The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recently announced a closure for steelhead fishing on all forks of the Nooksack River for the month of December. Fishing on the Nooksack River ...

Look in the sky! Is it a plane? Is it Superman? No, it’s a bird. Bald eagles, which can be easily identified by their white heads, brown bodies and bright yellow talons, can be found in Washington ...

Local and state officials continue to process damage reports related to the severe December flooding events that forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate across Washington. In Whatcom County, ...

Whatcom County residents whose homes were damaged in the severe December flooding events are eligible to apply for $2.5 million in state assistance. “While we work to apply for federal assistance to ...

SUMAS, Wash. — Three weeks after historic floods swept through Whatcom County, some residents and business owners are still trying to rebuild. Continued flooding along the Nooksack River, and the ...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect that Colorado Parks and Wildlife designates Gold Medal fishing waters in the state. A Colorado Parks and Wildlife fish survey along the Lower ...

The Nooksack River flooded over Slater Road north of Bellingham in December during the atmospheric river. (Nick Engelfried/Columbia Insight) The floods that drenched Western Washington and Oregon last ...

SUMAS, Whatcom County — Diane Ackerman stood on the silt-covered floor of her childhood home among the small cluster of furniture that hadn’t been ruined by floodwaters. After multiple floodings, she ...

After recovering from record-setting flooding, many in King County are wondering why December’s flooding has been more extreme and if climate change is to blame. The primary cause of the flooding was ...

Response crews rescued about 50 people in Sumas in a single day — Thursday, Dec. 11 — during recent floods caused by heavy rainfall, according to Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin. Most of the ...

Christmas Eve found President Donald Trump in good humor, sitting in his Mar-a-Lago home and chatting with children on the phone about Santa Claus’ whereabouts as NORAD tracked his sleigh. “Nice, ...