Two bakers at the Barkley Village Haggen Food and Pharmacy are decorating cakes and cupcakes with the visages of animals who’ve been at the Whatcom Humane Society for a while.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for northwest and west central Washington, including Whatcom and Skagit counties, starting at 2 p.m. today through 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Whatcom County sheriff deputies arrested Donald Malone, 61, from Custer, on suspicion of first-degree murder Thursday, Aug. 7. Malone turned himself into the sheriff’s office the same day, telling ...

The Bellingham Bells are in a do-or-die game after losing a 7-6 nailbiter in 13 innings to the Wenatchee AppleSox, tying the first-round West Coast League playoff series at 1-1 on Saturday, Aug. 9 at ...