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LEAD, meaning Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, works to keep frequent offenders with mental or substance issues out of the penal system.

Over 70% of the businesses said the newly enacted and proposed U.S. tariffs are expected to directly impact them. 

Neither fire poses a danger to nearby communities or structures.

Construction is expected to continue through mid-September.

Community to Community says his decision represents a “tremendous miscarriage of justice” and called the conditions at the NW Detention Center in Tacoma “inhumane.”

If it’s passed, Initiative 25-01 would eliminate so-called “junk fees” for renters in Ferndale.

If passed, the bond would provide money to build a new high school and performing arts center, while also funding gym and athletic complex renovations.

Friends and relatives of the victims delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation at the sentencing hearing Wednesday morning.

Mayor Kim Lund made the announcement on Monday night during Bellingham City Council’s regular meeting.

The initiative would also prohibit landlords from requiring tenants sign a nondisclosure agreement relating to their lease agreement.