Washington state, British Columbia border towns in crisis as economy evaporates
The US-Canadian border between Washington state and British Columbia will soon have been economically shuttered for an entire year.
Canada won’t require COVID tests for Point Roberts, Washington residents
Washington state residents living in Point Roberts will not be required to take a COVID-19 test before traveling through Canada for any essential services, officials said.
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.
At least one person injured in explosion at Bellingham homeless camp
One person was sent to the hospital with minor burns following an explosion at a Bellingham homeless camp.
Whatcom County corrections deputy accused of smuggling contraband to inmate
A veteran Whatcom County corrections deputy is suspected of smuggling contraband items, including marijuana edibles, to a female inmate at the Whatcom County Jail’s Work Center.
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.
Bellingham high school students working with district to change name of school mascot
The Bellingham school district has launched a task force to come up with a new school mascot name for the high school.
High winds topple tree onto dorm building, injuring WWU student
One student at Western Washington University was injured only slightly Tuesday night when high winds tossed a tree onto a student housing building in Bellingham.
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.
USDA allocates nearly $1 million to eradicate Asian giant hornets in Washington
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allocated nearly $1 million to go toward Asian giant hornet research and eradication efforts in Washington and other states.
Derailed train cars to be removed Monday
Officials with the Washington Department of Ecology say they plan to start removing the train cars that derailed last week in Whatcom County starting Monday. The cause of the derailment is still unknown.
Cause of oil train derailment, fire remains under investigation
Clean up efforts continued Wednesday in the North Sound where an oil train derailed then caught fire near the small town of Custer.
Cause of train derailment and crude oil fire still under investigation
BNSF Railroad representatives would not speculate whether the derailment was a criminal act. That will be up to law enforcement.
Crude oil fire out, investigation continues after train derailment in Whatcom County
Evacuation orders have been lifted and the crude oil fire is out in Whatcom County a day after a BNSF train derailed and caught fire north of Bellingham.
