampire bunny, will raise money for Bellingham Childcare & Learning Center during a special showing Thursday, Dec.

Due to customer demand, Bellingham Baby Co. is not just for babies anymore. The company recently expanded its product line to include clothing, accessories and unique play products for kids up to age 5. The company will offer items by some of its most popular manufacturers in sizes up to 6, such as Baby Soy and Iplay.

Turning off lights and lowering the thermostat can save people a bit of money over the course of a year.

When the Bellingham Food Bank put out a call for turkeys to help meet what was expected to be a record need this Thanksgiving, the community gave generously.

BELLINGHAM. Wash. -- The man who called police about a woman found dead in Bellingham is also the man who was arrested in connection with her death, said Mark Young of the Bellingham Police Department.

City leaders gave the go-ahead to a proposed urban village along Cordata Parkway, and, in a separate vote, told staff to draft a law requiring developers to price a percentage of homes in projects for low-income people.

A Bellingham man is a person of interest in the disappearance of his ex-wife, who vanished in Florida in 1994, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.

One of Whatcom County's largest employers has cut jobs to reduce expenses. Bellingham-based Sterling Life Insurance Company has implemented a cost management program that eliminated 48 positions in Bellingham earlier this month and 123 across the U.S., according to a written statement from Liz Bardon, communications coordinator for the company.

Police are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death after a woman's body was found in a wooded area near the Bellis Fair Mall in Bellingham on Monday night.

Some City Council members remain to be convinced that the city and Port of Bellingham are doing enough to encourage alternatives to cars as waterfront transportation plans move forward.

A Bellingham man who was shot to death Friday night, Nov. 20, has been identified as 43-year-old Bryan L. Marriott.

The city of Bellingham has won an award for its new system of measuring development impacts on the transportation system and ensuring developments don't overtax the system.

A Bellingham woman was injured when she ran into the side of a truck while riding her bicycle Tuesday, Nov.

Several Bellingham streets will have flaggers and lane closures Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov.

Virtually everything is homemade at Diego' s Authentic Mexican Grill & Take Out, from the beans to the slow-cooked lean meats to the hand-stretched tortillas.

An argument escalated into a shooting leaving one man dead, Bellingham police say.

Three Bellingham restaurants were the targets of a phone scam Friday, Nov. 20, although only one fell victim, according to police.

People can try out a new city software that allows users to access everything from zoning and neighborhood information to utility data and aerial photos.

A $24.6 million runway resurfacing project at Bellingham International Airport next summer will pave the way for bigger planes that could someday provide direct service to Hawaii, Chicago or the East Coast.

Three Bellingham men were arrested late Tuesday, Nov. 17, after allegedly robbing a home in the 2700 block of Eldridge Avenue.

Come December, things are going to be a lot quieter at The Rogue Hero, a downtown bar.

Ready, set, go! In case you hadn't noticed, it's holiday season! Bellinghamsters are a loyal lot, dedicated to the "buy local" concept.

Three separate mudslides Tuesday night caused Amtrak to suspend train service between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. on Wednesday.

A new tutoring center will hold several open house events to give the community a chance to meet the instructors and learn about its programs.

Northwest Chiropractic Clinic recently held its 20th annual Patient Appreciation Day, resulting in significant food donations.

A Bellingham businessman is offering a service to help small businesses increase their online presence with a local focus.

Appointments for the six H1N1 vaccination clinics announced last week were fully booked by Tuesday, Nov.

The National Weather Service says winds gusting to 70 mph have rocked Hoquiam on the Washington coast while a 51-mph gust was reported in Bellingham as a strong weather system moved through Western Washington.

A jackknifed semi blocked all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 in Bellingham during Monday's evening commute.

Pines close to treeline have wider annual growth rings for the period from 1951 to 2000 than for the previous 3,700 years, reports a University of Arizona-led research team.

Police have arrested a man after he allegedly stole a pencil from a Bellingham store even though he was carrying $600 in cash.

Mary Jo Case of Bellingham, at left, and Joan "Casey" Firra, now of Dallas, visited Nooksack Falls on Oct.

City planners will give a presentation Thursday, Nov. 12, on a project to list three areas of Bellingham as national historic districts.

Bellingham-based Gone Diving has been awarded a contract to teach scuba for Western Washington University students, staff and faculty.

Highway crews will replace two miles of cable median barrier along Interstate 5 through Bellingham to make it more effective, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A man was arrested Friday, Nov. 13, on suspicion of shoplifting a mechanical pencil from the downtown Bellingham Rite Aid - even though he had $600 cash in his possession.

City leaders approved a plan that aims to usher in redevelopment of a section of Samish Way, turning it into a mixed-use, walkable urban village.

Many local bicycle shops are offering discounts on bicycle lights during November to help support the "See and Be Seen" safety campaign.

