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911 was OK here, but raises alerts
CenturyLink will be investigated for outage last week By the Tribune staff WHATCOM — A CenturyLink internet outage last week left customers across the country without access to emergency ...
Legislators set Saturday, Jan. 5 event at Meridian
42nd Rep.-elect Sharon Shewmake also attending WHATCOM — State Rep. Luanne Van Werven and Sen. Doug Ericksen will host a town hall meeting for constituents starting at 2 p.m. ...
Whatcom County Sherrif’s son in 1-5 accident
Car crash investigation underway By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — William Elfo, son of Whatcom County Sherrif Bill Elfo, is in critical condition following an auto ...
Larry the Cable Guy coming to 2019 fair
Comic also has a charity foundation LYNDEN — Larry the Cable Guy, one of the country’s top stand-up comedians, will perform Thursday, Aug. 15, as part of the Bank of the Pacific ...
‘The Big Burn’ is Whatcom READS shared book in 2019
Related events lead up to author Egan’s visit March 7-8 WHATCOM — Author Timothy Egan’s “The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America” is the book choice ...
Cloud Mountain merging with Sustainable Connections
Two nonprofits share similar objectives WHATCOM — Effective Dec. 31, the Cloud Mountain Farm Center of Everson will merge with Sustainable Connections and become part of its ...
Power mostly restored from Thursday blast
Birch Bay resilient in quick recovery By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — Power outages were down to only about 25 scattered customers of Puget Sound Energy on ...
Bellingham Oks first county sanctioned tent encampment
Volunteers in urgent need as setup continues By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] BELLINGHAM — It’s been a little over a year since the City of Bellingham evicted community ...
Hit-and-run crash results in fatality
WSP detectives still seeking driver By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Washington State Patrol is seeking the driver in a hit-and-run fatality collision that ...
Windstorm upon us!
WHATCOM — Predicted high winds were blowing through the county Thursday, causing power outages and knocking down trees and debris. Some traffic signals were out and there may be ...