Cascadia Daily News

5 days ago | cascadiadaily.com | Finn Wendt

If you’ve spotted a little wide-eyed, colorful figure peeking out from a downtown Bellingham nook, congratulations — you’re a quarter of the way through the city’s newest scavenger hunt. The four sculptures are part of “Find Billy!,” a public art installation by the Seahurst, King County, art studio Uckiood, and the latest project from the city’s Downtown Activation and Beautification Program.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Julia Tellman

Skeletal human remains were discovered on Interstate 5 near Lakeway Drive on Tuesday. Washington State Patrol is in the midst of investigating the remains. Commenters on social media described seeing first responders gathering in the vegetated margin next to the interstate on Tuesday afternoon. WSP District 7 Public Information Officer Kelsey Harding confirmed by email on June 19 that WSP had responded to a report of the discovery of skeletal remains at 12:30 p.m. on June 17.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Elliott Almond

SEATTLE — The commotion started with thousands of chanting and singing soccer aficionados outside Lumen Field as it often does for devotees of Seattle Sounders FC. The human parade along Occidental Avenue on Sunday, June 15 in SoDo displayed the green-and-blue palette of the home team as fans sang slogans and raised banners that symbolized their allegiance to one of the most successful teams in Major League Soccer.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

One person was stabbed in the back late Tuesday morning during a fight in downtown Bellingham, according to police. Bellingham Police Department officers responded to an assault around 11:36 a.m. in the 600 block of Dupont St., said Claudia Murphy, a patrol lieutenant in an emailed statement. Officers found a 39-year-old male on the ground with two stab wounds to his back. The victim was transported to PeaceHealth St. Joseph’s Hospital with serious injuries. He’s expected to recover.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

The public will have the opportunity once again to weigh in on whether the Port of Bellingham Board of Commissioners should expand its membership from three to five members. During the Tuesday, June 17 regular meeting, Commissioner Michael Shepard instructed staff to prepare a discussion on expansion in July. Commissioner Ken Bell added that he wanted to see a resolution prepared for the meeting that commissioners could then vote on to trigger the process for an expansion election.