U.S. Coast Guard rescues overturned kayaker in Bellingham Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) rescued a kayaker who overturned in 46-degree water in Bellingham Bay on Saturday.

No northern giant hornets found in Washington in 2022

Citizen trapping of northern giant hornets in northwest Washington ended Nov. 30 without any confirmed sightings of the hornets this year, state officials said Tuesday.

3 arrested for trafficking over 75k fentanyl pills into Whatcom County

Two people were arrested in Bellingham and another in North Carolina in connection to trafficking more than 75,000 fentanyl pills into Whatcom County.

Several Puget Sound-area schools cancelling outdoor activities due to poor air quality

As of 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, Seattle had the worst air quality in the world. Seattle kept the ranking at second-worst air quality throughout the day.  

1 killed, 1 injured in Bellingham shooting

One person was killed and another was injured in a shooting in Bellingham early Sunday morning. 

Missing Bellingham man with dementia found safe

The Bellingham Police Department (BPD) say a man with dementia who was reported missing this week has been found safe and was reunited with his family.  

WSP investigating deadly crash involving a pedestrian in Bellingham

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating after a driver killed a man walking on the side of the road in Bellingham Friday morning. 

Railroad tie hurled at police car in Bellingham, shattering windshield

Bellingham Police say two officers escaped serious injury over the weekend when someone hurled a railroad tie at the windshield of their patrol car.

Canadian trucker sentenced for smuggling $2.5M of meth

A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing.

Officials: High tide flooding more common as sea levels rise

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said high tide flooding has become more common as sea levels rise and is affecting residents of coastal towns and states.

Man arrested for homicide after selling a deadly fentanyl pill to a woman in Blaine

A man was arrested for controlled substance homicide on Friday, after investigators discovered that he sold a deadly fentanyl pill to a Blaine woman in May of last year.

Bellingham toddler death: Kamee Dixon sentenced to 34 years for homicide by abuse

A Whatcom County judge on Tuesday sentenced Kamee Dixon to 34 years in prison for the death of her boyfriend’s three-year-old daughter Hazel Homan.