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The Redmond Arts Commission strives to make art a natural component of everyday life in this fair city.

Shirley Crawford, right, her husband Steve and their granddaughter Mariah Ortiz, 4, recently adopted Petula, a six-month pit bull, from the Whatcom County Humane Society.

Lisa Burns plays with for of her seven dogs, from left, Peppy, Honey, Liam and Fiona at her home Monday, August 11, 2008.

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A Point Roberts recycling company owner says he 'll go out of business if has to resume curbside recycling.

A suspicious package prompted Canadian officials to close the Peace Arch border crossing at Blaine in northwest Washington.

Manuel Ortiz of Top Side Roofing carries wood shingles to finish construction on the Marin Condos at Semiahmoo, on Aug.

Belt-tightening across all Skagit County departments should save the county $819,000 - ' money that will be needed to avert a budget deficit in 2009.

It is only correct that the roads leading to the Maryhill Museum of Art -- highways 14 and 97 -- are paved with asphalt.

Kevin Kim began his trek in May as a walk across America to talk about religious diversity and pluralism.

Luck is as much a part of the book business as it the casino business. Authors and their books can be the beneficiaries of luck, sometimes catching the wave of a burgeoning trend, while others keep plugging ...

This artist's rendering shows the proposed Semiahmoo Lighthouse, which would be built on the west end of Marine Park in Blaine.

Developers are proposing to build commercial spaces and homes just east of Blaine Cost Cutter, using the new townhomes to buffer the stores or offices from an existing neighborhood.

Despite a newly enacted ban, chatty drivers in Whatcom County are refusing to hang up their cell phones.

Here is a roundup of recent development proposals and decisions, and upcoming development-related meetings: BLAINE The city of Blaine is seeking environmental permits from the state Department of Ecology for ...

Lady Washington crew member Preston Nirattisai of Juneau, Alaska, pulls over a small boat from the stern of the tall ship Friday morning, July 25, 2008, in Blaine Harbor.

In December 2006, Brad O'Neill and his wife, Diane, celebrated their first Christmas after Brad's treatments for throat and tongue cancer.

UPDATED AT 4:10 P.M. -- A seven-foot python is missing in Birch Bay and may still be in the area.

Margaret Kent, President & CEO said: "We have worked diligently over the past several months to address all of the disclosure issues raised by the British Columbia Securities Commission and we are pleased to ...

A look at how selected communities fared in overall retail sales and retail trade and percentage change from the first quarter of 2007: Whatcom County: $715.6 million, up 2.4 percent.