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Traffic
2 weeks ago
Lane closures planned for repairs, fish passage work on I-5 and Hwy 9

A full closure of Hwy 9 east of Mount Vernon is scheduled to begin August 12.

A distressed man with hands covering his face walks between two police officers in tactical vests.
Crime
2 weeks ago
Police search for second suspect following Seattle food festival shooting that killed 3

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said in a press conference Monday the suspect in custody is 15 years old and will appear in court on firearms violations and first degree assault charges.

Local
3 weeks ago
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office launches anonymous gun exchange program

County residents can now turn in their unwanted firearms for cash cards.

Group of ten people posing on the deck of a sailboat named ABSOLUTELY at a sunny marina.
Features
3 weeks ago
Sailing, ‘boat crack’ and me: Watching Bellingham Race Week from the stern of the well-oiled machine | Whatcom Wanderings

The crew of the Absolutely was in good spirits during the Bellingham Race Week’s 43rd year.

Split scene: left side shows a rural parking area with several trucks and SUVs and a few people talking near a white fence, mountains in the distance; right side shows a tow truck with flashing lights and a black car in front of a partially built white house on a gravel street.
Local
3 weeks ago
More than 50 workers at Lynden packing facility detained by federal agents since March

Local immigration rights advocates are calling it the first “soft raid” in Whatcom County.

Gravel path winds through a grassy park edged by tall evergreen trees under a cloudy sky, with pink blossoms on the right.
Outdoors
3 weeks ago
Parts of Cornwall Memorial Park to close for several years as reforestation is underway

Parks and Recreation staff, volunteers and members of the Washington Conservation Corps began installing native plants in February.

Many boats and yachts docked at a harbor, with a rocky shoreline and pine trees in the background far beyond the water.
Local
3 weeks ago
More details emerge following Sucia Island plane crash

The Otter float plane went down near the entrance to Shallow Bay on the popular island at 5:15 p.m.

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Traffic
3 weeks ago
Lynden roundabout nearing completion as Mount Vernon bridge closes

E Badger Road will be reduced to one lane as crews finish work on the site.

Side-by-side images: left a young man with short curly hair and a goatee in a gray shirt, right a man in a black cap and black shirt standing on a street, looking over his shoulder.
Crime
3 weeks ago
FBI asks for help locating convicted Whatcom County felon

The man left the area prior to his sentencing date.

Fire on the rocky shoreline with thick black smoke rising, flames at the water's edge and trees in the background, by a body of water.
Local
3 weeks ago
UPDATED: All 11 people accounted for following plane crash near Sucia Island

A Kenmore Airlines spokesperson stressed that there were no fatalities and all people on board have been accounted for.

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