Whatcom County News

Whatcom County's population is growing at its slowest rate in seven years, mirroring the trend throughout Washington, according to new state data.

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

Originally published July 2, 2009 at 8:36 p.m., updated July 2, 2009 at 9:39 p.m. BELLINGHAM, Wash.

Whatcom County residents can look forward to a fun- and sun-filled Independence Day as temperatures will remain high and activities plentiful before the evening's fireworks displays.

Planning ahead for the 4th of July holiday? Here's what's happening in Whatcom County: The Haggen Family Fourth of July celebration, from 1 to 9:30 p.m. at Zuanich Point Park, offers live music, kids' activities, food and craft vendors and a beer garden.

The city of Bellingham is still trying to keep secret documents sought by the lawyer for the family of a woman killed by an Amtrak train at Boulevard Park.

A package of proposed changes would reduce development potential in dozens of rural areas throughout Whatcom County, but it would still allow some rural centers to continue moderate growth.

Voting by mail has changed the timeline for when voters need information and the Web has changed how they will get that information.

Joseph Giuliano, a former high-ranking Border Patrol official, will serve up to four years in prison for third-degree child rape, a judge ruled.

The Fourth of July is a time for celebration, but it is also a time when local law enforcement agencies put out emphasis patrols to ensure everyone celebrates safely.

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

Whatcom County officials are still in court with a former employee who has made the largest public-records request in the history of the county government.

Bellingham Police are trying to figure out who sprayed herbicide on lawns, trees and bushes around the city.

Even as the economy begins to show signs of getting back on track, Whatcom County may not see job recovery for quite some time.

Whatcom County leaders will hear the public's opinions of recent proposals for urban growth submitted by each of the county's seven cities.

Former Washington State quarterback Ryan Leaf posted a $45,000 bond in Whatcom County Wednesday after being taken into custody by border agents at the Blaine crossing earlier in the day.

Ryan Leaf appears in Whatcom County Superior Court in Bellingham, Wash., after being arrested by U.S. custom agents Wednesday while trying to enter the United States from Canada.

Students across Whatcom County are gradually being released for summer vacation, saying goodbye to teachers and friends they may not see for months.

Searchers have been unable to find a transient who jumped in the north fork of the Nooksack River on Sunday in an attempt to rescue another person.

Bellingham and Whatcom County leaders are ready to pay money to the Mount Baker School District to end a longstanding lawsuit challenging restrictive logging rules in the Lake Whatcom watershed.