Audra Anderson
Enterprise Reporter
SKI TO SEA
‘I Believe’ Ski to Sea team honors friend who died during 2022 race
Rob Lawrance remembered as vibrant, caring man
SKI TO SEA
3 men brave 7 Ski to Sea legs in feat of endurance
Dawson Construction team placed 65th overall last year
PROFILES
Ski to Sea race director ‘can’t imagine doing anything else’
Demanding, but exciting, job fits Anna Rankin’s adventurous life
FACES IN THE CROWD
Kathy Dotinga: Lead cashier at Bellingham Grocery Outlet
CDN's weekly community profile
INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
Renovated Lummi Nation Boys & Girls Club facility opens
Lummi is the sixth Boys & Girls Club on tribal land in the state
WOMEN EMPOWERED: PART IV
Bellingham teacher-turned-firefighter found her passion at 35
Rebecca Pederson gained a ‘second family’ in peers
TRANSPORTATION
Judge rules BNSF violated agreement with Swinomish Tribe
Rail company upped train traffic across reservation
WOMEN EMPOWERED: PART III
Post Point chief operator encourages women to pursue trades
Francis oversees 19 operators; two other women on her team
NEWS OBITUARIES
Man found dead at Taylor Dock remembered for kind, loving heart
Henry 'Hank' King left a positive impression on hundreds
WOMEN EMPOWERED: PART II
Ferndale superintendent puts service above self
Dominguez was told she likely wouldn’t get the job
WTD?
What's the Deal With: The former Fairhaven Pharmacy?
History lesson unveils surgeries, a basement museum
COMMUNITY
Ferndale Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates Japanese culture
Event began in 2014, has since grown ‘exponentially’
EDUCATION
Former Burlington-Edison adminstrator named district superintendent
Some community members had hoped for more diverse candidates
EDUCATION
Burlington-Edison superintendent decision delayed to Monday
Feedback survey closed March 10
WOMEN EMPOWERED: PART I
Pipefitter details struggles, successes of being a woman in construction
International Women's Day theme emphasizes equity
EDUCATION
Community members ‘hurt’ by Burlington-Edison superintendent search
School District is ‘majority minority’; 3 finalists are white men
CHILD CARE-LESS: PART II
Whatcom County, state are 'championing' child care cause
Healthy Children’s Fund, state legislation, citizens all tackle issues
CHILD CARE-LESS: PART I
Child care challenges plague Whatcom parents, providers
Healthy Children’s Fund plan presented Feb. 21
COMMUNITY
Bellingham couples and singles celebrate Valentine's Day
Plans include a circus, wine and chocolate — and a colonoscopy!
LAW & JUSTICE
Whatcom Superior Court finds judge acted in error, can't hear 123 DUI cases
Writ will compel Rands to hand over cases; any prior rulings moot
LAW & JUSTICE
State: Rands couldn’t rule fairly on specific motion in DUI cases
‘Kitsap motion’ argues breath test evidence is inadmissible
EDUCATION
Records: Sehome coach knew of hazing, didn’t report
Hazing incidents involved multiple kids; a pervasive issue
LAW & JUSTICE
DUI attorney turned judge barred from hearing 123 DUI cases
Prosecuting attorneys sought ‘extremely urgent’ temporary restraining order
COMMUNITY
Divine deviation: How the landscape of religion is shifting
Clearbrook Church in Lynden closes after 120 years
LAW & JUSTICE
Temporary restraining order ties hands of newly elected Judge Rands
'Unprecedented' motion centers on transfer of 123 cases
PROFILES
The leveling chair: Barbershop and salon owner brings values, culture to craft
Customers leave Busy B’s with 'more than just a haircut'
NEWS OBITUARIES
Snowboarder who died on Baker remembered as dedicated, adventurous
Bill Kamphausen was a Bellingham graphic designer, bartender
BREAKING NEWS
Squalicum students walk out after assistant principals cited for failure to report sexual assaults
Hundreds of students rally, call out administration
COMMUNITY
Whatcom fights food insecurity ahead of Thanksgiving
Food banks and free meals help dignify holiday
FLOOD: ONE YEAR LATER: PART IV
Faces of the floods: NAPA Auto Parts owners Kaylene and BJ Edwards
‘Businesses around town felt like we were just pulling out of COVID, and now this’
ELECTIONS
Children's Initiative failing by 138 votes in close race
Next ballot count, vote certification will seal result by Nov. 29
PROFILES
Pedaling past 80: Senior chases challenges long past retirement
80-year-old claims sixth place in Mt. Baker Hill Climb age group
BREAKING NEWS
Names of pilot, passengers in floatplane crash released
9 individuals missing; Coast Guard suspended search Monday
BREAKING NEWS
Active search suspended for 9 missing in floatplane crash
Next of kin notified; 1 confirmed dead in Sunday crash
LOCAL
Rodeo announcer’s politically charged remarks rankle fans
Fair ‘respects freedom to express differing viewpoints’
BREAKING NEWS
UPDATE: Boy dies in Whatcom Falls Park
Youth had been playing in water, was declared missing by family
WTD?
What’s the Deal With: That ‘rock’ in Bellingham Bay?
Hint, it isn’t igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic
BUSINESS
Ferndale residents fed up with mail delays
Staffing shortages to blame for long waits for mail, package pick-ups
HOUSING
Tenant organizing community to fight rental abuses
Community Conversation Potluck Saturday to discuss community wants, needs
HEALTH
Reproductive rights uncertain after Roe's demise, even in Whatcom
For now, it's 'business as usual' at Planned Parenthood
FITNESS
From armchair to athlete (and the woes that come with it)
The journey to becoming a gym rat has been rife with injury, personal tribulations
SKI TO SEA
Ski to Sea celebrates successful revival, optimistic for 50th year
‘No way the community would let Ski to Sea go away,’ race director says
BREAKING NEWS
Teammates remember life, legacy of friend who died during Ski to Sea
Rob Lawrance described by loved ones as lively, uplifting, deeply loving
BREAKING NEWS
Cyclocross racer dies during Sunday's Ski to Sea race
Man experienced medical emergency while on the 13-mile course
