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The move came a day after two judges halted the merger in separate court cases in Portland and Seattle.
Summit Construction has built a variety of buildings in Whatcom County including the Lightcatcher Museum, Village Books and Cascadia Elementary School.
Under the new law, maximum fines will increase to $5000 and a 90-day license suspension.
A King County Superior Court judge has ruled that the merger violates Washington state’s anti-trust laws and cannot go forward.
The victim told deputies that the man had broken windows, damaged the walls, scrawled graffiti and left burn marks on the carpet in their home.
In a Grinch-like spirit, the suspect cut the wires of the shopping center’s lighted tree display.
Bellingham saw a drop in prices of about 20 cents over the course of the last year.
The victim was found inside with one other person, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire.
The man now faces additional charges and remains at the Whatcom County Jail on $630,000 bail.
Crews will continue to remove hazardous trees between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. over the next two days.