Whatcom County Council members have decided that a planned center for mental health and substance abuse treatment will be ...

Whatcom County Council members got their first look at a report from a panel of residents and government officials who for the past year have been discussing a new jail. Their 110-page “Whatcom County ...

Bellingham voters appeared to be extending the terms of three City Council members, and a rural Whatcom County Council district was leaning toward a candidate backed by Democrats as the first round of ...

Whatcom County Council members approved a long-term lease for a new Sheriff’s Office headquarters on Bellingham’s north side, allowing the agency to move from its current cramped and dilapidated ...

Whatcom County Councilmember Jessica Rienstra (right) participates in the oath of office ceremony Jan. 12. Rienstra was elected to serve her first term on the council representing District 3. Her term ...

Whatcom County has found a bargain solution to its facility needs: shelling out $8 million for an office building near Sehome Village owned by Western Washington University. That’s nearly eight times ...

Coalition had argued that Sumas is outside the Nooksack River basin and instead is part of the separate Fraser River ...

Women played a key role on the American homefront during World War I. In Whatcom County, the “Minute Women” were among the ...

The former Ryzex Inc. building at 4600 Ryzex Way in the Cordata area of Bellingham. It was most recently occupied by Blue Sea Systems, which moved to Mexico but was still leasing the empty building ...

County council voted 6-1 Tuesday, Jan. 27 to recommend the construction of a behavioral health center on Division Street accessible to those out of jail custody, including people not justice-involved.

Whatcom County Council members approved a long-term lease for a new Sheriff's Office headquarters on Bellingham's north side, allowing the agency to move from its current cramped and dilapidated ...