Pair arrested after Blaine truck theft, nearly 10-mile pursuit
WHATCOM — On Wednesday, April 1, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched on the report of an activated alarm and theft of a vehicle at ...
Barron doing air filter service for front-line responders
WHATCOM — Thanks to amazing efforts by so many during the coronavirus pandemic, Barron Heating & Air Conditioning is providing free HVAC maintenance service through the ...
Home prices stayed strong in first quarter
But ‘true test will be next three months’ WHATCOM — The median sales price of a Whatcom County home rose 9.1% to $420,000 in the first quarter of 2020, but the economic ...
It’s official: No spring sports season
WIAA was looking at some options until Monday’s total shutdown By Hailey Palmer [email protected] WHATCOM — The high school spring sports season will not happen, at all, ...
Superintendents react to full closure
Local effort is teaching in a ‘virtual format’ By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — Gov. Jay Inslee and Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal announced ...
Shewmake leads making meals for front-line workers
WHATCOM — An effort to raise $600 to buy lunch for frontline workers at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham ended up raising over $4,700 in an unexpected outpouring of donations ...
Teaching through a crisis
Jon Mutchler keeps teaching piano — now remotely By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — For many people waiting out the COVID-19 crisis, work doesn’t have ...
Schools closed for rest of year
Announcement Monday ends the wondering; home learning must continue By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — The in-person school year is over, a casualty of the coronavirus ...
City council discusses COVID-19 remotely
Most city employees now working from home By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council held its first-ever completely remote meeting Monday ...
Lynden Manor has new cases, but also some fully recovered
Wearing a mask in public is now recommended by state, CDC By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — New cases of COVID-19 were detected in testing at Lynden Manor ...
