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 ...

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

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

Early reports show an increase in fire calls over the Fourth of July weekend compared to last year. Whatcom Fire Marshal Tiffany Honey said the weekend saw 68 calls to 911 regarding fires, up from 30 ...

A recent Bellingham Food Bank newsletter details concerns over roughly $880,000 in financial assistance that Whatcom County ...

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 ...

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 ...

Visiting the Puget Sound area can mean so many things, from planning a trip to Seattle to kayaking in Bellingham and Whatcom ...

Wearing a hard hat and a neon-green safety vest, Whitney Osiensky signals a ditch digger to pause the excavator’s bucket near eye level. Gently, Whatcom County’s first full-time archaeologist removes ...