Voters outside Bellingham are being asked to approve a property tax increase on the Aug. 5 ballot for the Whatcom County Library System, which seeks to raise funds amid growing demand for services and ...

Recent data from rental housing companies highlight the discrepancy of home and apartment rental costs across Whatcom County.

July 16 is when the voting center opens, ballot packets are mailed and drop boxes open in Whatcom County. July 18 is the deadline for county election offices to mail out ballots and the start of an 18 ...

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.

▪ The Fairhaven Chicken Festival is returning to Bellingham from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 5. The free festival will include a chicken costume contest, live music and entertainment, carnival games ...

The deadline to submit a map to the Redistricting Advisory Committee is Thursday, July 3, with specific criteria to ensure fair and equal representation.Time is running out to draw your vision for ...

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 Olsen Creek Trail system, which is above Lake Whatcom, adds more areas for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Whatcom County has confirmed its first case of the measles for 2025. Whatcom County Health and Community Services (WCHCS) says the person is currently isolating at home ...

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

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 ...