Government

A U.S. district court judge in Seattle dismissed the case with prejudice on Jan. 21, 2025, meaning that it can’t be brought back to court, but the group appealed the decision last month.

Whatcom County’s District Court is offering an opportunity for those with a warrant to avoid jail time.

The county is hoping to have a preliminary estimate of the project’s budget in May and finish a capacity study on both facilities.

Gov. Ferguson detailed his plan to address the projected $15 billion budget shortfall during a press conference at the state capitol on Thursday morning.

The County Executive’s office will still monitor and review requests to determine if other savings options are available.

Only four of Bellingham’s 12 sites are at the final stage of the eight-stage cleanup process. But that doesn’t mean the other sites are not far along in the process to remove toxic chemicals. 

BPA provides over a quarter of the Pacific Northwest’s electric power and operates three-quarters of the region’s power grid.

Local farmers are warning that our food system is being threatened by a mishandling of the federal crackdown on immigration.

The dead bills have bit the dust as the final day for fiscal bills approaches on Feb. 28.

If passed, the bill would lower the state’s legal blood alcohol content limit from the current 0.08% to 0.05%.