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Shewmake a challenger to Buys for legislature

Filing for elective office continues this week By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— An associate professor in economics at Western Washington University will ...

Sheriff sees worsening mental health crisis

Deputies were on two situations Friday, Saturday By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— County Sheriff Bill Elfo is calling attention to two responses of his department ...

News briefs — May 16, 2018

Homeless youth gathering place to be created   BELLINGHAM — Northwest Youth Services and First Congregational Church announce The Ground Floor project, a safe space for at-risk ...

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Whatcom seeks community opinions on incarceration

Listening tour in Ferndale May 29, Kendall June 26 By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — If you have opinions on the future direction of county incarceration, now is ...

FHS student arrested for allegedly bringing gun to school

Incident happened after school last Wednesday By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — Ferndale police arrested a Ferndale High School student for waving a handgun ...

FHS student arrested for allegedly bringing gun to school

Incident happened after school on Wednesday Ferndale police arrested a Ferndale High School student for waving a handgun at another student earlier this week. According to a news release ...

City to lift storage-unit moratorium

Specific permit applications now exist for different storage unit uses By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — New options will soon be in place for storage unit uses ...

North Cascades Highway reopens Friday

  DIABLO — Despite challenges with spring snow and avalanche conditions, the North Cascade Highway/State Route 20 is on track to reopen at 10 a.m. Friday, May 11.   Over the ...

$1 million from state helps buy Birch Bay park

County has already taken steps on this   OLYMPIA ­— Whatcom County gets $1 million to help buy land for a Birch Bay waterfront park, as part of an overall statewide disbursal ...