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Yeager’s Marks 105 Years of Business This Weekend in Bellingham Yeager's Sporting Goods basement showroom floor in Bellingham, stocked with boats from an earlier era of the store's 105-year history.

Yeager's Sporting Goods basement showroom floor in Bellingham, stocked with boats from an earlier era of the store's 105-year history.

Yeager’s Marks 105 Years of Business This Weekend in Bellingham

Brian Henderson September 3, 2026

Celebrate 105 Years of Outdoor Adventures This Weekend at Yeager's Sporting Goods

Bellingham SWAT Training Ends With Surprise Orca Sighting An orca surfaces in Bellingham Bay moments after Bellingham SWAT officers wrapped up ferry training with the U.S. Coast Guard.

An orca surfaces in Bellingham Bay moments after Bellingham SWAT officers wrapped up ferry training with the U.S. Coast Guard.

Bellingham SWAT Training Ends With Surprise Orca Sighting

Brian Henderson August 21, 2026

Members of the Bellingham Police Department SWAT team worked with the U.S. Coast Guard to train for...

Outdoor Report: Last Days of Summer Bring Halibut and Salmon Brian Henderson of PNW Daily and Chris Hamilton of Yeager's Sporting Goods hold up coho caught on the Nooksack River on Oct. 1, 2024.

Brian Henderson of PNW Daily and Chris Hamilton of Yeager's Sporting Goods hold up coho caught on the Nooksack River on Oct. 1, 2024.

Outdoor Report: Last Days of Summer Bring Halibut and Salmon

Brian Henderson August 12, 2026

The 2026 summer halibut fishery is about to reopen across several Washington marine areas, salmon opportunities are...

SR 9 Closes for a Week Near Mount Vernon Starting Aug. 12 SR 9 near Mount Vernon closes for seven days starting Aug. 12 as WSDOT crews replace a fish barrier in a $5.7 million project.

SR 9 near Mount Vernon closes for seven days starting Aug. 12 as WSDOT crews replace a fish barrier in a $5.7 million project.

SR 9 Closes for a Week Near Mount Vernon Starting Aug. 12

Brian Henderson August 11, 2026

Drivers heading between Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley will need to plan around a seven-day SR 9 closure...

Secret Meetings and Missing Records Expose a Broken WDFW Commission A WDFW Commission investigation found secret meetings, missing public records and private coordination on policy, motions and votes. Commision members are seen here as meet to discuss wildlife management.

A WDFW Commission investigation found secret meetings, missing public records and private coordination on policy, motions and votes. Commision members are seen here as meet to discuss wildlife management.

Secret Meetings and Missing Records Expose a Broken WDFW Commission

Brian Henderson August 3, 2026

“The evidence establishes that commissioners engaged in serial meetings that violated the Open Public Meetings Act,” investigator...

Yeager’s Sporting Goods Marks 105 Years as Fall Salmon Arrive Wyatt Uhrig, left, stands with his mother, Kristin Uhrig, and brother, Jed Uhrig, outside Yeager’s Sporting Goods in Bellingham. Wyatt now serves as the store’s general manager.

Wyatt Uhrig, left, stands with his mother, Kristin Uhrig, and brother, Jed Uhrig, outside Yeager’s Sporting Goods in Bellingham. Wyatt now serves as the store’s general manager.

Yeager’s Sporting Goods Marks 105 Years as Fall Salmon Arrive

Brian Henderson July 31, 2026

Saturday, Aug. 1, marks one of the biggest turning points on Washington's fishing calendar. The Buoy 10...

Marine Area 7 Gets More King Days as Baker Sockeye Falls Short Chris Hamilton of Yeager’s Sporting Goods shows off a limit of Lake Samish kokanee caught Tuesday morning.

Chris Hamilton of Yeager’s Sporting Goods shows off a limit of Lake Samish kokanee caught Tuesday morning.

Marine Area 7 Gets More King Days as Baker Sockeye Falls Short

Brian Henderson July 23, 2026

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday that Marine Area 7, covering the San Juan...

Heat Advisory in Effect Across Whatcom and Skagit Counties The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures reaching 91 degrees in Bellingham and 92 degrees in Lynden on Wednesday, July 22, as a heat advisory continues across the region.

The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures reaching 91 degrees in Bellingham and 92 degrees in Lynden on Wednesday, July 22, as a heat advisory continues across the region.

Heat Advisory in Effect Across Whatcom and Skagit Counties

Brian Henderson July 22, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts a high near 91 degrees in Bellingham and 92 degrees in Lynden....

Marine Area 7 Chinook and Summer Crabbing Season Opens Chris Hamilton of Yeager's Sporting Goods holds up a salmon caught off Whidbey Island. Marine Area 9 opens for three days this week, July 16, 17, and 18 for hatchery chinook.

Chris Hamilton of Yeager's Sporting Goods holds up a salmon caught off Whidbey Island. Marine Area 9 opens for three days this week, July 16, 17, and 18 for hatchery chinook.

Marine Area 7 Chinook and Summer Crabbing Season Opens

Brian Henderson July 16, 2026

Reports from Marine Area 9 on Thursday morning suggested the action lived up to the anticipation, with...

Stage 2 Burn Ban Takes Effect Friday Amid Red Flag Warning Smoke from wildfires burning across Washington creates a light haze around Mount Baker as Whatcom County prepares to implement a Stage 2 Burn Ban amid elevated wildfire danger and a Red Flag Warning.