Satpal Sidhu made the announcement before introducing the biennium budget to the county council on Tuesday.
This marks the second human-black bear encounter in Whatcom County reported within the span of a month.
Whatcom Fire District 1 says that there was work being done on the home when the fire started.
One person was shot in the leg during the Labor Day Weekend incident.
A new incentive will exempt some city-funded projects from most zoning and land use rules.
Police say the suspect posed as a federal agent to collect cash and gift cards from the victim.
The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years.
The scheme reportedly robbed an elderly resident of more than $1 million.
Court documents say the suspect hurled racist insults at the Hispanic victim and his son in the men’s bathroom.
No one was inside the building and no injuries were reported.