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2 hours ago in Lifestyle
Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?
Soft, stretchy plastics can make up grocery bags, bubble wrap and more. They're impossible to avoid and harder still to properly dispose of. If thrown in the trash, they can take up to hundreds of years to degrade in landfills and release harmful microplastics into the environment.
2 hours ago in Dedicated To Service, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors
Whatcom County Health offering seasonal safe swimming tips
This week is Healthy and Safe Swimming Week.
2 hours ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Outdoors
Ski to Sea in need of volunteers ahead of Sunday’s race
KGMI will be broadcasting from both the start and finish line starting at 7 a.m.
1 day ago in Dedicated To Service, Entertainment, Government, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors
Fish and Wildlife to stop accepting cash payments in June
It comes in response to the state's newly-passed law phasing out the penny.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Government, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors
Ferndale celebrates Public Works Week with rock hunt
National Public Works Week is an annual event that raises awareness about how public works departments keep cities and towns across the country functioning and safe.
National
1 day ago in Government, Local, National
DOJ launches investigation into Washington state’s Corrections Center for Women
It came in response to reports of sexual and physical misconduct by biological male prisoners identifying as female against biological female prisoners.
1 day ago in National
What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries as Trump’s endorsement is put to the test
Is there a future in politics for Republicans who cross President Donald Trump? The signs this year suggest no, and Trump has convinced his voters to defeat his adversaries again and again.
2 days ago in Local, National, Traffic
Gas prices smash records ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
Prices are forecast to reach their highest level for the holiday weekend in four years.
5 days ago in Business, Government, Local, National
Trump says China will buy 200 planes from Boeing, with a possibility of expanding the deal to 750
The White House has not released details of the deal, and the company itself has not commented.
6 days ago in Dedicated To Service, Government, Local, National
Federal funds come to Washington state for flood recovery, COVID-19 reimbursement
The funds will be used to help homeowners whose properties are eligible for buyouts in flood-prone regions.
National Sports
2 hours ago in Sports
Aaron Rodgers says the 2026 NFL season will be his last: ‘This is it’
Aaron Rodgers took his time before deciding he wanted to come back for a 22nd season. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback already has made up his mind about a 23rd: There won't be one.
9 hours ago in Sports
Rousey’s return draws US-record MMA viewership for Netflix
The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix — featuring a double-comeback bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano — attracted the most U.S. viewers in the sport's history.
Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LA
Billie Jean King raised her right arm in triumph. Not for another victory on the tennis court. This time, she was celebrating earning a college degree 65 years after she first took classes.
1 day ago in Sports
The future has arrived for the Canadiens, who won two Game 7s and advanced to East finals
Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson was no different than any Montreal hockey fan, increasingly impatient over talk of the team's promising potential. Turns out, the future has arrived perhaps a little ahead of schedule, and propelled by forward Alex Newhook's knack for scoring Game 7 playoff series-clinching goals.
2 days ago in Sports
Aaron Rodgers hits the practice field after signing 1-year deal to stay with the Steelers
The 42-year-old four-time NFL MVP made a surprise appearance on the Pittsburgh Steelers practice field Monday for the start of voluntary organized team activities, jogging out in a white No. 8 jersey shortly after finalizing a 1-year deal to return to the club he guided to an AFC North championship last winter.
Local News from My Bellingham Now
31 minutes ago in Local
Bellingham Police searching for missing man last seen near Sehome Arboretum
Anyone with information on Tevis Honeycutt's whereabouts is asked to call 911.
41 minutes ago in Dedicated To Service, Education, Government, Local
Audit finds state’s K-12 funding system at risk for ‘catastrophic failure’
The state Superintendent's Office plans to replace the computer system by 2028.
2 hours ago in Dedicated To Service, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors
Whatcom County Health offering seasonal safe swimming tips
This week is Healthy and Safe Swimming Week.
2 hours ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Outdoors
Ski to Sea in need of volunteers ahead of Sunday’s race
KGMI will be broadcasting from both the start and finish line starting at 7 a.m.
3 hours ago in Government, Local
Washington state posts fourth straight month of job losses in April
The state's unemployment rate rose slightly, continuing a more than year-long stretch of steady increases.
4 hours ago in Crime, Education, Local
Bellingham student facing felony charge over AI gun threat
District officials confirm no weapon was ever on campus.
Entertainment News
2 hours ago in Entertainment
As ‘The Boys’ ends, actors reveal their craziest stunts and what’s next for Vought
After five seasons of death, depravity and digs at the capitalistic superhero-industrial complex, "The Boys" dropped its series finale Wednesday.
2 hours ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Outdoors
Ski to Sea in need of volunteers ahead of Sunday’s race
KGMI will be broadcasting from both the start and finish line starting at 7 a.m.
9 hours ago in Entertainment
Stephen Colbert’s long goodbye is coming to an end, leaving a void
On his very first time hosting "The Late Show" back in 2015, Stephen Colbert ripped into Donald Trump while gorging on Oreos, likening his inability to resist the cookies to his inability to resist going after the then-presidential candidate.
1 day ago in Dedicated To Service, Entertainment, Government, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors
Fish and Wildlife to stop accepting cash payments in June
It comes in response to the state's newly-passed law phasing out the penny.
1 day ago in Entertainment, Government, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors
Ferndale celebrates Public Works Week with rock hunt
National Public Works Week is an annual event that raises awareness about how public works departments keep cities and towns across the country functioning and safe.
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