Whatcom County News

Veterans wanting help with learning about benefits they are eligible for, signing up for Veterans Administration health care or getting copies of their military discharge papers can attend a free event Saturday, June 22. The Whatcom County Veteran Navigator Program will help veterans and their families from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bellingham ... (more)

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

With warm weather and summer vacation on the horizon, Lynne Wheeler worries about what awaits just around the bend on the Nooksack River.

Turkey may win on the holidays, but for everyday eating, it's hard to beat the appearance, aroma and flavor of a beautifully roasted chicken.

Who knew? It turns out that huge concerns about global warming are outside the boundaries of the little thought boxes that guide the Army Corps of Engineers.

The City Council declined taking a position on whether the new Whatcom County jail should be sited on 40 acres of industrial land on LaBounty Drive.

The Obama administration is apparently ready to declare some kind of victory in its war on gun rights , and today Vice President Joe Biden will be offering a progress report, according to Mediaite and Buzz Feed , while the mainstream press seems silent on the situation.

Each summer a community comes together with rare generosity to celebrate music. From July 5 through July 21, 2013, some of the finest musicians from all over the country will join forces under the leadership of Michael Palmer and with world-renowned soloists to create a unique Pacific Northwest experience-the Bellingham Festival of Music.

Deputies say two Whatcom County men who were shooting guns along the Nooksak River Sunday afternoon inadvertently shot and killed a Ferndale woman while she was attending a family barbeque more than a half mile away.

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

A woman at a Father's Day barbecue near Ferndale was hit in the chest by a stray bullet fired by shooters more than half-mile away.

A Bellingham man has been arrested on suspicion of briefly kidnapping a 5-year-old girl on Saturday, June 15. Police believe the girl went with Matthew Barclay Pemberton, 35, because he offered her candy and a trip to the park.

Tubers floating down the south fork Nooksack River are a seasonal nuisance to nearby landowners, who say they witness public drunkenness, urination and other inappropriate acts in their backyards.

Immigrants from Asia - not Latin America - are leading the trend to a more diverse Whatcom County, the latest U.S. Census Bureau statistics show.

Have you had your first fresh strawberry of the year? I did, just yesterday. It was a Shuksan variety grown at Boxx Berry Farm, and it was incredible.

That was one of the many challenges Ken Tipasathien faced while preparing to open Zen Sushi & Bar on Wednesday, June 19, next to the Regal Cinema Stadium 16 movie theater in the Barkley district.

Deborah Davis gently rolled off a ripe blueberry from a cluster with a mix of blue, purple and green berries at Berry Blue Farms near Burbank.

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

Works by more than 60 artists from the United States and Canada is on display at Peace Arch State Park in Blaine from 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, June 22-23, featuring visual arts, textiles, sculpture, music and dance, as well as gourmet food.

Drivers are advised to take alternate routes Monday, June 17, through Friday, June 21, when crews will lay asphalt on two Whatcom County roads in preparation for chip sealing.