Orcas sighted about 7 p.m. June 29 from Jorgensen Pier in Blaine.

The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce celebrated the start of summer break for Blaine area families with its annual Birch Bay Kite Festival on June 21 and June 22 at Birch Bay State Park. Children were ...

The Editor: There is a legal U.S. flag code. The code was created by the American Legion in 1923 and Congress made it law in 1942. The code is: Sunrise to sunset: The flag should be displayed from ...

The first measles case of 2025 was confirmed in Whatcom County on June 20 and a second person, a family member in the same household, later tested positive. The Whatcom County Health and Community ...

The city of Blaine is accepting applicants to serve several months on Blaine City Council after Mike Hill announced his resignation from the at-large position. Hill resigned from council on June 11.

Blaine Youth Sports (BYS), the nonprofit organization aimed at providing athletic opportunities for elementary and middle school age children in Blaine and Birch Bay, is calling on all golfers to ...

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen met with detained farmworker activist and union organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Tacoma on June ...

Lions Camp Horizon (LCH), the overnight summer camp providing community for all ages of campers with developmental and physical disabilities, has new leadership. Thanks to fundraising from the local ...

The Northern Light: June 26-July 2, 2025Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2025 5:15 pm ...

June 11, 2:33 a.m.: Warrant arrest on Portal Way. June 11, 2:22 p.m.: Threat cold call on Bay Road. June 12, 12:22 a.m.: Traffic stop arrest on Birch Bay Drive. June ...

The dining experience at CJ’s Beach House includes ordering from a dynamic menu and taking in the picturesque views of Birch Bay. Owner Christine Niemann is from the Free State of Bavaria in southeast ...

Co-owner Dave Oldham cuts the ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of D’Oldhams on June 14 at American Legion Post 86, 4580 Legion Drive in Birch Bay. The restaurant, which serves classic American ...