Health Dept.: May gatherings caused new COVID cases

‘Party’ links being probed   WHATCOM — Large private and recreational social gatherings held in late May contributed to a series of COVID-19 outbreaks being investigated now, ...

Bellair shuttles restart June 21 at limited level

  FERNDALE — Bellair Airporter Shuttle services reignite on Sunday, June 21, with shuttle buses rolling toward destinations again.   There will be five round trips per day ...

I-5 traffic shifts to one-lane median bypass

Northbound has its turn for six days, then to southbound   FERNDALE — Travelers who use southbound Interstate 5 between Birch Bay-Lynden Road and State Route 548/Grandview Road ...

GOP governor candidates in broadcast forum Thursday

  WHATCOM — A forum of four GOP candidates for governor will be carried on local radio station KGMI 790 AM at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18. It will also be on KTTH 770 of Seattle ...

Graduation ceremony looks different in 2020

… This content is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Login or Subscribe Now

WCLS distributing books curbside

‘Grab-bag,’ printing services also available By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   WHATCOM — It looks a little different than usual, but the Whatcom County Library ...

COVID-19 cases in Lynden area spike

Border closure extended to July 21, although Canada lets immediate family visit By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— The latest county numbers on COVID-19 show ...

100,000 masks available for businesses

Whatcom Unified Command is taking the lead   WHATCOM — Whatcom Unified Command, the multi-jurisdictional response to COVID-19 locally, has begun distributing more than 100,000 ...

County deaths now at 38

County, state are aligning their systems, definitions By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— The county, as of Tuesday, June 9, stood at having 420 confirmed cases ...

Silver Lake camping reopens, with various limits

  WHATCOM — Effective Monday, June 8, Whatcom County Parks and Recreation began taking camping reservations for the Silver Lake Park campground. This coincided with Whatcom County’s ...