The Vietnam veteran leads the Whatcom County Community Emergency Response Team. The program educates community members on how to protect and assist others in an emergency.
The memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday at the state capitol’s West Campus.
Law enforcement agencies have through Sept. 2 to start reporting their data and will need to make reports monthly from now on.
The governor signed the bill during a slew of signings Wednesday morning, passing a variety of bills into law.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and the Ferndale Police Department will be accepting old prescriptions at specific drop-off locations.
Hunger has raised nearly $400,000 for the Bellingham Food Bank by burning as many calories as he can in one day, once a year.
The High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Awards were given to 14 law enforcement task forces nationwide, out of over 100 nominations.
Ward joined Whatcom County Fire District 8 as a firefighter in 2007.
Firefighters worked with Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Bellingham Police and Sumas Police officers to set up a rope system to pull her up.
The E22 crew worked to protect buildings and keep flames away as the Palisades Fire continued to grow.
