Cascadia Daily News

Cascadia Daily News is a community-focused newspaper that operates from a physical newsroom in Bellingham, Washington, staffed by local journalists, columnists, editors, and visual storytellers. The digital version of CDN launched on January 24, 2022, followed by the release of its first weekly print edition on March 2, 2022. This newspaper is part of Cascadia Newspapers LLC, which is entirely owned and supported by David Syre, a fourth-generation resident of Whatcom County. We provide news updates throughout the day on our website, cascadiadaily.com, every day of the week. Our weekly print edition is available at various newsstands and retail outlets, sent by mail to subscribers, and accessible as a print-replica e-edition every Wednesday morning. We're continually exploring new ways to deliver news to our readers.

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Pork-stuffed tofu packs flavor and spice

6 days ago | cascadiadaily.com | Hannah Green

I first had the idea for this recipe when I hosted a dumpling-themed dinner party and invited a guest who is gluten-free. Instead of searching (fruitlessly, I suspected) for a gluten-free wrapper that works just like my favorite brand, I hollowed out cubes of tofu to hold the same pork filling I was using in my slightly more traditional dumplings.
Education investments in state budget bring some good news for special ed | Cascadia Daily News

6 days ago | cascadiadaily.com | Charlotte Alden

After months of advocacy, education funding in this year’s state budget was a letdown for many local educational leaders. But there’s one bright spot: special education. For years, the amount of special education funding a district received was capped at a percentage of students: This year, the cap is 16%. For example, Nooksack Valley School District has about 17.8% of students receiving special education.
Two suspects arrested in connection to early Sunday morning kidnapping

6 days ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

Bellingham Police arrested one person involved in a kidnapping that happened early on Sunday, May 4. A second suspect remains hospitalized from injuries sustained during his arrest.
Coastal jam held to honor missing and murdered Indigenous people in Lummi Nation

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

LUMMI NATION — For nearly two hours, Lummi children and adults danced and sang as part of a coastal jam to remember missing and murdered Indigenous people from across the tribal nation, as well as the U.S. and Canada. And while the Thursday, May 8 event marked a somber occasion, it was also meant to bring healing and “good medicine” to those in attendance and those who’ve been impacted by the MMIP crisis.
Alexarc Mastema and Dana Maher: Moderators of Bellingham subreddit

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Julia Tellman

What was your Reddit journey? Alexarc: I’ve been online since I was a kid. I enjoy online communities and seeing how people react and the interactions people have. I joined Reddit in 2012 or 2011. It was only a few years old at that point. [Around 2019, after r/Bellingham cycled through several moderators] suddenly I was a head moderator. It was quite the learning curve, and especially learning how to moderate almost 70,000 people. Dana: I joined in the middle of the pandemic.
Bellingham driver's license office slammed with residents seeking REAL ID on deadline

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Julia Tellman

At 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, the day the federal REAL ID law finally went into effect, the wait time for walk-in appointments at the Bellingham branch of the Washington State Department of Licensing was three hours as residents scrambled to get their enhanced identification. The REAL ID Act of 2005 set minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and state identification cards.
Road crews to begin removing boulders, debris from Chuckanut Drive rockslide

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

Washington State Department of Transportation crews will work six days a week to remove boulders blocking a portion of Chuckanut Drive after a massive April rockslide. The slide, estimated to be 150 feet long by 30 feet deep, has left nearby businesses struggling. The section of road will remain closed through June while crews work to break down and remove the largest boulders, said RB McKeon, a spokesperson for WSDOT.
Murder of young Bellingham couple remains unsolved 28 years later

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Eric Trent

Kermit Hanowell can still remember that winter night vividly — the night he learned his younger sister had been murdered. Hanowell was 23 years old and living in Oregon on Jan. 7, 1997, when his mother, Clare Doerksen, called and said police told her two bodies had been found in Bellingham — and they were pretty sure one was his sister, Brandi Hanowell. “I remember saying something to the effect of, ‘Wait, can you say that again?
Skagit memorial service honors those who have no survivors or funds for a funeral

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Julia Tellman

Donna Bury hadn’t seen her oldest son Benjamin for two years when police came to her door in La Conner in June 2024 to tell her he was dead. After several years of sobriety, he had fallen prey once again to his drug and alcohol addiction and severed ties with his family. She assumed Ben had left Washington for California, but it turns out he was much closer to home — his body was found behind the IHOP in Mount Vernon.
Port terminates Harcourt's development rights at Bellingham waterfront

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

The Port of Bellingham and Irish company Harcourt Development are breaking up after 10 years of grandiose ideas, broken promises and four buildings, two of which remain unfinished. Colloquially referred to as a “divorce,” the ousting of Harcourt provides the opportunity to rethink the waterfront’s future in the eyes of some Bellingham visionaries.