Weekend snow, cold expected to ramp up avalanche danger in Whatcom County’s backcountry
This weekend’s weather is expected to bring dangerous conditions to both the mountains and lowlands of Whatcom County — ...
Whatcom Roundup: Restaurant reopening; chain shop moves in; Bellingham preps for World Cup
Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest retail and restaurant activity around Whatcom County: Starla’s Tavern, a natural wine bar and restaurant in downtown Bellingham, is planning to reopen next ...
Weather update: Snow is heading for Whatcom County, possibly more than initial estimate
In an online briefing Wednesday, the weather service said the most likely lowland snow scenario for the Whatcom County ...
Whatcom County authorities looking for missing Lummi Nation elder last seen Jan. 21
The Lummi Nation Police Department and the FBI, in conjunction with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, are searching for a ...
Food Network star to bring cooking ‘mega-hacks’ to Mount Baker Theatre show in Bellingham
Alton Brown, host of the Food Network’s ‘Good Eats’ and ‘Iron Chef America’ will stop in Bellingham in March as part of his ...
Hundreds descend on WA Capitol to support public education, housing and immigrant justice
Volunteer Megan Fisher helped to lead and organize the bake-sale campaign. She said that schools in Seattle and elsewhere ...
Staffing, program cuts possible again for Bellingham schools as $15M shortfall looms
Forty-two Bellingham Public Schools teachers were not hired back for the 2023-24 school year as a result of the district’s ...
Claims by masked ‘bounty hunter’ upset Eastern WA town. Does ICE pay private trackers?
A thousand dollars per illegal is a pretty good price, just to do things that you kind of enjoy. How or what are you guys going to do to stop that?
Whatcom County’s jobless rate rose slightly in December but was better than previous year
Whatcom County had a 4.7% unemployment rate in December, with 5,217 unemployed people in the county, an increase of 159 ...
Whatcom County caretaker convicted of raping disabled adult sentenced to life in custody
A former Holly Community Services staff member who raped a developmentally disabled resident in his care was sentenced in ...
WA Gov. Ferguson appoints Brian Rybarik to lead Utilities and Transportation Commission
Brian’s decades of regulatory experience will ... center people’s needs as Washington advances forward on a clean energy ...
Wichita passenger flight collides with helicopter over Washington, D.C.
The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be ...