Orcas sighted about 7 p.m. June 29 from Jorgensen Pier in Blaine.

Blaine’s Old-Fashioned Fourth of July will bring Independence Day celebrations into full swing on July 4 in downtown Blaine. There will be something for everyone at the all-day event … ...

The Northern Light: June 26-July 2, 2025. Hill resigns from Blaine City Council, city looks to fill seat before November election. Blaine’s Old-Fashioned Fourth of July expected to bring thousands ...

The city of Blaine is accepting applicants to serve several months on Blaine City Council after Mike Hill announced his resignation from the at-large position. Hill resigned from council on June … ...

U.S. Representative Rick Larsen met with detained farmworker activist and union organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Tacoma on June ...

Blaine Youth Sports is hosting its first Golf Classic on July 11 at North Bellingham Golf Course. All proceeds for the charity event will go toward Blaine Youth Sports, which organizes athletic teams ...

Lions Camp Horizon (LCH), the overnight summer camp providing community for all ages of campers with developmental and physical disabilities, has new leadership. Thanks to fundraising from the … ...

The first measles case of 2025 was confirmed in Whatcom County on June 20 and a second person, a family member in the same household, later tested positive. The Whatcom County Health and … ...

The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce celebrated the start of summer break for Blaine area families with its annual Birch Bay Kite Festival on June 21 and June 22 at Birch Bay State Park. Children were … ...

The Editor: There is a legal U.S. flag code. The code was created by the American Legion in 1923 and Congress made it law in 1942. The code is: Sunrise to sunset: The flag should be … ...

The Northern Light: June 26-July 2, 2025. Hill resigns from Blaine City Council, city looks to fill seat before November election. Blaine’s Old-Fashioned Fourth of July expected to bring thousands ...

Colin Hawkins is filling a void in the Blaine area’s summer ice cream supply. Hawkins, a lead assistant cook at Blaine school ...