Cascadia Daily News

12/13/2025

Bellingham-based nonprofit Wild Whatcom is tapping into a new outdoors recreation community with its latest program, BIPOC Walks, a free monthly outdoor event for Black, Indigenous and people of color.

BIPOC Walks is a monthly outdoors event for Black, Indigenous and people of color

12/13/2025

Jessie Edgil provides her mending services for free. The opportunity to mend a quilt or an item of clothing is one way Edgil finds community in her new city.

CDN's weekly community profile

12/13/2025

Waters, be they placid, as in much of the year, or raging, as in the past week, have long defined existence for people living in the nation's upper left corner, writes Ron Judd, CDN's executive editor, noting in his weekly column that scars from this week's historic flooding in northwest Washington are likely to run deep and fade slowly.

NW WA's recurring record floods leave deep marks — on the land and the soul

12/13/2025

Gov. Bob Ferguson confirmed Friday morning that Washington state's request for federal emergency assistance was approved.

In Whatcom County, there were 20 water rescues throughout Everson, Nooksack and Sumas on Wednesday night. On Thursday night, Search and Rescue had more than 40 calls for rescue. Nine people were rescued on Thursday in Skagit County.

Another atmospheric river is approaching western Washington. The storm is expected to start Sunday night and last into next week, bringing up to 3–4 inches of rain for the Cascades region in Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties.

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12/12/2025

While Saturday may bring sun to Skagit and Whatcom counties, another atmospheric river is expected to start dumping rain on western Washington Sunday night. Rivers could reach flood stage again and there's a possibility for landslides as soil continues to be moisture laden.

Next storm expected to start Sunday, could drop 4 inches of rain in Whatcom, Skagit counties

12/12/2025

Across Whatcom County, people were evacuated on Wednesday and Thursday as floodwater swallowed towns. Now, the Nooksack River has receded and residents are returning, frustrated and defeated, to waterlogged homes.

Whatcom County communities express frustration; ‘Sumas is always forgotten’

12/12/2025

Parts of Angela Hansen's house and property flooded when the Gages Slough overflowed this morning. Family and friends gathered at her house mid-morning with kayaks to help rescue Hansen's chickens in her coop.

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12/12/2025

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four individuals in Sumas on Thursday.

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4 individuals were rescued by the Coast Guard Thursday; they were uninjured

12/12/2025

Washington state's request for federal emergency assistance was approved, Gov. Bob Ferguson confirmed this morning.

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12/12/2025

Eleven significant floods have hit Whatcom County in the past century, while the Skagit River has reached flood stage more than 60 times in the same time frame. Residents have painful memories of past disasters.

Thousands have now evacuated their homes across the region

12/12/2025

Overflowing rivers in Whatcom and Skagit counties are beginning to recede early Friday, Dec. 12 after peaking at record levels.

Mount Vernon's flood wall did "exactly what it's supposed to do" last night, said Eddie Brown, operator 3 in the city's street department. The wall holds back the water in the river, letting in some at the bottom to drain in the catch basin and through the bricks on Main Street, Brown said.

Sumas remains inaccessible as of Friday morning, the city posted. Water is running over the bridge through the middle of town.

Everson Mayor John Perry said Friday morning the city is beginning to transition from response to recovery.

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12/12/2025

The City of Burlington issued an evacuation order Friday morning as the Gages Slough overflowed. Meanwhile, the Nooksack and Skagit Rivers are quickly starting to recede after cresting over the last 24 hours. Check back for live updates throughout the day.

The Nooksack River in Whatcom County is starting to recede