Capacity at the existing jail is 362 people, including 150 at the work center. The need for space is likely to increase in coming decades.

Whatcom County and its larger cities will receive $198,407 if they sign on to the latest multi-state opioid settlement with eight drug manufacturers.

A recent Bellingham Food Bank newsletter details concerns over roughly $880,000 in financial assistance that Whatcom County ...

Cascade Connections is celebrating Disability Pride Month this July by hosting their first ever Hamster Art Walk and Roll – an accessible Art Walk showcasing the creative gifts of individuals with ...

The victim and her family were present at Moreau’s sentencing in Whatcom County Superior Court. Both she and her mother ...

Nine county-specific projects across Washington will receive funding from the state Recreation and Conservation Funding Board ...

As it stands now, the county’s plan for the first phase of the Annex project is to construct one building, the shell of another and prepare the site of the third building for development. County ...

▪ Nighttime lane closures: Southbound I-5 lane closures are allowed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, Sundays through Friday ...

Whatcom County has had a high amount of new restaurants open in the last few months. In June, seven new restaurants opened, ...

Whatcom County couldn’t have predicted the current state of the economy when it made projections in 2023 about how much sales tax it could count on for the new jail. Voters passed a levy for the jail, ...

WSDA added the English and Atlantic varieties of ivy to its list of plants banned from sale. Here’s how to identify and ...

Gas prices in Whatcom County and Bellingham increased the second month in a row, but we found the cheapest gas station in ...