Birch Bay News

For those looking for free family fun Saturday, May 26, other than the Ski to Sea Grand Parade in Bellingham, there's a new event to check out.

Bellingham Herald reader Lyle Jansma sent this photo of a fire at BP Cherry Point refinery, as seen from her Birch Bay home, on Friday, Feb.

Whatcom County qualifies for a $7 million state loan for a major Birch Bay waterfront project because the state Department of Ecology determined the project would restore a substantially damaged environment.

Last week I focused on the white-wine varietal roussanne. This week it's marsanne, a grape with many similarities.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Brandon Lee told The Bellingham Herald the woman was driving a car that crossed the centerline and slammed into the oncoming truck.

A Birch Bay man who was convicted of sex crimes as a juvenile was sentenced to nearly 22 years to life in prison Thursday, May 3, for the recent sexual assault of two children younger than 8 years old.

Fire Department spokesman Jim Long say the victims were an 84-year-old man; three women, ages 80, 45 and 30; and three girls, ages 12, 10 and 7. Long says they were all in the van.