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Whidbey Islander Zach Van Lue's Facebook wall is filled with good wishes. The 34-year-old Zach, born and raised on South Whidbey, is living in Egypt with his wife Basma Kamal.

Zach and his wife live in a houseboat on the Nile River in Cairo, where he's a…

Western Washington University graduates Molly (LeFerriere) Morgan, 24, and Jeff Morgan, 25, of Tri-Cities were adamant about having a Whatcom County wedding before they left their beloved college town of Bellingham.

Seattle native and longtime Bellingham vocalist and keyboardist Dana Little, a member of the acoustic trio Late Tuesday, which formed in 2000 and is now on semi-hiatus, celebrates the release of her solo CD, "Patterns," at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the American Museum of Radio and…

Bill Wilson, who has been superintendent of Greeley County USD 200 for 13 years, has been named superintendent of Scott County USD 466.
"We are extremely happy," said USD 466 school board president Eric Erven. "I was very pleased we were able to put a deal together…

The two-hospital John Muir Health system said Thursday it has named Calvin “Cal” Knight as its new president and chief executive officer, effective April 4.

Knight, currently president and chief operating officer at Seattle’s Swedish Health Services, will succeed longtime CEO Ken Anderson…

Carrie Hite, a Woodway High School graduate, has returned to Edmonds to campaign for healthy lifestyles in the community as the city's new director of the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services department. Her first day on the job was Jan. 10.

Cori Kauk arrived to handshakes, hugs and flowers to start in the top job at the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank last week.

The former Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department recreation coordinator brings experience from pitching in at women’s shelters and…

It almost goes without saying that a substantial number of people work because they have to, not because they want to; that's why it's called work. Bellevue resident Myrtle Royse, 93, is not one of those people.

Born near Portland, Ore., but a long-time…

Living the dream is a little harder than you think.

After rocking the house at Seattle’s High Dive, North Bend’s Austin Jenckes played Tacoma, Long Beach, San Francisco and L.A., tearing the microphone apart with his soulful, strong, honest songs with shades of…

Vancouver resident Dina Elizabeth Hovde, who worked at The Columbian for a decade as an editorial writer, sustained serious head injuries in a Jan. 11 skiing accident on Mount Hood in Oregon.