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Van Zandt Dike will close to target shooting after public safety concerns

Neighbors reported unsafe shooting practices, vandalism

April 19, 2024 3:18 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.

Everyone should carry naloxone. Here’s how to get it

The opioid overdose-reversing medicine is easy to get and often free

Jan. 10, 2024 5:00 a.m.

Search of burnt Terminal Building likely to stretch into next week

Slow progress continues at Fairhaven site

Dec. 23, 2023 9:50 p.m.

After years of waiting, approval of jail measure means … more waiting

New Whatcom County facility to open in 2028 at the earliest

Nov. 9, 2023 2:35 p.m.

Resuming police foot patrols downtown part of city’s renewed safety plan

A new report refocuses safety goals amid crime, behavioral health complaints

Oct. 27, 2023 5:05 a.m.

Bellingham International Airport tests emergency plan

Responders and volunteers practice mock plane crash

Sept. 8, 2023 5:38 p.m.

Investigation underway in Birch Bay Waterslides accident

Park owners are responsible for inspecting and maintaining slides

Aug. 29, 2023 3:14 p.m.

Hotshot crew arrives to fight growing fire on South Lake Whatcom slope

Fire up to at least 30 acres; smaller fire on Bell Creek Logging Road also burning

Updated Aug. 29, 2023 8:39 p.m.

Is Whatcom County prepared for a wildfire disaster?

Risk increasing west of Cascades; Skagit County farther ahead with preparations

Aug. 25, 2023 5:00 a.m.

First clue in missing Filipino elder is found after search Sunday

A shoe carried by Edgar Aberilla was found near Lowe’s parking lot

July 23, 2023 9:30 p.m.