People who are sensitive to smoke, such as those with heart ailments or respiratory illnesses, may be affected.

The First Fed Foundation is reminding nonprofit, tribal, government, and school district organizations serving Clallam, ...

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 ...

Help shape our plan to reduce bacteria in Drayton Harbor. Comment Aug. 21-Sept. 26, 2025, to protect shellfish, recreation, ...

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

This collection of stories provides updates on retail, business and restaurant activity in and around Whatcom County ...

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

The most recent Point in Time Count determined there was a 4.4% increase in homelessness statewide in Washington.

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation doled out $175 million to the nation's ferry providers, and Washington state received ...