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Traffic will be limited to one lane on Bill McDonald Parkway as crews begin work on a new traffic signal at 25th Street.

The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, through Friday, July 16. During subsequent weeks, work will take place during the same hours Monday…

In the jargon of this tech-savvy age, it has been dubbed "iPod oblivion" - and Australian police say it can be lethal for pedestrians and cyclists, alike.

Earlier this month a 45-year old cyclist rode into the path of a tram while listening to his iPod in Victoria, Australia. While the rider was lucky enough to escape with minor injuries, the accident has prompted the state to warn cyclists of the dangers of ‘iPod oblivion’, reports the BBC.

"The low bid for the project to install a traffic signal at Bill McDonald Parkway and 25th Street came in 48 percent below the engineer's estimate.

Oceanside Construction, based in Bellingham, bid $239,000 to do the work, which also involves installing left-turn lanes along the…

"If there were a poster child for pedestrian cell-phone hazards, Paige Odebralski might just be it.

In January, the Riverside teen was so absorbed in a phone conversation after school that she tripped on a dirt path, fell down and scraped her knee."

"Someone, or some group, is illegally building mountain biking trails and jumps in the Sehome Hill Arboretum, causing erosion and hurting the native vegetation.

Now, the city of Bellingham and Western Washington University hope the public will help find those responsible and put an…