City leaders approved spending $3.3 million in property tax revenues to buy 20 acres in north Bellingham, land that eventually will become a community park.

Soldiers' Angels, an international volunteer support organization, has grown to more than 200,000 members in only six years.

UPDATED 11 A.M.: BELLINGHAM - A series of crashes on Interstate 5 starting shortly before 10 a.m. Friday, Nov.

Matrix Service Inc. recently reached a milestone in job safety for its work at the Shell Puget Sound Refinery in Anacortes.

Strangers passed a box of tissues down Main Street in Ferndale Thursday, Nov. 12, as throngs of supporters awaited the motorcade carrying the body of Spc.

A week after a fire burned their school, students from Whatcom Middle School are heading back to classes - at three different spots.

The long-awaited opening of Whatcom Museum's Lightcatcher Building, at 250 Flora St.

A longtime Bellingham business will soon move into a bigger, busier space. Lehmann's Maytag Home Appliance Center , which has been in business for 80 years, is planning to move into the former United Auto Electric building at 2001 James St., near Hardware Sales.

Bellingham's Classique Complexions, a European-style facial salon, will be celebrating its 20-year anniversary with an open house Friday, Nov.

A month-long Bellingham police investigation has resulted in the arrest of several people alleged to be street-level drug dealers who worked mostly in downtown.

Horizon Bank has now fallen into the "critically undercapitalized" category in the view of federal regulators, further restricting what the bank can do and putting its future in doubt.

City Council members are scheduled Monday, Nov. 9, to vote on a 1 percent property tax increase proposed by Mayor Dan Pike.

Interfaith Coalition of Whatcom County is looking for volunteers to help staff the shelters it opens to the homeless during severe weather.

Two Canadian men have been charged with depositing very large, illegitimate IRS refund checks, including some at the Bellingham branch of Bank of America.

Bellingham Development Company M:KOV Development recently hired Earth-First Lawn Care as the Community Maintenance Consultant for The Reserve at Cordata.

A mass vaccination clinic for the H1N1 flu, or swine flu, has been set for Saturday, Nov.

Whatcom County voters will be making some big decisions Tuesday, Nov. 3, ones that could change local government policy.

Hundreds of Whatcom Middle School students who were burned out of their school will move to different schools this week.

For Bellingham resident Forrest Doan, glory was in his gut Saturday, Nov. 7. Doan, 35, and Maple Falls resident Rick Banel, 52, took the Burger Challenge at the new Anker Diner in Sumas Saturday afternoon.

Bellingham-based Logos Bible Software has announced the release of two products: Logos 4 and a free iPhone application.

The Erik Dyrland Insurance Agency will be accepting nonperishable food and toiletries for the Bellingham Food Bank from Monday, Nov.

Photo: Giancarlo Yerkes, a 30-year-old advertising employee, crosses a street in downtown Chicago while text-messaging with his cell phone.

A Bellingham woman who helped steal a van with two children inside in March has been sentenced to more than a year in state prison.

The original part of what is now Whatcom Middle School was built of brick and sandstone blocks in 1903.

City crews turned on a new traffic signal at East Chestnut Street and Railroad Avenue on Wednesday, Nov.

Local, state and federal agencies will have a place to gather officers and ideas for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and beyond, at the new Olympics Coordination Center in north Bellingham.

BELLINGHAM, Wash.- A three-alarm fire is burning Whatcom Middle School in Bellingham.

A 3-alarm fire is burning at Whatcom Middle in downtown Bellingham. Bellingham Police tell KIRO 7 News that the first alarm was sounded at 1:06 a.m. The 3-story structure is undergoing a lengthy remodel.

How blind to their surroundings can people be when they're talking on their cell phones? Enough to miss seeing a clown -- wearing bright purple and yellow clothes, with a red nose and big red shoes -- riding a unicycle near them as they walked across Red Square on the Western Washington University campus, according to a study conducted by a WWU ...

Fairhaven neighborhood activist Michael Lilliquist had a large lead over Democratic activist Catherine Chambers for the City Council Ward 6 seat, according to early election returns.

Whatcom County voters seemed to deliver a mixed message on Port of Bellingham plans for waterfront redevelopment as they voted on two of three seats on the port commission.

Federal and state aviation officials are advising pilots that airspace restrictions for the Winter Olympics in British Columbia will extend into northwestern Washington.

A free class that focuses on mental health recovery will begin Monday, Nov. 2, and run on Mondays through Dec.

Growing up, Marcus Brotherton's exposure to the military was pretty much limited to watching "M*A*S*H" on TV and to renting a room in college from a veteran who slept with a loaded pistol under his pillow and who told coarse, repetitive and sometimes riveting stories about World War II.

A Bellingham-based company recently unveiled two new products at an international conference.

Dads held young daughters getting shots, and moms soothed sons receiving their doses, during the first mass vaccination clinic for the H1N1 flu in Whatcom County on Wednesday, Oct.