iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Some early morning justice news out of Whatcom County today: The County is looking to purchase 19-acres of land in Bellingham for the new jail, jettisoning the current location in Ferndale..

cascadiadaily.com

Under budget crunch, Whatcom County chooses new jail site in Bellingham city limits | Cascadia Daily News

19 acres of land on Hannegan Road could save county $2.5M in construction costs

120

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Today @cascadiadaily.com launched a way for the public to tell us when they witness an immigration-related detainment. Help us tell the stories of our immigrant neighbors.

011

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Our reporting and our Slack as well cities' communication posts made creating the timeline so much easier than I anticipated.

020

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Was on CBC Vancouver Early Edition this morning to talk about the recent flooding in Washington and all the work the @cascadiadaily.com has been doing. You can read our (free!) coverage on our website www.cascadiadaily.com

040

Reposted by Annie Todd

Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 07/12/2025

Unidentified remains — later given the moniker Skagit River Russell — were found floating outside of Mount Vernon in 1991. No one knew who he was or where he came from. Nearly 34 years later, the state is trying to identify him with the help of forensic anthropologist, Dr. Andrew Seidel.

Mount Vernon Cemetery staff prepare to cover Skagit River Russell’s grave after exhuming his remains. (Santiago Ochoa/Cascadia Daily News)

1102

Reposted by Annie Todd

Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 27/11/2025

Officials say the suspect in custody for the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members on Wednesday, Nov. 26, had been living in Bellingham.

cascadiadaily.com

Officials: National Guard shooting suspect lived in Bellingham, drove across country for attack | Cascadia Daily News

Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal entered the U.S. in 2021

183

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Two men were detained by immigration agents within days of each other in Bellingham. Except this time, agents followed the men into their court hearings prior to their arrests.

cascadiadaily.com

ICE arrests two men near courthouses in Bellingham, apparently violating state law | Cascadia Daily News

Washington law prohibits immigration-related arrests within 1 mile of a court facility

030

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

We @cascadiadaily.com are calling the Port of Bellingham commission race for newcomer Carly James. She'll be the second woman to sit on the commission during its century-plus of existence. Also, expanding the commission is going to happen too!

cascadiadaily.com

Update: Carly James apparent winner of Port of Bellingham commission; expansion passes | Cascadia Daily News

Business owner Carly James has small lead over incumbent Ken Bell as of Thursday

040

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

There's a lot that goes into a fish stick, from the hands, nets and pots that catch the halibut, salmon and crab. Not to mention the months spent away from family on seas that can turn friendly to dangerous within moments. Fisher poets spoke about their experiences last night.

cascadiadaily.com

Poets, songwriters tell tales of lives lived and lost at sea for Bellingham's SeaFeast | Cascadia Daily News

Six regional fishers share their experiences at annual Fish Tales and Ales event

010

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I’d like to apologize to my neighbors for the yelling during the last five minutes to the Bills game 🦬

110

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Back in mid-July, @cascadiadaily.com got emails and voicemails about low flying helicopters over neighborhoods. Even my editor's house got buzzed.

131

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

D&D is so fun. One moment your friend is entertaining the whole town with their busking like a fantasy version of Bob Dylan. The next moment you’re facing down an undead entity that’s a cross between the Bog Man and Nosferatu

060

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I spent an hour last week at Community Court, which the City of Bellingham hails as a problem-solving court. Rather than handing out jail sentences, participants get a case plan that can see their misdemeanor charge dismissed at the end of the program.

cascadiadaily.com

In Bellingham Community Court, justice meets empathy in quest to better lives | Cascadia Daily News

Participants can get their case dismissed if they successfully complete the program

040

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

It's a good day for some good reads. @cascadiadaily.com science fellow just finished up her stint with us. Her tour of creosote logs takes you up close to their removal from our beaches. www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/aug/19/...

cascadiadaily.com

Meet the crew who saps the sprawl of toxic wood in the Salish Sea | Cascadia Daily News

