The 21-year-old man pled guilty to two sexual assaults that occurred in 2023.
The conviction occurred after two inmates were found unresponsive in their cell at the Whatcom County Jail.
The suspect was taken into custody after creating safety issues on city trails and roads.
The suspect alleged that the man was trespassing, but the suspect continued to instigate a fight as the man attempted to walk away.
Both lanes of the highway will close on Sept. 9 as crews continue work on a fish passage project over Olson Creek.
The area was closed as workers improved pathways related to the House of Healing construction.
Part of the planning includes ways to cut traffic fatalities and make transportation more accessible.
WSDOT shut down both lanes of the interstate until the early morning hours of Sept. 5 in order to tow the damaged semi-truck off the road.
A recount was ordered after Upthegrove posted an even smaller lead immediately following the primary.
Whatcom County Superior Court ruled that the initiative to repeal the childcare fund was functionally invalid.
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