On May 20, California resident Xiaobin Zhou, 55, was arrested by the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office on suspicion of scamming ...

Zeferino, 25, has been held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma since he was detained by ICE on his way to work ...

It’s the first time in 15 years that the expansion resolution has made it back to the ballot. The last time Whatcom County voters voted to expand the commission membership from three commissioners to ...

With primary Election Day quickly approaching on Aug. 5, some of the more popular races already feature heavy campaign fundraising or a chance to revisit projects meant to be completed years ago. As ...

PeaceHealth has released its 2025-2028 Community Health Needs Assessments for its nine medical centers in the Pacific ...

Capacity at the existing jail is 362 people, including 150 at the work center. The need for space is likely to increase in coming decades.

▪ Nighttime lane closures: Southbound I-5 lane closures are allowed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, Sundays through Friday ...

When The Way Station opened in November 2024, it aimed to meet a basic but urgent need in Whatcom County: access to hygiene services, health care, and medical respite for people experiencing ...

F ares for the Lummi Island ferry will be rising sharply because of increased costs, under an order from Whatcom County ...

Bellingham and Whatcom County residents could be seeing the first wildfire smoke of summer Monday night as most of Washington ...

Nine county-specific projects across Washington will receive funding from the state Recreation and Conservation Funding Board ...

In Whatcom County, the number is up to two people per week, and the trends don't look good. Outreach worker Cheri Johnson checks in on homeless folks getting a meal at Bellingham's Faith Lutheran ...