Deputies with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to an incident at 5:30 a.m. May 23 in the 7000 block of ...

The grassy lot along the Birch Bay waterfront has been sitting empty for years. A sign facing the street reads: Birch Bay Beach Park. But there’s little else that shows it’s a public recreation area, ...

The Whatcom Prep 14U baseball team, consisting of local eighth graders, placed 11th out of 15 teams at the annual Babe Ruth World Series, Aug. 8–16 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Lummi Island has welcomed a new restaurant called The Galley, which is connected to The Islander general store. The new ...

The department has more than 150 employees who address homelessness, food safety, environmental health, communicable diseases ...

The city last week announced that purchase agreements for two undeveloped sites of almost 6 acres each are in place.

The study recommends expanding freight corridors and wetland mitigation options to facilitate future development.

A jury found a Blaine man guilty of attempted first-degree murder in Whatcom County Superior Court on Monday, one year after ...

Washington has seen 10 confirmed cases of measles so far in 2025, according to the state Department of Health, or DOH. The ...

Jesus Abraham Penuelas-Agramon, 28, was arrested July 28 and has since remained in Whatcom County Jail without bail. Court ...

Hatchery program forecasts record 7,000 Chinook salmon in Whatcom Creek. Lummi Nation and BTC lead co-managed effort to ...

Whatcom County deputies arrested the pair and said they found a “shunting” device – a bit of wire attached to a railroad track to interfere with trains’ electrical signals – installed ...