Lynden News

Adding to the legal entanglements Washington's beefed up Border Patrol forces have spurred, a Seattle civil rights group is now complaining that some of the state's immigrants don't feel safe calling 911, since their calls will be fielded by a border agent.

The bounty of summertime produce is one of the great things about living in the Pacific Northwest.

Many Hispanic residents are afraid to call local police to report crimes, because Lynden, Blaine and Sumas police often call federal immigration officers to act as interpreters, according to a civil rights complaint that has been filed with the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Bellingham Herald reports that Police Chief Jack Foster says the boy was alone in a bedroom Tuesday evening, talking out the open window to a younger brother on the ground below.

A new ownership group is moving forward with plans to redevelop the historic Delft Square building into a 25-room inn with 10,000 square feet of retail space.

Five local players -three from Whatcom County - will play in the 2013 All-State baseball games on June 8-9 at Davis High School in Yakima.

Whatcom County was made to grow berries. Cool cloudy days keep berries from dehydrating in the sun, and each spring maritime breezes move moisture out of the fields, reducing the chance for mold to spread before harvest time.

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office lists the following people as being booked into the Whatcom County Jail.

Noah Krause, 8, of Lynden, leads a line of Puget Sound Antique Tractor Club members down Front Street in a modified Allis Chalmers D-21 garden tractor during the 104th annual Farmers’ Day Parade, June 1, 2013, in Lynden.

Many other events are scheduled across Whatcom County for Saturday, June 1. Here are some of the bigger or unusual ones; all are free unless otherwise noted.

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office lists the following people as being booked into the Whatcom County Jail.

The parade, which starts at 10:30 a.m. between Third and 10th streets, is a tribute to the agriculture heritage of the Lynden community.

If relative population growth is a measure of economic strength, then Bellingham and Whatcom County lag the rest of the state, according to 2012 population estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Workers walk past the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge at the Skagit River Friday in Mount Vernon, Wash.

This is typically the time of year when local businesses get open because of the great timing.

Northbound I- 5 traffic heading toward Mount Vernon on Friday backed up at the Highway 534 exit, one of the original detours.