Audra Anderson

Audra Anderson

Enterprise Reporter

audraanderson@cascadiadaily.com

(360) 922-3090 ext. 115

Twitter: audralanderson


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

VISUAL ART

Mapping downtown Bellingham's murals

Spend an afternoon exploring city's art

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

FACES IN THE CROWD

Janet Marino: Operations director for RE Sources

CDN's weekly community profile

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

ELECTIONS

Whatcom Democrats seal sweep in state races

Sefzik concedes tight race

ELECTIONS

Preliminary general election results

Results will be certified 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’

ELECTIONS

Preliminary primary election results

Results will be certified Aug. 16

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

SKI TO SEA

Ski to Sea budget in rough waters after hiatus

Cancellations, inflation, COVID spelled trouble for Bellingham tradition