With the council’s approval of the resolution, the county executive is authorized to use up to $750,000 from the fund for disaster relief assistance for families with vulnerable children aged 0–5. The ...

In the Spotlight is a Bellingham Herald series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about. Story idea? Email [email protected]. Members of the Whatcom County ...

A new analysis presented to the Whatcom County Council provided a preliminary estimate of the capacity needed for the new Whatcom County Jail. According to the analysis, the jail is projected to ...

In a screenshot from video in Council Chambers on Tuesday, Whatcom County Council members discuss asking a court to decide if a measure seeking to repeal a voter-approved child care tax should go on ...

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 ...

In the Spotlight is a Bellingham Herald series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about. Story idea? Email [email protected]. Whatcom County Council ...

A survey last summer by the Border Policy Research Institute and the Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce showed that most ...

BELLINGHAM — Whatcom County Council members are scheduled to discuss a proposal next week that would withdraw the county’s financial support from a subsidized housing project in downtown Bellingham ...

The Whatcom County Jail is, by all accounts, falling apart. Alarm systems are failing, cracks are spreading in the foundation, and physical records are continually being flooded. Inmates have even ...

Whatcom County contained two measles cases through rapid response and protocol. Health officials identified 33 contacts and spent 320 hours on containment efforts. Low MMR vaccination rates in ...

Members of the Whatcom County Council voted unanimously in a special meeting Tuesday to conduct an independent investigation into a 2022 sexual harassment settlement involving former Public Works ...