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News, Time, and Weather

QUICK LINKS: Breaking News and Current Hot TopicsLocal NewsNews from International SourcesOut of State NewspapersNews in other Languages, Historic News Events and Newspaper ArticlesGateways,   Weather Forecasts, Flood Information and EmergenciesTime of Day,   TV/Radio and Online News  

Breaking News and Current Hot Topics

  CNN
  MSNBC: One of the most frequently updated news sites
  NewsHub-Headline News Every 15 Minutes
  NewsLibrary: News Wires Includes Scripps-Howard News Service and Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
  Reuters
   

Local News

  All Point Bulletin: the community newspaper for Pt.
Roberts
  Bellingham Business Journal
  Bellingham Herald
  Bellingham Weekly
  Business Pulse magazine
  KOMO ABC 4 - Seattle
  Lynden Tribune
  Mt. Baker Experience
  Northern Light: the community newspaper for Blaine,
Birch Bay, and Semiahmoo
  Northwest Citizen
  Seattle Times
  Washington State Newspapers
  Whatcom Independent
  Whatcom Watch

News from International Sources

  Access Middle East
  BBC-British Broadcasting Co.
  Canada.com Access to Canadian news online
  CBC-Canadian news
  International Herald Tribune
  WorldNews.com Top news stories from international
sources
  World Newspapers

Out of State Newspapers

  LA Times
  New York Times
  NewsDirectory : search for online newspapers & 
magazines by title, subject and geographic area. Includes trade magazines and searchable archives.
  USA Today
  Washington Post

 

News in Other Languages

  ABYZ News Links Links to online news sources from 
around the world. It is primarily composed of newspapers but also includes many broadcast stations, internet services, magazines, and press agencies. Searchable.
  Open Directory: News News links by language.
  WorldNews.com Search for news events in many different languages

Historic News Events and Newspaper Articles

  NewsLibrary Search for old newspaper articles by words
or phrases. Articles can be ordered through library
interlibrary loan or purchased from web site.
  Newspaper Archives on the Web Links to newspaper
archives from around the world
  September 11, 2001: news archive

Gateways

  Excite News Search Search for current news articles from over 350 online resources, includes photographs and news wires.
  Newslink Directory of news sites including top sites, newspapers, TV/Radio and magazines, arranged by region and type.
  Poynter.org Links to the News
  NewsStation New links by category - top news, daily papers, home, international, business, entertainment, tabloids, alternative 
  Open Directory: News News links by subject, region, media type. News links by language.
  TotalNEWS: News Search Engine

Forecasts, Flood Information and Emergencies

  Bellingham: Weather Underground
  Cascade Volcano Observatory (USGS)
  Climatic Extremes and Weather Events
  Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration Technical Bulletins
  Mount Baker (USGS site)-current volcanic activity and links to other seismic reports
  National Flood Insurance Publications
  National Weather Service: Seattle Climate Information and Forecasts from NOAA
  National Wind Technology Center
  Nooksack River Information-Middle Fork-Deming
  North County Weather-Canadian Weather for British Columbia
  Pacific Northwest Earthquake Information
  United States Weather Pages-forecasts by zip code
  Washington State Climate Summaries
  Washington Warnings
  Western Regional Climate Center: National forecasts, historical climate summaries and much more.
  Whatcom County -- Emergency Management
  Whatcom County Public Works -- River and Flood Division (includes early flood warnings, flood hazard management planning and more.)

Time of Day

  Official U.S. Time
  WorldTime

 

TV/ Radio Networks and Online News

  ABC News
  CBS News
  C-SPAN
  ESPN SportsZone
  Fox News
  Google News
  PBS Online NewsHour