A new trail through the forest above Lake Whatcom is open for use, offering a 7-mile route below Stewart Mountain for hikers, mountain bikers and horse riders, the state Department of Natural ...

Paralytic shellfish poisoning biotoxin was detected in molluscan shellfish at Birch Bay, according to the state health ...

Wearing a hard hat and a neon-green safety vest, Whitney Osiensky signals a ditch digger to pause the excavator’s bucket near eye level. Gently, Whatcom County’s first full-time archaeologist removes ...

The Washington State Department of Health has closed recreational harvest for molluscan shellfish from Sandy Point to the Canadian border, plus Point Roberts.

A Whatcom County man pleaded not guilty in Whatcom County Superior Court on Friday to 14 felonies related to child rape and possession and distribution of depictions of minors engaged in sexually ...

Capacity at the existing jail is 362 people, including 150 at the work center. The need for space is likely to increase in ...

A recent Bellingham Food Bank newsletter details concerns over roughly $880,000 in financial assistance that Whatcom County food banks will no longer have access to due to cuts by the U.S. Department ...

Two family members test positive for measles in Whatcom County; health department urges public to stay informed and vigilant.

Zeferino is a political activist in Whatcom County. He said the facility currently houses about 1,500 detained individuals and is unable to adequately meet everyone’s needs due to understaffing.

Starting this summer, 65 locations on more than two dozen state highways in King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island ...

A brush fire at Portage Island in Whatcom County burned through 4.2 acres in less than a day.

PeaceHealth has released its 2025-2028 Community Health Needs Assessments for its nine medical centers in the Pacific ...