Whatcom County is lifting a hiring freeze that started last year as the county was facing a $15 million deficit in its ...

If you’re looking for a forever friend, the Whatcom County Humane Society hopes you’ll consider adopting from them.

Measles was confirmed Thursday in a King County infant, health officials said. An unvaccinated school-age child is dead and ...

Replacement of the county’s jail, which has been in operation at its current location in downtown Bellingham since 1984, has been a topic of discussion for years. Voters rejected measures to increase ...

A Ferndale man died this week following a house fire that triggered an explosion.

Animal shelters prepare for puppy season as Whatcom Humane welcomes 56 new arrivals, highlighting the need for community ...

The Whatcom Humane Society is grappling with an overwhelming number of unwanted puppies, with the latest litter bringing the ...

Deputies arrested a Puyallup man following an alleged drive-by shooting in Whatcom County. No injuries were reported. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald Whatcom County sheriff’s deputies ...

Whatcom County has opened four different warming shelters as the temperature dips to single digits with the wind chill factor.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Northern Whatcom County got a double whammy from Mother Nature, snow, and winds. Driving north into Lynden, the winds swirled, now into drifts around barns, trees ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Ryan Belik's days start cold and early when winter weather strikes Whatcom County. "We wake up to quite a few calls in the morning," he said. They are calls from people ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Whatcom County's cold weather shelter has housed 230 different people this winter. That's double the usual number. In fact, more people used the shelter by the end of January ...