7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (276+ words) Bellingham Fire Department and Whatcom County Fire District 7 units responded to a fire at the former Bornstein Seafoods headquarters on the Bellingham waterfront Saturday night, Sept. 12, around 10:45 p.m. The building, located at 1001 Hilton Ave., was formerly home to the seafood processing…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (547+ words) A Whatcom County judge sentenced a former Whatcom County employee to 90 days in jail for four counts of domestic violence, including a felony charge. Mark Raaka, 57, was on paid leave from his health department job for 17 months while facing two…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (530+ words) An Everson woman is suing Whatcom County in federal court alleging jail staff was improperly trained in suicide prevention at the time her son died while in custody three years ago. Elaine Barness filed the wrongful death and negligence lawsuit…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (471+ words) Seeing the destruction that followed Spokane’s wildfires this summer and knowing the comfort found in a quilt, 15 craftswomen gathered in Acme in early September for Create It Studio’s second Disaster Relief Quilting Program. Led by Candice Leonard, owner of the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (399+ words) The City of Ferndale will not follow neighboring jurisdictions in implementing a 0.1% public safety sales tax. The city council narrowly voted to reject the tax on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The state last year gave local jurisdictions the option to adopt the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (262+ words) Campgrounds and day-use areas at Larrabee State Park will be closed for at least eight months for a major upgrade to the park’s water system. Some of the existing waterlines at Washington’s oldest state park date back to when it…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (101+ words) Between mileposts 134 and 135, about 20 minutes east of Newhalem. That’s about a two-hour drive from Bellingham or an hour and 45 minutes from Mount Vernon. It’s 1.6 miles round trip with 500 feet of elevation gain. About an hour down and back. There is…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (240+ words) Two men are being held on $1 million bonds in the Whatcom County Jail after a weekend shooting in Birch Bay left one person injured and in the hospital. Whatcom County prosecutors charged William Huskey, 54, with three charges of first-degree assault…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (157+ words) Longstanding Bellingham restaurant Luna’s Bistro will close after a final day of service on Friday, Sept. 11. Owners made the announcement on Sunday, Sept. 6 via social media. “After 15 wonderful years of serving Whatcom County community, the time has come for us…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (157+ words) Whatcom Sheriff’s Office investigates shooting on Sunday evening Cascadia Daily News Whatcom Sheriff’s Office investigates shooting on Sunday evening One injured, several suspects detained after shooting on Birch Bay Drive No Q&A content found. Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office is…...