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Whatcom Racial Equity Commission seeking members

Aiming to fight racial inequities, WREC searches for 15 community members

Feb. 5, 2024 8:34 p.m.

Fire officials out of loop as Whatcom County mulls district overhaul

Council's $275k efficiency study 'off base, unwarranted and unwelcome,' one chief says

Feb. 4, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Millions slated for wildlife overpass in Skagit County

Project would decrease elk-vehicle collisions, protect treaty resources

Jan. 31, 2024 6:13 p.m.

Bellingham council votes to pause immigration board

Police chief derides board for 'personal attacks'

Updated Feb. 2, 2024 4:36 p.m.

New WA law blocks employers from rejecting job applicants based on cannabis use

Legislators, local leaders hope law leads to increase in employable workers

Jan. 25, 2024 10:00 p.m.

WA congressman’s opioid crisis report shows grim reality, but path forward

Larsen sets framework to combat higher deaths in 5 counties linked to fentanyl

Jan. 24, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Bellingham eliminates downtown ambassadors

Security firm RSU takes on an enhanced safety role

Jan. 24, 2024 4:54 p.m.

Skagit officials favor tax increase to cover need for emergency services

Number of EMS calls has increased by 25% over the past four years

Updated Jan. 24, 2024 9:38 p.m.

Immigration board resists Bellingham council’s effort to suspend meetings

Group tells its side of story at Jan. 16 meeting

Jan. 17, 2024 5:00 a.m.

Bellingham blazes, one fatal, put fire code and safety checks in spotlight

No smoke detectors, sprinklers or alarms, but Terminal Building was code compliant

Jan. 14, 2024 5:00 a.m.

Whatcom County calls on Inslee, Biden to declare a fentanyl emergency

In unanimous, bipartisan move, council aligns with Lummi Nation in combating drug crisis

Jan. 10, 2024 12:49 p.m.

Whatcom council may ask governor, president to declare fentanyl emergency

Council to consider own emergency order later this month

Jan. 8, 2024 4:34 p.m.