A reporter joins Samish DNR for a day in its quest to remove creosote-coated wood

120

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The Whatcom County Executive makes more than the Washington state governor folks. Read more in @simonelli.bsky.social story

052

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

It's that time of year again when I get to dust off my political analysis hat. This year's primary races in Whatcom County see two county council seats up for grabs and the future of the Port of Bellingham on the line.

cascadiadaily.com

Whatcom primary election: Heavy spending, fresh faces vying for port | Cascadia Daily News

Voters have choices in Whatcom County Council, Port of Bellingham, City Council

021

Reposted by Annie Todd

Isaac Stone Simonelli @simonelli.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

@peacehealth.bsky.social made a last minute decision to shut the media out of a discussion with @repricklarsen.bsky.social about local impacts of cuts to Medicaid and Medicare tied the megabill signed into law by President Trump on July 4.

2124

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

This week was filled with animal stories. Started with a fried squirrel, ended with a pit bull mix that saved the life of an elderly gentleman. Roach, who's not your average Lassie, got extra steak for dinner.

cascadiadaily.com

Fairhaven rescue dog helps save life of elderly man Thursday during trail walk | Cascadia Daily News

Roach, a six-year-old pit bull mix, spotted shoes in the mud and brush

020

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

A first for me: I was given the wrong information by an entity for a story about a power outage. We had a little fun with the official cause: "the squirrel, it found its way to the Great Oak Tree in the sky."

cascadiadaily.com

Puget Sound Energy outage: Oops, it was actually a squirrel | Cascadia Daily News

PSE apologized Wednesday for communicating wrong information about a weekend outage

020

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I’m at #IRE25 and am already starry-eyed over multiple spreadsheets. So yeah, you could say I’m a ✨investigative journalist✨ If anyone else is here, I’d love to connect. Send me a DM or a reply!

010

Reposted by Annie Todd

Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 05/06/2025

UPDATE: Judge temporarily blocks shutdown of Job Corps; uncertainty at Sedro-Woolley center remains. 150 students have already left the center.

cascadiadaily.com

Update: Judge temporarily blocks shutdown of Job Corps; uncertainty at Sedro-Woolley center remains | Cascadia Daily News

150 students have already left center

0146

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

From Port Commission member Ken Bell: "In my mind, we have a new day … With a lot of waterfront properties coming back, we have a need right now, I think, for the port to have a new vision and a different direction.”

cascadiadaily.com

Rob Fix ousted as Port of Bellingham executive director | Cascadia Daily News

Commissioners vote 2-1 to terminate Fix during the June 3 meeting in Bellingham

010

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Port of Bellingham commission members are still in executive session nearly an hour after voting to terminate Executive Director Rob Fix's employment. Story from @cascadiadaily.com TK

000

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Tom was always generous with his time and I still hold dear some of the conversations we had at his desk or in class at CUNY. From the obit: "Asked what advice he had for fledgling journalists, Mr. Robbins replied, “Not to be cynical, but to be skeptical.”"

nytimes.com

Tom Robbins, Versatile Muckraker for The Village Voice, Dies at 76

010

Reposted by Annie Todd

Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 21/05/2025

A reporter for Cascadia Daily News’ new health care/public health beat was named today as part of Report for America’s announcement of 107 new corps members. Owen Racer will join the CDN staff in July to cover the new beat in Whatcom and Skagit communities.

cascadiadaily.com

Reporter named for CDN's new health care beat | Cascadia Daily News

Owen Racer will join the newsroom in July to cover Whatcom and Skagit counties

083

Reposted by Annie Todd

Ron Judd @ronjudd.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Pleased to welcome Owen to Team CDN.

031

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I’ve come to the realization that my DND group has one collective brain cell and it’s unknown most of the time who has it.

