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Blaine travels south to face Squalicum’s boys basketball team on Jan 2. Both teams are looking to build a handful of win...
12/27/2025

Blaine travels south to face Squalicum’s boys basketball team on Jan 2. Both teams are looking to build a handful of wins with younger, less experienced rosters this season before the schedule gets tougher.

Both teams are younger squads looking for a much-needed win

12/26/2025

As Opus Performing Arts' artistic director, Brooke Evans directs the ballet school's annual performance of "The Nutcracker."

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The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is considered a sacred place for the Native Gwich’in people. It’s also ground zero i...
12/26/2025

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is considered a sacred place for the Native Gwich’in people. It’s also ground zero in the decades-long battle over oil drilling.

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is ground zero for decades-long battle over oil drilling

In just one year, Samish Elementary doubled the number of students who consistently met grade-level standards in math.
12/26/2025

In just one year, Samish Elementary doubled the number of students who consistently met grade-level standards in math.

The school doubled its passing marks in state assessments in one year

Nearly 90 roads have reopened since flooding in mid-December as WSDOT construction crews repair highways.
12/26/2025

Nearly 90 roads have reopened since flooding in mid-December as WSDOT construction crews repair highways.

Mount Baker Highway is open and temporary alternating is in place

Washington state received an emergency disaster declaration following historic flooding in mid-December. But what's the ...
12/26/2025

Washington state received an emergency disaster declaration following historic flooding in mid-December. But what's the likelihood the federal government will help the state recover from the flooding in a year that has seen seismic shifts to FEMA?

The Trump administration remains fickle with its disaster declarations

Skagit County is reminding flood survivors they have until Monday to fill out initial damage assessment forms for those ...
12/26/2025

Skagit County is reminding flood survivors they have until Monday to fill out initial damage assessment forms for those impacted by the historic December flooding.

Whatcom residents should also fill out the forms that will help determine aid

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a public health emergency Wednesday over this month’s flooding in W...
12/26/2025

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a public health emergency Wednesday over this month’s flooding in Washington state, the Washington State Standard reports.

Ferguson plans to ask for major disaster declaration from Trump

Super Duper Teriyaki is among the most reliable local spots for sampling Washington state's spin on fast food.
12/26/2025

Super Duper Teriyaki is among the most reliable local spots for sampling Washington state's spin on fast food.

Hole-in-the-wall eatery specializes in Washington's unique spin on fast food

"Flooding is natural. Damage from flooding is not," Bob Freitag, a University of Washington expert of flood mitigation, ...
12/25/2025

"Flooding is natural. Damage from flooding is not," Bob Freitag, a University of Washington expert of flood mitigation, writes in a Cascadia Daily News guest commentary. Even in an age of accelerated flooding, five "proven lines of defense" can and should be embraced by the public, Freitag writes.

Today’s floods are a window into our future; resiliency is imperative

Here at CDN HQ, we estimate we've published at least 2,500 stories this year. Here are some we can't stop thinking about...
12/25/2025

Here at CDN HQ, we estimate we've published at least 2,500 stories this year. Here are some we can't stop thinking about.

We published 2,500-plus stories this year. Here are ones we can't stop thinking about

This new cookbook highlights more than 50 recipes by U.S. immigrants.
12/25/2025

This new cookbook highlights more than 50 recipes by U.S. immigrants.

"Kitchens of Hope" evokes foodie memories from CDN staff, plus a recipe for tres leches cake

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