Salish Village opens at I-5 and Slater Road

Convenience store is first building on total 160 acres WHATCOM — On Oct. 31 the Lummi Nation celebrated a grand opening of Salish Village, a 160-acre development located just off ...

Sheriff’s Office gets gift of 65 defibrillators

WHATCOM — To help improve cardiac arrest survival in the county, the Sheriff’s Office has received a donation of 65 automated external defibrillators. The gift is from Byron Sprague, ...

Administration seeks to de-list gray wolves — to be contested

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Oct. 29 the Trump administration finalized a rule removing Endangered Species Act protections for all gray wolves in the lower-48 states except for a small population ...

Sheriff’s Office adds details of Sudden Valley murder/suicide

Resources can help someone with thoughts of harming   WHATCOM — As it is a tragedy deeply impacting the community, the county Sheriff’s Office has taken the unusual step of ...

Murals make Ferndale colorful

Twelve murals have been installed in two and a half years By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale is looking a lot more colorful these days, and ...

Ferndale levy passing

Levy at lower rate passing with 62.4%; needs 50% to pass By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale School District Superintendent Linda Quinn was hoping and praying ...

Ferndale PD seeks public’s help identifying burglary suspects

Same business burglarized twice, hours apart FERNDALE — On Oct. 27 officers from the Ferndale Police Department, deputies from the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and officers from ...

Ballot return rate now tops 50%

  WHATCOM ­— Return of ballots in the county is now well over half of the total sent out.   Exactly a week before the Nov. 3 general election, the rate of return stood at ...

Last-minute registration to vote now must be in-person

Auditor’s Office is open for six hours Saturday   WHATCOM — If you are still completing or updating a voter registration, you will need to do so now in-person in the county ...

Winter shelter needs church, volunteer help

Goal is for overflow place to be open 13 weeks, varying by weather and number trends   BELLINGHAM — Lighthouse Mission Ministries will open an Overflow Shelter for men this winter ...