From the newsroom

Yesterday, we shared that CDN is officially a Report for America (RFA) host newsroom! RFA is a national service program that matches local newsrooms with reporters who work to provide in-depth coverage on under-reported issues — for us that's health care and public health.

Owen Racer will join our newsroom in July to cover this new beat in Whatcom and Skagit counties.

Racer has written stories for KFF Health News in Brooklyn, New York, and New Orleans. He also has a master's degree in journalism with a concentration in health and science reporting from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. You can read more about Owen in our announcement.

As a requirement of the RFA program, CDN is gearing up to launch our community fundraising campaign officially. This campaign will help pay a portion of the salary and benefits for this new position.

The name of this new campaign — Checking the Pulse of Local Health Care — was created with you in mind and you're the first to know!

I can't wait to share more details at our booth during Ski to Sea and give out special prizes — did someone say Bellingham Bells tickets — for those who donate on the spot!

If you aren't participating in this weekend's festivities, you can make a tax-deductible donation at our website.

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Today's news

The Whatcom-Skagit Housing site sits under construction May 15. The nonprofit requires participants not only to work on their own house, but to help everyone else who is part of the build. (Isaac Stone Simonelli/Cascadia Daily News)

Whatcom-Skagit Housing program facing federal funding cuts

Man gets 16 years in prison for 2023 murder of 'kind' homeless Bellingham man

Glacier battery storage site, once cutting edge, now source of frustration for residents

Bellingham brunch spot to live on under new ownership

Bellingham student: It's up to my generation and the next to protect national parks

New to Bellingham? Here's what you need to know about Ski to Sea

Faces of the race: Competing in Ski to Sea since 1997, duo takes on canoe leg with new marathon boat

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Things to do

Whatcom Youth Pride parade members hold a flag stating "love wins" as they pass by a mural by Gretchen Leggitt in downtown Bellingham. This year's event takes place on May 31 in downtown Bellingham. (Cocoa Laney/Cascadia Daily News)

Cocoa's picks: Dahlias, drag panels and Whatcom Youth Pride

Live music calendar: May 23–June 1, 2025

Sports calendar: May 23–June 1, 2025

Weekly Watchdog: May 23–29, 2025

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