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WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Travelers returning to Canada after celebrating the Canadian Thanksgiving 3-day weekend in the US may encounter slowdowns on northbound I-5 through Ferndale after 8pm tonight ...

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About 7:15pm, a deputy whose vehicle was being used to block westbound traffic at Barr Road radioed their dispatch that they had just been involved in a collision. Washington State Patrol reported the ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and Bellingham Police charged a Ferndale man with suspicion of committing felony property crimes while out of custody pending trial in 2 ...

The semi truck was hauling milled wood.About 2:55pm, the City of Everson issued an advisory warning motorists the road remained closed. Washington State Patrol reported Nooksack Road was closed ...

A competency hearing has been ordered for a Bellingham man in Whatcom County Superior Court after he was arrested September ...

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UPDATE 9am on Monday, September 29, 2025: The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office provided the following details to Whatcom News via email. On September 28, around 7:15 p.m., deputies responded to a ...

There was a confirmed bear in the area of the Sumas Rodeo grounds today, by the bridge, between the rodeo area and the playground. Fish and Wildlife has been advised. Please be alert to your ...

The closures will allow contractors to grind down and repave the ramps.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Whatcom County Jail records show an arrest was made Wednesday, August 27, 2025, in a sexual assault and robbery reported August 20, 2025. At the time, officials with the Whatcom ...