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Local
2 months ago
Gas prices smash records ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

Prices are forecast to reach their highest level for the holiday weekend in four years.

Elections
2 months ago
Whatcom Fire District 1 places levy lid lift on August primary ballot

Voters approved the district’s last levy lid lift in 2021 and the levy rate has gradually fallen since then.

Blue and green Department of Social and Health Services sign mounted on a brick wall in Washington state.
Health and Wellness
2 months ago
Applications now open for WA Cares Fund benefits

The benefits will become available starting July 1.

Crime
2 months ago
Custer murder suspect found incompetent to stand trial

61-year-old Donald Malone was previously set to go to trial in the killing of Bellingham accountant Vaughn Hagen.

Washington State Department of Health logo with the word HEALTH in teal and colorful abstract shapes to the left.
Health and Wellness
2 months ago
Washington state monitoring two separate hantavirus situations

The health department says the risk to the public remains very low.

Crime
2 months ago
Fatal Axton Rd crash victim and suspect identified

The 28-year-old suspect made his first court appearance on Friday.

Local
2 months ago
BRIEF: Ferndale man killed in Mount Baker Hwy crash

The crash sent a second driver to the hospital.

Yellow excavator on a mountain road repairing a sinkhole with two workers nearby; forested hills in the background.
Local
2 months ago
North Cascades Highway set to fully reopen 10 days ahead of schedule

WSDOT said alternating one-lane traffic is not possible because some sections are gone.

Traffic
2 months ago
BRIEF: Ramp, lane closures planned for I-5 in Bellingham

A daytime lane closure for southbound travelers is scheduled for Thursday.

Government
2 months ago
Speed limit ordinance heads to Bellingham City Council for approval

Changes could take effect starting this summer.

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