Bellingham mother demands action on safety around homeless camps after man gropes her 11-year-old daughter

A Bellingham mother is demanding action regarding safety around homeless encampments in her neighborhood after a man groped her 11-year-old daughter while she waited for a ride home from gymnastics practice.

Strong winds, power outages arrive in North Sound

Trees toppled into power lines west of Bellingham International Airport are to blame for just one power outage in Whatcom County.

Deadline passes after Bellingham tells residents of homeless camp to clear out

The deadline set by Bellingham city officials has passed for residents occupying a homeless camp near the Civic Athletic Stadium to vacate the area. 

Yeager's Sporting Goods worker shoots would-be robber in Bellingham

A Yeager's Sporting Goods store employee shot a would-be robber who smashed a glass gun case in an attempt to steal firearms Thursday, Bellingham Police said. 

4 arrested as Bellingham began clearing homeless camp at City Hall

The city of Bellingham has started clearing a camp outside City Hall where people without permanent shelter had set up tents and were living since mid-November to protest the lack of housing in the area.

One Okanogan prison escapee located, taken into custody

Jan. 13 update:  One Okanogan county jail escapee has been located and taken into custody, officials said. 

High winds topple trees on Western Washington University residence hall

A windstorm from overnight Wednesday caused damage to the Western Washington University campus and at least two trees fell onto a residence hall. 

Whatcom County sheriff: Mother, twin 7-year-old daughters shot dead in apparent murder-suicide

A mother outside of Bellingham reportedly shot and killed her twin 7-year-old daughters before turning the gun on herself Friday night, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. 

Bellingham Police investigating hate crime
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Investigators are looking for the person or persons who slapped swastika stickers on local businesses.

Additional traps for Asian giant hornets set in Bellingham

A dozen traps to catch Asian giant hornets have been placed in multiple parks and green spaces in northwestern Washington state, adding to an already extensive effort to eradicate the invasive species.

Washington river dam demolished to open miles of salmon habitat

On Monday, crews demolished a river dam in Northwest Washington to clear the way for salmon to reach critical habitat.

Trans Mountain pipeline has oil leak at Canadian station

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Trans Mountain pipeline suffered an oil spill at a Canadian pump station that caused a temporary shut down.

Dozens of Washington cities hold silent marches, work strikes Friday in support of Black Lives Matter

SEATTLE -- Black Lives Matter organizers held dozens of silent marches in Washington cities on Friday, as well as work strikes and other measures to honor the lives lost to police brutality and racial injustice.