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.

Border Patrol agents find $1.7M worth of meth inside an abandoned car in Blaine

Police found more than $1.7 million dollars’ worth of meth inside of a car that was abandoned in a neighborhood near the Canadian border last Friday.

$7M project to repair Western Washington's battered highways now underway

Starting this week, the Northwest Region Emergency Pavement Repair project will begin across King, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties. The aim is to repair roughly 20 miles of highways damaged by cold weather and heavy snow last winter.

Homeowners concerned as Whatcom County flood recovery funds run out

Despite the recent warm weather, hundreds of flood survivors in Whatcom County are dreading the upcoming fall and winter rains because their homes have yet to be repaired from the floods of last November.

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.

Deputies: Man shot, killed his brother in North Cascades National Park

Whatcom County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they say shot and killed his own brother in the North Cascades National Park. 

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.

Black bear killed after attacking jogger near Lake Whatcom

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers had to kill a black bear after it attacked a jogger in Whatcom County.

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.

Attempted child molestation charges dropped against Ferndale officer

A Whatcom County judge ruled in favor of dropping charges against a Ferndale police officer who was charged with attempted child molestation. 

Drones could soon help Washington scientists track Northern giant hornets

The invasive insects are native to Asia and have been the target of eradication efforts in the state since they were first discovered there less than four years ago.