The first week of the retrial of the 35-year-old Arlington man accused of murdering his friend at Baker Lake in 2019 has come to an end. Prosecutors allege Alexander Vanags murdered his friend Mark ...

A 28-year-old man incarcerated at the Whatcom County Jail died Thursday, March 20 after an apparent medical episode, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.

Under Whatcom County code, Dr. Amy Harley, the county health officer, becomes interim director of the Department of Health ...

The loss of a detainee is a devastating reminder of the immense responsibility that comes with caring for those in our custody,” said Whatcom County Sheriff Donnell “Tank T ...

Whatcom County’s Severe Weather Shelter officially ended its operations for the season after it “sheltered more people in a ...

The future of a proposed glamping resort in Whatcom County appears grim after the partially developed property was listed for ...

We’ve completed our studies of the remaining contamination at the Treoil Industries site and the options for cleaning it up, ...

The Whatcom County Vikings, a new Bellingham minor league developmental football team, is looking to offer a different opportunity for local athletes this spring, with an opening game slated for April ...

FERNDALE, Wash. — A 21-year-old Ferndale man was booked into Whatcom County Jail after allegedly kidnapping an ...

A Santa Rosa, California resident was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday for his role in illegally smuggling noncitizens across the northern border, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...

Erika Lautenbach, who guided Whatcom County through the COVID-19 pandemic and pivoted to address the fentanyl crisis, rising homelessness and direct funds for new child-care programs, has left her ...