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Lifestyle

1 day ago in Lifestyle

You should be dancing, yeah. Moving to music offers all kinds of benefits as you age

Moving to music is one of the best ways to stay healthy. Medical professionals say it doesn't matter if it's Western line dancing, ballroom steps, salsa, tap, Zumba at the gym, or with a group

3 days ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Local Sports, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Outdoors, Photos, Sports, Trending

PHOTOS: Bonus images of Ski to Sea 2026

See the range of activity that overtook Whatcom County during the 51st Ski to Sea race.

3 days ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Features, Lifestyle, Local, Local Sports, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Sports, Trending

Pacific North Sports wins Ski to Sea 2026

The team overtook Marr's Heating in the sea kayak leg, winning by just 30 seconds.

3 days ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Outdoors, Photos, Traffic

Ski to Sea 2026: Live updates

Sea Kayaker Ian Sawyer of Pacific North Sports finishes first in Ski to Sea 2026 with Esteban Juranovics of Marr's coming in nearly 30 seconds after.

5 days ago in Community Events, Dedicated To Service, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Outdoors

Playground at Hovander Homestead Park expected to reopen this weekend

It completes the full reopening of the 350-acre park following two flood-related closures.

National

5 days ago in National

FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market

Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.

1 week 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 week 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.

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

National Sports

3 hours ago in Sports

Iga Swiatek improves career record at French Open to 42-3 as she reaches 3rd round

Iga Swiatek has improved her career record at the French Open to 42-3. The four-time champion eliminated 35th-ranked Sara Bejlek 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round on Wednesday.

4 hours ago in Sports, Trending

The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making World Cup history

Before the tournament even begins, Curaçao has already crafted a story like none other in World Cup history. A tiny island country — autonomous territory, if you prefer — of about 156,000 residents in the Caribbean is now the smallest, both in terms of population and land mass, to make it to soccer's biggest stage.

1 day ago in Sports

Knicks fans forget about the bad times and savor a record run to their first NBA Finals since 1999

Minutes after the Knicks finished their four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals, the DJ at Radio City Music Hall played Prince's "1999." That was the last time the Knicks had reached the NBA Finals.

1 day ago in Sports

Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers

Tennis players at the French Open say they haven't experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics were held in July and August.

5 days ago in Sports

WNBA warns the Fever for failing to report Caitlin Clark’s injury on time

A day after Caitlin Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury, the Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA for not reporting the injury sooner, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night.

Local News from My Bellingham Now

21 hours ago in Local

BRIEF: Law enforcement search for missing Everson teen

She's described as 4'10" with brown hair and brown eyes, and was last wearing a gray sweatshirt, red pants and white sneakers.

21 hours ago in Business, Local

Union workers at Bellingham Herald strike over use of AI in news stories

The one-day strike comes amid contract negotiations between the Washington State News Guild and McClatchy.

22 hours ago in Government, Local

New Birch Bay incorporation study released

Researchers looked at four possible scenarios with varying financial implications.

22 hours ago in Dedicated To Service, Local

Whatcom Fire District 1 taps Brian Atkins as new fire chief

Outgoing Fire Chief Rachel Carlson is taking a new leadership role with the Bellingham Fire Department.

22 hours ago in Business, Local

Whatcom County’s jobless rate holds steady in April amid slowing state economy

Skagit County saw a nearly identical trend as its neighbor just north.

1 day ago in Dedicated To Service, Government, Local

CONTRIBUTED: Bee Spill Anniversary

WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – The historic eruption of Mount Saint Helens in 1980 isn’t the only notable May anniversary.…

Entertainment News

3 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’

Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.

21 hours ago in Entertainment

What tastes like a Korean pancake and is purple all over? An Oreo inspired by K-pop group BTS

Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers' growing interest in global flavors.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes

The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition began Tuesday and concludes Thursday night.

1 day ago in Entertainment

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop opens for tours. Here’s what’s inside the once-hidden puppet studio

Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world's most beloved children's characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity. Now Jim Henson's Creature Shop, the workshop founded by the legendary creator of the Muppets, is drawing back the curtain.

3 days ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Local Sports, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Outdoors, Photos, Sports, Trending

PHOTOS: Bonus images of Ski to Sea 2026

See the range of activity that overtook Whatcom County during the 51st Ski to Sea race.

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3 days ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Local Sports, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Outdoors, Photos, Sports, Trending

PHOTOS: Bonus images of Ski to Sea 2026

See the range of activity that overtook Whatcom County during the 51st Ski to Sea race.

3 days ago in Community Events, Entertainment, Features, Lifestyle, Local, Local Sports, Local Sports, Northwest Sports, Sports, Trending

Pacific North Sports wins Ski to Sea 2026

The team overtook Marr's Heating in the sea kayak leg, winning by just 30 seconds.