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Applicants need to have at least ten years of law enforcement experience, with at least five years in senior or executive-level management.

The new director is expected to take over at the end of October, pending confirmation from the county council.

Environmental group Blaine Water Coalition claims the city failed to properly respond to its request for records related to a subdivision development.

Construction of the Civic Campus is scheduled to begin this fall. 

Washington secured the most funding of any state, with nearly $40 million, the vast majority of which went towards Washington State Ferries.

Hobbs called the plan a “direct threat” to every eligible voter in the country and denounced federal interference in state elections.

Lummi Chairman Anthony Hillaire later read a statement from the fisherman’s family on social media, criticizing the U.S. Coast Guard for a slow response. 

Results from the feasibility study are expected to be released this fall.

Another nearly $1.8 million will be divvied up among seven counties including Whatcom, San Juan and Skagit to offer assistance in helping landowners to reduce shoreline armoring.

Before her firing, the former health director says she reported several instances of bullying and hostility from the County Executive, which caused her to experience mental health issues from the hostile environment.