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Local
4 weeks ago
WTA ending long-term bus passes ahead of major fare changes in fall

Friday, May 15, is the final day to buy WTA’s 92-day passes.

Crime
4 weeks ago
Man arrested following fatal crash east of Ferndale

The suspect was booked into the Whatcom County Jail on six separate charges without bail.

Blue industrial pier structure stretching over the water with a mountainous coastline in the distance and a clear blue sky
Local
4 weeks ago
New ferry district in Whatcom County established

A proposed tax levy to fund the Whatcom Chief’s operation will be voted on in late July, with residents encouraged to weigh in ahead of the vote.

Yellow excavator blocking a mountain road after a rock slide, with a worker in orange near the guardrail on the left and rocky cliff on the right
Traffic
4 weeks ago
WSDOT targets 4th of July reopening for North Cascades Highway as repairs continue

Crews are conducting around the clock emergency repairs on two separate stretches of the highway.

Local
1 month ago
WTA to increase service to Fairhaven for Ski to Sea

Buses will run every ten minutes to Fairhaven on May 24.

bellingham police crisis response I-5 sunset drive bridge
Local
1 month ago
UPDATE: All lanes clear after crisis response fully blocked I-5, Sunset bridge in Bellingham

BPD says the situation resolved itself peacefully after closing the highway “out of an abundance of caution.”

Traffic
1 month ago
I-5 work in Alger begins Sunday as fish passage construction gets underway

Both directions of I-5 will be temporarily reduced to a single lane for a fish passage project.

north cascades highway landslide emergency repairs WSDOT
Traffic
1 month ago
WSDOT begins emergency repairs to reopen North Cascades Highway

Heavy rain and a rockslide are forcing the highway to reopen later than usual this year.

Local
1 month ago
Deming man killed in crash near Van Zandt

WSP’s preliminary investigation determined the accident was caused by a failure to yield right of way.

Traffic
2 months ago
Old Samish Road to close for rest of year during I-5 fish passage project

Both directions are shutting down on April 27 as crews build a temporary bypass for I-5 traffic.