Dozens of parents rally against masks in schools in Ferndale

In Ferndale, several dozen people rallied on Main Street, demanding to have the option to choose if their kids where a mask in school.

Dozens of parents rally against masks in school in Ferndale
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In Ferndale, several dozen people rallied on Main Street, demanding to have the option to choose if their kids where a mask in school.

More COVID-19 cases linked to Watershed Music Festival

A cluster of COVID-19 outbreaks has been connected to the three-day Watershed Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Grant County, according to health officials.

First live giant Asian hornet sighting in Washington state
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This is not the first time the species has been seen in Washington, but it is the first live sighting of the insect this year. The hornet was attacking a wasp nest in Whatcom County.

Second Asian giant hornet sighting of 2021 reported in Whatcom County

The second sighting of a so-called murder hornet this year was reported by a person in Whatcom County this week, the Washington state Department of Agriculture said Thursday.

Demonstrators back nurses denouncing vaccination requirements at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center

Hundreds of demonstrators lined the streets Wednesday around PeaceHealth in Bellingham supporting nurses who stand against the hospital’s requirement all healthcare workers receive a COVID vaccination.

Washington border towns eager for Canadian customers

For the first time since the pandemic started, Americans were finally allowed to cross the international border into Canada as long as they have been vaccinated.

Bellingham woman pleads guilty to terror charge on train tracks

A Bellingham woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to a terrorist attack and violence against Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in northwestern Washington, while another Bellingham woman is scheduled to go to trial later this month.

Maple Falls father arrested for stabbing boyfriend of child's mother

The stabbing victim's girlfriend and the assailant share a child. The victim is currently under investigation by the Lake Steven's Police Department for assaulting the child.

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.