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The Lighthouse Mission Ministries’ Base Camp provides shelter, services and support for the houseless yet hundreds opt to shelter on their own. Why?

Is nonprofit Hamlet House a model for maintaining connections and relationships through lifespans?

The League of Women Voters of the San Juans has begun observing and reporting on local government.

The plight of wild salmon and the waters that support them is about big issues, but also a lot of little, unassuming places: creeks and sloughs and flooded fields and braided side channels.

Ten years after retail legalization, the local cannabis industry continues to grow green, both literally and financially.

A shortage of affordable housing, increasing affluence and tourism, and loss of island culture top lists of negative trends reported in the San Juan Islands.

Commentary: Constant worries about being attacked or robbed are in the past for a woman who has found housing — for now — in a tiny home village.

Scores of open-water farms raising nonnative salmon along British Columbia’s west coast straits and channels are facing new challenges from wild-salmon advocates who say the farms endanger Fraser River native fish runs.

Southern Resident killer whales are beset by the threats of diminished prey, chemical pollution, loss of habitat, and underwater noise. Can DNA research help toward their recovery?

Commentary: Proper disposal of food waste is something every household can do to limit climate change, advise teens engaged in climate action.

Measuring the effectiveness of environmental education in changing behavior is a source of optimism and inspiration around the Salish Sea.

Commentary: Bellingham’s challenges are in recruiting and retaining police officers, not lack of funding.

How do you plan for the future water supply when you don’t have all the information?

A cultural shift is underway from traditional burials and cremations to terramation, a composting process, and aquamation, a water-based process.

There are only a few Asian markets in Whatcom and Skagit counties, but these small stores provide a rich variety of Asian foods—and a taste of cultures as well.

Commentary: Meet Sandy Hart, who may have one of the most interesting jobs in Bellingham.