060

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I need two more nickels for characters in the West Wing who then go on to play chiefs of staffs in political shows 15 years later

000

Reposted by Annie Todd

Isaac Stone Simonelli @simonelli.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

🧵Two unions at PeaceHealth's St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham announced strikes after months of failed bargaining. Additionally, unionizing hospitalists also announced they would be joining the 5-day strike starting Monday morning, May 12. www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/may/01/...

cascadiadaily.com

Two PeaceHealth unions announce 5-day strike | Cascadia Daily News

Hospital given notification ahead of strike that would launch on May 12

132

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

It’s that time again when all my library holds get released to me at the same time after having waited weeks for them.

030

Reposted by Annie Todd

Ron Judd @ronjudd.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

So very honored to see @cascadiadaily.com named Best Digital Independent Community/local news site in the 91st annual National Headliner Awards by the Press Club of Atlantic City. Credit to a dedicated, hardworking staff of our Bellingham, WA based independent news startup.

3255

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

The draft of this story literally had the line: it's going to be a banger of a pink salmon season. Which is true with a forecast of 27 million salmon expected to return to the Fraser River. Read more here in today's @cascadiadaily.com

cascadiadaily.com

High forecast of pink salmon could overwhelm local fishermen, stress processing capacity | Cascadia Daily News

Prime ocean conditions and fry-out migration has led to 27M return projection for Fraser River

030

Reposted by Annie Todd

Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/04/2025

During an hour-long meeting with Sen. Patty Murray, Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez Zeferino's partner detailed what happened when he was detained by ICE on March 25 while driving her to work. Juarez Zeferino said that if he's released on bond, he wants to come back home to keep doing union work.

cascadiadaily.com

Skagit farmworker leaders implore Sen. Murray to help hold ICE accountable | Cascadia Daily News

Partner of Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino describes day he was detained

24015

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

An unsealed federal search warrant listed photos and names of the 37 workers detained at Mt. Baker Roofing earlier this month and detailed the meticulous surveillance that went on ahead of the ICE raid. h/t to @simonelli.bsky.social for helping me find the documents.

cascadiadaily.com

Mt. Baker Roofing under federal investigation for weeks tied to workers' false documents | Cascadia Daily News

Search warrant shows company was surveilled for days leading up to raid when 37 were detained

132

Reposted by Annie Todd

Isaac Stone Simonelli @simonelli.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Mt. Baker Imaging and Northwest Radiologists quietly announced a leak of patients’ personal data that potentially includes names, addresses, social security numbers, treatment information and health insurance information. #healthcare @cascadiadaily.com www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/apr/17/...

cascadiadaily.com

Two months later, Mt. Baker Imaging confirms data breach | Cascadia Daily News

Impacted patients yet to be notified, potential class action lawsuit advertised

22410

Reposted by Annie Todd

Julia Tellman @j-tell.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Decades of deferred maintenance combined with growing demand and stagnant or declining revenue is impacting every local government we cover. Today @annietodd.bsky.social offers this compelling look at one of the county’s aging facilities.

cascadiadaily.com

Dripping sewage, no privacy and makeshift workspaces: Sheriff's office asks county for new office | Cascadia Daily News

Whatcom County facing prioritization decision of planning department, sheriff's office

031

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Update: Council went 3ish hours last night with a 15 minute halftime. Just your average county meeting that’s still shorter than a baseball game.

020

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Overheard at council from a young kid: this is two hours?! Is there a halftime break? Same kid. Same.

041

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Things I didn’t have on my learning bingo card: Seagulls are protected under the Migratory Bird Act of 1918

010

Reposted by Annie Todd

Alana Marcum @alanamarcum.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Help @cascadiadaily.com support a new health care reporter! You can attend our upcoming fundraising event or donate. If you have questions, my inbox is open! alanamarcum@cascadiadaily.com

032

Annie Todd @annietodd.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

If I had a nickel for every time a Northern Exposure character showed up on the West Wing, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice.

020