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3 hours ago in Sports
The trophy returns: NBA releases images of how Finals courts will look in San Antonio, New York
It's official: The NBA Finals logos are back at the NBA Finals. With no fanfare other than a social media post, the NBA announced Sunday that the image of the Larry O'Brien Trophy — the one given to the winner of the finals — will be painted at midcourt for games at both the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio and Madison Square Garden in New York for this season's title series.
4 days ago in Sports
Chiefs WR Rashee Rice continues serving jail sentence as team begins voluntary offseason workouts
While most of the Kansas City Chiefs participated in voluntary workouts this week, wide receiver Rashee Rice was back in Texas, serving his 30-day jail sentence after violating the terms of his probation for his role in a car crash that left multiple people injured.
4 days ago in Sports, Trending
MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.
4 days ago in Sports
Baseball players ask for expanded free agency, salary arbitration rights, almost doubling minimum
Baseball players fired the opening salvo Wednesday in what is expected to be long and contentious labor negotiations, asking for expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum and increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs.
4 days ago in Sports
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 4-0 to move within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final
Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Logan Stankoven scored in a 2:47 span late in the first period and the Carolina Hurricanes moved within a victory of the Stanley Cup Final, beating the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Wednesday night.
Local News from My Bellingham Now
3 days ago in Elections, Government, Local
Initiative to repeal ‘millionaire’s tax’ likely heading to voters
Let's Go Washington well on its way to placing measure on the November election ballot.
3 days ago in Community Events, Dedicated To Service, Government, Health and Wellness, Local
More FEMA flood assistance centers opening this weekend
Victims of December's flooding can get help at two new locations.
3 days ago in Dedicated To Service, Local
Bee swarm incident cleared after Skagit County crash
The incident happened nearly a year after a similar accident in Whatcom County.
4 days ago in Environmental, Local
Port partners with PSE to install solar power at Zuanich Point Park
Installed on the Fisherman’s Pavilion roof, the system will generate about 100 kilowatts of power.
4 days ago in Business, Lifestyle, Local
Woods Coffee to close Railroad Avenue location in Bellingham
Woods attributed the closure to a consistent drop in foot traffic in the area paired with rising operating costs.
4 days ago in Education, Local
BPS task force recommends closures of Carl Cozier and Columbia elementary schools
If the district moves forward with the recommendations, the soonest the schools would close is fall 2027.
Entertainment News
2 hours ago in Entertainment
A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors
Amazon remains the dominant force, but physical, brick-and-mortar stores have rebounded — and stores owned by authors such as Ann Patchett are now a niche unto themselves, found everywhere from Brooklyn to New Mexico.
3 hours ago in Entertainment
YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn't for the big budget "Star Wars" movie, "The Mandalorian and Grogu, " which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.
4 days ago in Business, Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local
Downtown Sounds unveils 2026 summer lineup
The five-week concert series starts on July 8 with an emphasis on Bellingham musicians.
4 days ago in Entertainment, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Lookout, Local
Lifestyle Lookout: Shoestring Circus, Roller Derby, Bells Fundraiser and live music
For those who want to get out and enjoy the bounty of our county this weekend, we have a ton of fun events for you in this week’s Lifestyle Lookout.
5 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death
Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.
