Point Roberts residents want border restrictions lifted

"This is unacceptable. Point Roberts is a peninsula but the pandemic has made it an economic island."

Emotional toll lingers as Canada announces another border restriction extension

As Washington prepares to fully reopen the economy this month, travel restrictions to Canada were extended again—this time for at least another month.

NTSB releases report on Washington oil-train derailment, fire in Custer

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report regarding a late 2020 oil-train derailment and fire in a rural Washington town close to the Canadian border.

Lawmaker calls for hearings in Whatcom County train derailment
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A state lawmaker is calling for hearings to investigate a December 2020 train derailment and fire in Whatcom County after union reps. said it may have been caused by "sabotage."

Communities clamor for Canadian border closure to end

Communities on both sides of the U.S. – Canadian border are hoping rising vaccination rates could mean life may finally soon be returning to normal. On Tuesday, Governor Jay Inslee urged federal officials to consider an immediate full or partial reopening of the international border.

Rail union: Sabotage caused oil-train derailment in Whatcom County

A rail union official reportedly told investigators that a fiery oil car train derailment north of Seattle late last year was caused by sabotage.

Report says Whatcom County oil train derailment may have been 'sabotage'
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A KUOW investigation cites a union representative who says the December oil train derailment and fire in Custer, Washington, may have been 'sabotage.'

As Washington re-opens, border closure at Canada extended once again

Just as Washington state has entered Phase 3 of re-opening, our neighbors to the north are seeing a surge in coronavirus cases, prompting heavier lockdowns.

Police recover 2 bodies found inside vehicle in Whatcom County river

Two men were found dead inside a vehicle pulled from the Nooksack River on Tuesday morning, Ferndale police said. An early investigation points toward a traffic accident, nothing nefarious.

North Sound homeowners get help identifying wildfire danger risk to homes

Warmer and dryer temperatures push all of Western Washington farther towards wildfire danger, that’s why a North Sound conservation district offers a program that helps homeowners learn how to reduce the risk of losing property to wildfire.

Man arrested for allegedly leaving two beheaded calves on Bellingham road

Bellingham police arrested a man after he allegedly beheaded two calves and left their heads at the home of a woman he was ordered not to contact.

Family seeks $1 million after man died in Bellingham police custody

The son of a man who died while in Bellingham police custody has filed a precursor to a lawsuit with the city over his father’s death.

Police: 2 beheaded calves found dead on Bellingham roadway

Bellingham Police are investigating how two beheaded calves came to be in the middle of a road early Wednesday.

Asian giant hornets can be attracted to hummingbird feeders, state agriculture officials say

State agriculture officials are asking residents with hummingbird feeders to "keep an eye out" for Asian giant hornets, the invasive honey bee predator that scientists have been trying to eradicate since the first Washington state sighting in late 2019. 

Washington officials seek new tools to combat invasive giant hornets

The Washington State Department of Agriculture is moving forward with new rules that would give them more tools to combat the spread of invasive Asian giant hornets.