Blaine News

A mobile community service office will be parked from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, June 1, at the Blaine Food Bank, 500 C St.

"There are a lot of great drivers and a lot of great cyclists out there," said Blake Trask of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington.

WEEKEND: Port Angeles, it's time to get your groove on for Juan de Fuca fest -- 5/24/12 -05:34 PM While Joe Barnes was leading Port Angeles to one of its best finishes ever in boys golf, Sequim and Port Angeles girls in 2A and Chimacum boys in 1A also were concluding their stellar golf seasons this week.

Had things gone a little differently Wednesday, Tumwater's Seth Nickerson might have been the 2A boys state golf champion instead of Clarkston's Tyler Carlson.

This week's average price for a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $4.08. BOB BRAWDY/ - Tri-City Herald Anyone in the Tri-Cities trying to fill up their gas tanks knows that fuel prices around town have gone up and remain higher than the national average.

Portland area gas prices are predicted to rise 10 to 35 cents by the end of the Memorial Day weekend - and not because dealers are gouging customers during the holiday.

Gas prices in Washington are approaching an all-time high, as the entire West Coast is feeling the pinch of a supply shortage due to an out-of-service refinery in Blaine.

Canada-bound travellers wait to cross at the Pacific Highway port. Delays caused by construction at the crossing have created extra work for Blaine police of late.

Vehicles line up to enter the United States at the border crossing between Blaine, Washington and White Rock, British Columbia.

Before following up on the strategy that college and university administrators were adopting to defuse the strike on many campuses, I want to tip the hat to the Canadian radicals who took a page from Richard Nixon and invaded the border town of Blaine, Washington from Vancouver on May 9. Declaring they were doing it to strike at "sanctuaries for ... (more)

Fishermen lost at sea and those set to take to the waters will be honored at the annual Blaine Fishermen's Memorial and Blessing of the Fleet Sunday, May 6. The gathering will include a blessing for local fishermen to wish them a safe and successful fishing season.

On the heels of the ground-breaking Anoka-Hennepin settlement with six bullied students, a parent is complaining of a new harassment issue in the district.

Illegal immigration from Mexico is reportedly on the decline , but Gian Carlo Perrotti may boost the stats for illicit Canadian border crossings all by himself.

Whether it's referred to as a soother, dummy, binkie or bo-bo, new parents can feel conflicted over whether using a pacifier is the best thing for baby.

Atsushi Yamagami was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay about $18,000 in fines.