A brush fire at Portage Island in Whatcom County burned through 4.2 acres in less than a day.

Crews from the Bellingham Fire Department responded on July 6, 2025, to a fire on Portage Island. Aerial suppression efforts are visible in the video as a helicopter drops water on the fire. Portage ...

A 3-acre brush fire broke out on Portage Island Sunday afternoon, July 6, and is currently being fought by Whatcom County fire crews and the state Department of Natural Resources.

Lummi Island resident Peter G. Earle filed a lawsuit in mid-April seeking to stop the ferry rate increase from taking effect.

A Lummi Island resident is suing Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu, Public Works Department Director Elizabeth Kosa, and Whatcom County over Sidhu’s recent executive order raising ferry ...

The Lummi Island ferry rate hike will take effect June 1, while an island resident’s lawsuit seeking to stop the fare increases will proceed to trial.

A Lummi Island resident is suing Whatcom County, the public works director and the county executive over a recent order recent raising ferry rates effective June 1.

LUMMI ISLAND, Wash. — The ferry is the only way the people of Lummi Island can get to the mainland. It's is a lifeline for the 800 or so people living on the island; a lifeline that could soon ...

LUMMI ISLAND, Wash. — It's an area that's been feeding souls for centuries. "We're on Lummi Island. This is Legoe Bay right out here," said long-time Lummi resident Riley Starks. "Even before ...

The Lummi Island ferry rate hike will take effect June 1, while an island resident’s lawsuit seeking to stop the fare increases will proceed to trial.