First Fed, headquartered in Port Angeles and serving communities across Western Washington, is one example of how local ...

That is, until his daughter, Rebecca Pratt, ultimately found out about the diaries and, through a remarkable chain of events, brought them to life in the book “The Cigarette Diaries” and now an ...

Barron Home Services' historic Pay Back Program is back—and now extended by popular demand until February 28, 2026.

Portland, OR junkbox blues duo, Hillstomp, toured through the Wild Buffalo in April. Photo by Kenneth Kearney Photography. If you love rock, hip hop, jazz, blues, soul, folk, or classical, Whatcom ...

Women played a key role on the American homefront during World War I. In Whatcom County, the “Minute Women” were among the ...

Better known as the Columbus Day Storm or “The Big Blow,” this event formed from the remnants of a Pacific typhoon to become a devastating extratropical cyclone.

At Whatcom County’s southeasternmost corner, bordering Skagit and Okanagan Counties, stand our county’s only two company towns: Newhalem and Diablo. Seattle City Light, a citizen-owned public utility, ...

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WhatcomTalk is proud to publish positive stories daily about our Whatcom County communities and what it’s like to live, play and work in this beautiful corner of the country. We shine the spotlight on ...

“Food deserts” are defined as urban areas that lack access to affordable or healthy foods, contributing to the food insecurity that afflicts tens of millions of Americans. In Bellingham, Birchwood ...

Ghost towns have long bewitched thrill-seekers. Monuments to timeless yet transitory industries of mining, logging, and fishing, Washington’s own ghost towns communicate history beyond words—and ...

Baby Cakes is the sound of synergy. Photo credit: Kenneth Kearney. A new eight-member group of highly experienced and talented musicians from several other Whatcom County bands, Baby Cakes classic ...