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Local
3 days ago
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office launches anonymous gun exchange program

County residents can now turn in their unwanted firearms for cash cards.

Group of ten people posing on the deck of a sailboat named ABSOLUTELY at a sunny marina.
Features
3 days ago
Sailing, ‘boat crack’ and me: Watching Bellingham Race Week from the stern of the well-oiled machine | Whatcom Wanderings

The crew of the Absolutely was in good spirits during the Bellingham Race Week’s 43rd year.

Split scene: left side shows a rural parking area with several trucks and SUVs and a few people talking near a white fence, mountains in the distance; right side shows a tow truck with flashing lights and a black car in front of a partially built white house on a gravel street.
Local
3 days ago
More than 50 workers at Lynden packing facility detained by federal agents since March

Local immigration rights advocates are calling it the first “soft raid” in Whatcom County.

Gravel path winds through a grassy park edged by tall evergreen trees under a cloudy sky, with pink blossoms on the right.
Outdoors
3 days ago
Parts of Cornwall Memorial Park to close for several years as reforestation is underway

Parks and Recreation staff, volunteers and members of the Washington Conservation Corps began installing native plants in February.

Many boats and yachts docked at a harbor, with a rocky shoreline and pine trees in the background far beyond the water.
Local
3 days ago
More details emerge following Sucia Island plane crash

The Otter float plane went down near the entrance to Shallow Bay on the popular island at 5:15 p.m.

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Traffic
3 days ago
Lynden roundabout nearing completion as Mount Vernon bridge closes

E Badger Road will be reduced to one lane as crews finish work on the site.

Side-by-side images: left a young man with short curly hair and a goatee in a gray shirt, right a man in a black cap and black shirt standing on a street, looking over his shoulder.
Crime
3 days ago
FBI asks for help locating convicted Whatcom County felon

The man left the area prior to his sentencing date.

Fire on the rocky shoreline with thick black smoke rising, flames at the water's edge and trees in the background, by a body of water.
Local
3 days ago
UPDATED: All 11 people accounted for following plane crash near Sucia Island

A Kenmore Airlines spokesperson stressed that there were no fatalities and all people on board have been accounted for.

Cyclist wearing a red jersey rides a road bike along a paved road beside a guardrail with green foliage in the background, motion blurred to show speed
Local
4 days ago
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office seeks information in cyclist’s death near Lake Samish

Investigators are trying to identify and speak to a second cyclist who was seen riding near the victim.

Tribal News
4 days ago
Lummi Tribal Sewer and Water District receives national recognition for its wastewater treatment plant

The Environmental Protection Agency’s PISCES program presented an award celebrating upgrades made to the Gooseberry Point Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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