Whatcom County Council members have decided that a planned center for mental health and substance abuse treatment will be ...

Whatcom County Councilmember Jon Scanlon spoke at a council meeting on January 27, 2026, about his support for the development of a new Behavioral Care Center, which will provide mental health and ...

At the Tuesday, Jan. 13 Whatcom County Council meeting, dozens of residents shared their experiences of the catastrophic December 2025 Nooksack River flood and asked the government for action.

Whatcom County has found a bargain solution to its facility needs: shelling out $8 million for an office building near Sehome Village owned by Western Washington University. That’s nearly eight times ...

Bellingham voters appeared to be extending the terms of three City Council members, and a rural Whatcom County Council district was leaning toward a candidate backed by Democrats as the first round of ...

Whatcom County Council members approved a long-term lease for a new Sheriff’s Office headquarters on Bellingham’s north side, allowing the agency to move from its current cramped and dilapidated ...

The measure passed on a 5-2 vote Tuesday night after several revisions following an afternoon committee discussion.

Whatcom County Councilmember Jessica Rienstra (right) participates in the oath of office ceremony Jan. 12. Rienstra was elected to serve her first term on the council representing District 3. Her term ...

Women played a key role on the American homefront during World War I. In Whatcom County, the “Minute Women” were among the ...

Floating on rafts and inner tubes on the Nooksack River, a popular practice in the summer months as the river meanders through the South Fork Valley, has been outlawed to protect the threatened ...

The former Ryzex Inc. building at 4600 Ryzex Way in the Cordata area of Bellingham. It was most recently occupied by Blue Sea Systems, which moved to Mexico but was still leasing the empty building ...