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My Bellingham Now previously reported that the department pulled the funding in September because the program curriculum mentioned diverse gender identities.

According to Gov. Bob Ferguson, roughly 1 million Washington residents use SNAP benefits every month to buy food.

The county council will vote to approve the relocation at its meeting on Nov. 5 and the move is expected to be made as early as summer 2026.

The former officer was fired from the university in 2024 after assaulting a suspect in handcuffs.

Winds could reach up to 55 mph this weekend, with rainy conditions forecast for much of Whatcom and Skagit Counties.

The new director previously served as the director of strategic initiatives within the Commissioner’s Office. 

My Bellingham Now previously reported that two private property owners expressed interest in acquiring the rock while keeping it publicly accessible.

Anyone who purchased the impacted cheeses is asked to throw them away and to sanitize any surfaces they may have touched.

It comes as more than half of the fatal crashes in Washington between 2017 and 2021 involved impaired drivers.

According to the DOH, nearly 5,000 Whatcom County residents received support from the program last year.