Monthly unemployment rates for Whatcom County and Bellingham increased in February, while Washington’s rate also increased and rose to the 13th highest rate in the country. Whatcom County had a 5.5% ...

Here’s your weekly roundup of the latest retail and restaurant activity around Whatcom County: A new bar is planned for downtown Bellingham: Elk St. Tavern, a sister bar to Redlight Kitchen & Bar.

Compared to other places you have worked, what makes Birch Bay unique? My hand gets tired of waving because so many people are just happy and friendly there. That’s something that I didn’t experience ...

He is also a recipient of the Youth Peacemaker Award in 2024 from the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center. Alfredo (Lelo) Juarez ...

We are facing a childcare crisis in Washington State ... permitting process and the map for where childcare centers can be sited is expanded. The Snohomish County Council also hosted a panel ...

The couple arrived in Washington without any family or resettlement ... While they were in Whatcom County, Tahmina needed to see a doctor about a post-partum infection. A person with Racial ...

Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office vehicle stock image. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald An inmate at the Whatcom County jail in Bellingham died while in custody early Thursday morning ...

Washington State Department of Ecology Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Monthly unemployment rates for Whatcom County and Bellingham increased in January, while Washington saw a decrease in ...

A 21-year-old Ferndale man was booked into Whatcom County Jail after ... “We want to thank the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol for their assistance in this ...

President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping would visit Washington soon, as trade tensions build between the world’s two largest economies. Xi will be coming in the “not too distant ...

Whatcom County Superior Court ordered Ecology to send the claim form and set a deadline of May 1, 2026. The claim forms are legal documents that are signed under oath. “It’s very important for water ...

In the weeks after the Trump administration announced a federal funding freeze, Whatcom County nonprofits have ... which was planned to be purchased by the Washington State Department of ...