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Elfo announces retirement, Chadwick declares candidacy
Whatcom County Sheriff’s term ends in January 2024 as his undersheriff seeks bid to replace him By Bill Helm Editor WHATCOM — Monday, Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo announced ...
SHB 1240 proposes banning assault rifles
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — The manufacture, distribution and sale of any assault weapon would be prohibited by legislation passed by the state House ...
Briefly: Ferndale and the surrounding areas in the news, Mar. 15, 2023
Whatcom County cash home sales held steady in 2022 WHATCOM — Cash may be king in real estate, but its reign didn’t get much stronger in 2022, according to a local real estate ...
Death with Dignity waiting period shortened in proposed bill
By Renee Diaz Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Terminally ill patients seeking help to end their lives with the aid of a physician shouldn’t have to wait so long to get approval ...
Finland’s president, Inslee discuss climate change
By Renee Diaz Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — For the first time in history, a foreign head of state has addressed a joint session in the Washington State Legislature. President, ...
Whatcom County Fire District 4 ‘struggling to maintain emergency services’
Fire officials invite community members to learn more at two March meetings BELLINGHAM — Whatcom County Fire District No. 4 is reaching out to residents about its financial challenges ...
5-year-old Ferndale girl’s death under investigation
Staff Reports FERNDALE — The Ferndale Police Department, in conjunction with the Whatcom County Medical Examiner Office, are investigation a death that happened on Wednesday, March ...
Driver education making a comeback
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — People ages 18 to 22 will be required to pass a driver’s education course before getting their license, if a bill that passed ...
HB 1540: Driver’s ed to teach sharing road with trucks, buses
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Driver’s education courses will include guidance about sharing the road with big trucks and buses if a bill approved by ...
Proposed bill would require sex trafficking education in schools
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Sex traffickers often manipulate their victims with lies or threats and force them to participate in sexual acts, and the ...