Bellingham

Housing & Development

Western lays off all RAs and apartment advisers

By Nate Sanford | April 1

This article was amended on April 1, 2020, to reflect a change of language. Washington’s Employment Security Department (along with several of our Facebook followers) makes a distinction between employees who have been laid off (and who will not be replaced) and employees who have been fired (and will be replaced). This article will be updated as more information comes in.

Business & Economy

Who, exactly, is 'essential?'

By The Front | April 1

By Emily Feek

City & County

Do you know this person?

By The Front | March 25

By Melanie Bell

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Business & Economy

How local businesses are adjusting to closures caused by COVID-19

By The Front | March 24

By Joshua McKinney

Health & Wellness

'Virus is widespread in our area'

By Nate Sanford | March 17

The Whatcom County Health Department announced on Monday that it will no longer report locations that have been exposed to people who tested positive for COVID-19.

City & County

As COVID creeps in, delivery services bustle

By The Front | March 16

By Cierra Coppock

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City & County

City adds 'Hearing loop' to council chambers

By The Front | March 16

By Aryonna Willoughby

City & County

Can you get tested in Whatcom County? Maybe.

By The Front | March 16

By Jordan Kiel

Local Government

County OKs $250K budget to address COVID

By The Front | March 16

By Teya Heidenreich

Travel

Travel decisions in the time of COVID-19

By The Front | March 15

By Leora Watson

City & County

Pandemic weakens Bellingham travel industry

By The Front | March 15

By Dawson Eifert

Courts

Whatcom Jail braces for COVID-19

By The Front | March 14

By Hailee Wickersham and Aryonna Willoughby

People

Battling it out until the end

By The Front | March 13

By Conor Wilson

City & County

Western's unofficial mascot

By The Front | March 13

By James Ellis

People

Sewing: old fashioned or new fad?

By The Front | March 13

By Leora Watson

Education

Seattle LGBTQ+ teacher resignations spark backlash

By Nate Sanford | March 13

Paul Danforth, a former Western student, was reportedly forced to resign from his job at Kennedy Catholic High School because of his same-sex relationship.