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A local woman was booked into the Whatcom County Jail today charged with suspicion of robbery, burglary, making a bomb threat, reckless endangerment and child abuse/neglect. Officials with the Lummi ...

The complaint said Sonic offered the franchisees the opportunity to continue operating the restaurants for 90 days (until late February 2022) in order to sell the restaurants. In May of 2022, after no ...

Law enforcement were dispatched to the residence in the 6500 block of Timmerman Lane after receiving a 9-1-1 call from a man who said law enforcement would find his and his wife’s bodies inside.

The following is a real-time incident log of recent fire and aid dispatches throughout Whatcom County as reported by PulsePoint via their connection to the dispatch center located in Bellingham (aka ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Ferndale City Council candidate Steve Potvin failed to convince the Whatcom County Elections Canvassing Board that his business location was his residence as shown on his voter ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A 19-year-old facing a 1st-degree attempted murder charge stemming from a November 14, 2024, shooting incident in Bellingham, has been released from custody after the case was ...

Whatcom County Fire District 7 Fire Chief Larry Hoffman told Whatcom News at the scene that they arrived to find a fully involved mobile home fire. Hoffman said there were 4 persons reportedly in the ...

LYNDEN, Wash. — 2 people were arrested on April 25th and charged with suspicion of several narcotics and weapons crimes. Both were let out on bail 2 days later but were arrested the next day and ...

Witnesses reported the crash resulted in bringing down a large part of the canopy over the fuel pumps islands. There was no report of a fire. As of 9pm, the incident and responders were blocking a ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Today, August 5, 2025, a Primary Election was held via mail-in ballots. There were several primary district elections that were only on the ballots of voters within each ...