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Being a singer can be confusing. And exhilarating. Just ask Gregory Carroll, who's had both experiences.

For years, the native of Des Moines, Wash., was a baritone, though some teachers believed him to be a tenor. Finally, Carroll followed the destiny of his voice with help from Jane…

In a corner classroom at one of Seattle's lowest-achieving schools, Ms. Coxon has dubbed her fourth-graders the Stanford Class of 2023.

Signs above the classroom door greet her 9- and 10-year-olds as the future students of her beloved alma mater and announce…

Veterans Day has an international flavor for Ron and Barbara Crabtree of Lynden.

That can happen with four boys stationed near and far in the military.

For their latest family outing, Ron and Barbara are off to Egypt, and maybe to South Korea, too.

And the idea is spreading. Ask Ryan Hashagen.

"We just got off the Metrolink in San Diego," Hashagen, 28, panted into his cell phone Oct. 14. "Now we're about to catch the bus from Oceanside to San Diego. Tomorrow we'll cross the border and start catching buses to…

Mariah Reese, Executive Director of the Lelooska Foundation, and niece of Chief Lelooska, reports that there has been a rebirth of culture along the West Coast. Pacific tribes have recovered many ceremonial masks over the last few decades, and work has begun on recreating ceremonial houses. She’…

Jenny Keller turned a sweet marketing idea into Hollywood fame.

She baked and decorated cookies, cupcakes and a cake for celebrity Tori Spelling in Los Angeles.

Keller, who lives in Marysville, created her company, Jenny Cookies, four…

Conservative Bellingham businessman Tony Larson will become the next Whatcom County Council member after being swept into office on a national tide of tea party victories.

Larson was leading Whatcom County Planning Commissioner Jean Melious 57 percent to 43 percent after the first results…