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Vehicles park in paid spaces on Bellingham's Magnolia Street in September. Responsibility for parking enforcement in the city will move from the police department to Public Works in the coming months.
Safety

Bellingham Police Dept. hands off parking enforcement

Duties move to Public Works Department
Jan. 24, 2023 11:34 a.m.
Safety

Bellingham Fire responds to 2 vehicle fires overnight

Stairwell fire at Buchanan Towers evacuated residents Thursday
Jan. 20, 2023 6:01 p.m.
Bellingham Fire Department responded to a small fire on an outdoor stairwell at Buchanan Tower on Western Washington University's campus Jan. 19.
Safety

Small stairwell fire at Buchanan Towers evacuates students Thursday

Reports of smoke coming from seventh floor
Jan. 19, 2023 10:04 p.m.
Red highlighting illustrates where the power was out in the York neighborhood on Monday evening.
Safety

Power restored to York neighborhood

Equipment failure blamed for Monday's power outage
Jan. 17, 2023 1:00 p.m.
Safety

Motorcyclist dies in I-5 crash

No other vehicles involved
Jan. 2, 2023 10:17 a.m.
A Bellingham Police Department photo taken on Oct. 25 shows a homeless encampment at 4049 Deemer Road. The piles of garbage have grown larger and more widespread since the photo was taken
Safety

Bellingham officials claim homeless encampment a nuisance

City asks judge for order allowing removal of 'trespassers' at site of overdose death
Dec. 21, 2022 3:59 p.m.
Safety

One dead after State Route 9 crash in Sedro-Woolley

57-year-old Sedro-Wolley man died Friday evening
Dec. 17, 2022 10:24 a.m.
A snowboarder rides deep powder at Mount Baker during last year's snow season. Another snowboarder died in a deep snow immersion incident at Mount Baker Ski Area on Dec. 10.
Safety

Snowboarder dies Saturday in deep snow immersion incident at Mount Baker

44-year-old man was riding in the Pan Dome extreme danger zone cliff area
Dec. 11, 2022 12:48 p.m.
A U.S. Coast Guard crew member tends to a kayaker who was saved after being overturned in Bellingham Bay on Dec. 10.
Safety

Coast Guard rescues overturned kayaker in Bellingham Bay

60-year-old man in stable condition
Dec. 10, 2022 8:04 p.m.
A blue jail sign is posted outside of the county jail.
Safety

Whatcom County jail planners hear concerns over safety

Town hall emphasizes lockup over rehabilitation
Nov. 29, 2022 5:00 a.m.
Passengers walk through Whatcom Transportation Authority's Bellingham Station after exiting buses on Nov. 18. WTA's 2023 budget includes funding for a new security team intended to make buses and transit stations safer.
Transportation

WTA to invest in security in 2023

Team aims to address a perception problem with safety
Nov. 18, 2022 4:56 p.m.
Snow covers Meridian Street in Bellingham in December 2021. Snow or sub-freezing weather will activate cold-weather shelters for homeless people again this year in Bellingham and Ferndale.
Safety

Bellingham to open warming, severe-weather shelters

City, County partner with Road2Home to protect homeless
Nov. 4, 2022 5:44 p.m.

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