Bellingham Herald

Bellingham, Washington, United StatesEnglish

The Bellingham Herald is a daily newspaper serving Bellingham and Whatcom County in Washington State. Founded in 1890, it provides comprehensive coverage of local news, politics, and community events. Owned by McClatchy, it remains the primary source of journalism for the northern Puget Sound region.

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Operating primarily as a single-daily media market, the local press landscape relies on a historic corporate-owned paper supplemented by specialized regional and collegiate reporting. The McClatchy-owned Bellingham Herald serves as the dominant daily news source for the broader Whatcom County region, possessing a continuous publication history that dates back to 1890. Business and economic news is tracked by the Bellingham Business Journal, while the Western Front provides independent, student-produced journalism originating from the campus of Western Washington University. Paperboy lists 3 newspapers in Bellingham.