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Mid-year money check: What your credit utilization says about you
Freedom Debt Relief reports that credit utilization affects scores; keep it under 30% for better credit health and check ...
WSP issues MIPA alert for Bellingham teen last seen Tuesday night
The Washington State Patrol on Tuesday night issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) for Abriana Powell, 15, of ...
The renter suburb: Renters outnumber owners in 203 suburbs in largest US metros
In America's 20 largest metros, there are nearly 1,500 suburbs with a population higher than 10,000. According to Point2Homes ...
Paying rent by credit card in WA: Do you have to pay a processing fee, too?
Processing fees for tenants who are required to make online rent payments can add to the cost of living. Is it actually legal ...
Whatcom’s ‘Start-Up Business of the Year’ moving to Bellingham waterfront site
Undated file photo of John and Rose Neeter at Neeter House of Luxury, which opened Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, at 21 Bellwether ...
Marco Rubio is my generation’s best hope to handle the Iran conflict right | Opinion
Rubio is a traditional foreign policy realist, a classical conservative surrounded by other advisors who range from ...
Health officials confirm Whatcom County’s first two measles cases of 2025
Whatcom County has confirmed its first case of measles for 2025, according to a June 20 news release from Whatcom County Health and Community Services (WCHCS).
Drones spot ‘first evidence’ of orcas making tools, study says. ‘Remarkable’
The discovery — published June 23 in Current Biology — constitutes the “first evidence” recorded of tool-making by marine mammals. “ We were amazed when we first noticed this,” Michael Weiss, the ...