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Sudden tragedy: 75 years ago, a massive avalanche on Mount Baker killed six WWU climbers

The weather on Mount Baker was warm and clear 75 years ago, much like the recent glorious sunshine that has bathed Whatcom County.

It was July 22, 1939, a Saturday.

Early that morning, before dawn, 25 members of a climbing party…

2014-07-21
Colleges deploy complex alert systems in emergencies

It’s a grim fact of life today that colleges across the country are under a constant state of vigilance, prepared to go into emergency mode if a shooter begins firing bullets on campus, as happened at Seattle Pacific University Thursday.

But although it may seem…

2014-06-09
New suicide prevention program searching for name 2014-06-03
After injury, a reminder about sign placement on campus 2014-05-14
Photos: Harrington Field nears completion 2014-04-23
Flags lowered in memory of mudslide victims 2014-04-18
WWU to conduct Western Alert test April 10 2014-04-04
Video: Winter quarter highlights 2014-04-04
Photos: Spring quarter, day one 2014-04-02
Bellingham photographer Tore Ofteness honored for his aerial images

It was a cold day with scattered clouds in November 1994 when Tore Ofteness went aloft and shot one of the most memorable photographs of Bellingham.

He was riding in a small plane about 5,000 feet above Lummi Island when he pointed his camera toward Bellingham. Behind the city, beyond the…

2014-03-31
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