A Lummi Island resident is suing Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu, Public Works Department Director Elizabeth Kosa, and Whatcom County over Sidhu’s recent executive order raising ferry rates ...

Earle’s lawsuit claims the county violated the county charter and codes by including nearly $800,000 in emergency repairs and expansions to the Lummi Island ferry’s dolphins as operating costs in the ...

Fares for the Lummi Island Ferry will be more expensive as ticket prices are scheduled to increase, beginning Aug. 23. A news release from Whatcom County stated that the decision is based on the ...

LUMMI ISLAND, Wash. — The ferry is the only way the people of Lummi Island can get to the mainland. It's is a lifeline for the 800 or so people living on the island; a lifeline that could soon get ...

LUMMI ISLAND, Wash. — It's an area that's been feeding souls for centuries. "We're on Lummi Island. This is Legoe Bay right out here," said long-time Lummi resident Riley Starks. "Even before settlers ...

A pending Lummi Island ferry rate hike will be allowed to take effect June 1, while a lawsuit filed by an island resident seeking to stop the fare increase will head to trial in several months. At a ...

In the Spotlight is a Bellingham Herald series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about. Story idea? Email newsroom@bellinghamherald.com. A pending Lummi Island ferry ...