Local
2 years ago
City of Bellingham ending free shower program at Arne Hanna

Other alternatives for available free showers include at downtown’s Base Camp and a mobile shower trailer operated by the Homeless Outreach Team every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 1515 Birchwood Ave.

Local
2 years ago
Supreme Court orders Petrogas to pay millions in taxes to Whatcom County

An assessor for Whatcom County says this will benefit all property owners next year who have been paying more tax because of Petrogas’s underpaying.

Local
2 years ago
Deadline for volunteers to write pro and con statements on tax for new County jail

The council will appoint two or three people to each committee to produce pro and con statements for the voter’s pamphlet.

Local
2 years ago
Primary ballots mailed out and due on August 1st

Ballots can be submitted to a ballot drop box until 8 p.m. on Election Day, August 1st.

Local
2 years ago
Public health alert issued for residents who draw water from Lake Whatcom

Residents who get their water from Lake Whatcom are strongly recommended bring it to a rolling boil for at least one minute before drinking.

Local
2 years ago
Troopers deploy spike strips to stop DUI driver on I-5 north of Ferndale

Troopers found the suspect behind the wheel with open alcohol, a half-smoked joint and a handgun in the truck.

Local
2 years ago
Authorities seize 30,000 fentanyl pills in Whatcom County drug bust

Five subjects were arrested on local warrants.

Lifestyle
2 years ago
Heightened security measures in place for Taylor Swift concerts in Seattle

Security will be similar to baseball’s All-Star Week with additional officers stationed around the clock in the stadium district.

Local
2 years ago
Former WCSO trainee formally charged on rape, extortion charges

His arraignment is scheduled for Friday, July 21st.

Local
2 years ago
New mural welcomes visitors to Main Street in Ferndale

The mural, titled “Ancestral Spirits,” is done in Tlingit formline style design.