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Overtime over budget at Bellingham Fire Department

BFD paid an extra $1.8M for OT in 2022

Feb. 25, 2023 11:31 a.m.

1,200-plus without power in Ferndale after bus hits pole

Power expected to be restored by 6 p.m. after morning incident

Feb. 9, 2023 4:22 p.m.

Whatcom governments get $200K for traffic safety plan

Federal award intended to reduce fatal crashes

Jan. 31, 2023 6:11 p.m.

Shelter prepares as temperatures expected to drop below freezing

Weekend weather brings dangerous conditions for unsheltered

Jan. 27, 2023 3:20 p.m.

Bellingham Police Dept. hands off parking enforcement

Duties move to Public Works Department

Jan. 24, 2023 11:34 a.m.

Bellingham Fire responds to 2 vehicle fires overnight

Stairwell fire at Buchanan Towers evacuated residents Thursday

Updated Jan. 20, 2023 7:02 p.m.

Small stairwell fire at Buchanan Towers evacuates students Thursday

Reports of smoke coming from seventh floor

Jan. 19, 2023 10:04 p.m.

Power restored to York neighborhood

Equipment failure blamed for Monday's power outage

Jan. 17, 2023 1:00 p.m.

Motorcyclist dies in I-5 crash

No other vehicles involved

Jan. 2, 2023 10:17 a.m.

Bellingham officials claim homeless encampment a nuisance

City asks judge for order allowing removal of 'trespassers' at site of overdose death

Updated Jan. 2, 2023 10:56 a.m.

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.

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

Updated Dec. 12, 2022 4:42 p.m.