Politics
A plea bargain douses the scandal of the Thirtymile Fire
The darkest moment in U.S. Forest Service history won't be told — not to a jury, anyway.
Bob Simmons
Bob Simmons is a longtime KING-TV reporter who has been writing news for print and television for 65 years.
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Politics
Waterfront development: Will new rules harm fish, Puget Sound?
Rewriting rules of the beach, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife is at odds with citizen watchdogs. But the department's "customers" may be happy.
Tech
Could BP turn Bellingham into a Northwest oil export capital?
An overdue environmental exam at BP's Cherry Point facility highlights the potential for mass export of crude oil.
Environment
Northwest glaciers: Wasting away
Cold, beauty and loss: An extraordinary Bellingham art exhibit visualizes our region's - and our planet’s - disappearing ice.
Sparing Bellingham's grand old granary
Supporters have rallied to try to save an abandoned granary, rich in the history of agricultural cooperatives. The local port has other plans.