Whatcom County voters outside of Bellingham appear to have approved a property tax increase for the county’s library system ...

Whatcom County voters outside of Bellingham weighed in on one or two tax questions on their August ballot: a levy lid lift for the public library system and another for South Whatcom Fire Authority.

Whatcom County Health and Community Services staff noted an increase in unsheltered individuals from 2024 to 2025, and an increase in children experiencing housing instability over the last two years.

Below are results for the Aug. 5 primary election in Whatcom County. For complete coverage of select races, visit our ...

A workplace confrontation that turned physical in Whatcom County and resulted in one man’s death has led to a charge of ...

Investigators have not given any information about how it was carried out, what the thief got away with and whether or not he ...

Repairs to the steps leading to the beach at Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve were made this week and shoreline access was ...

Following months of uncertainty over its future, a Whatcom County program aimed toward diverting people from the criminal ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Firefighters in rural Whatcom County are holding community meetings this month to talk with residents about a proposal to increase funding so they can maintain emergency ...

Increasingly, living on the streets in Whatcom County means dying on the streets. In 2020, 39 unhoused people passed. That number grew to 46 people in 2021, then 57 people the following year.

A total of 2,000 homes were damaged in sprawling floods that soaked northern Whatcom County last November. Right now eight case workers are helping more than 500 people navigate the storm's aftermath.

FEMA is setting up in Whatcom County after the November floods wreaked havoc on neighborhoods, destroyed homes and businesses, and killed one man. But, February is also a big flood month for ...