Canadian trucker sentenced for smuggling $2.5M of meth
A Canadian trucker was sentenced to four years in prison for smuggling more than $2.5 million of methamphetamine from the U.S. into Canada through a Whatcom County border crossing.
Officials: High tide flooding more common as sea levels rise
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said high tide flooding has become more common as sea levels rise and is affecting residents of coastal towns and states.
Deputies: Man shot, killed his brother in North Cascades National Park
Whatcom County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they say shot and killed his own brother in the North Cascades National Park.
Man arrested for homicide after selling a deadly fentanyl pill to a woman in Blaine
A man was arrested for controlled substance homicide on Friday, after investigators discovered that he sold a deadly fentanyl pill to a Blaine woman in May of last year.
Deputies arrest man for controlled substance homicide following Blaine woman's fentanyl overdose death
The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office arrested a man in connection to a deadly 2021 fentanyl overdose.
Black bear killed after attacking jogger near Lake Whatcom
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers had to kill a black bear after it attacked a jogger in Whatcom County.
Bellingham toddler death: Kamee Dixon sentenced to 34 years for homicide by abuse
A Whatcom County judge on Tuesday sentenced Kamee Dixon to 34 years in prison for the death of her boyfriend’s three-year-old daughter Hazel Homan.
Kamee Dixon sentenced to 34 years in prison for death of 3-year-old Hazel Homan
A Whatcom County judge on Tuesday sentenced Kamee Dixon to 34 years in prison for the death of her boyfriend’s three-year-old daughter Hazel Homan.
Ferndale officer charged with attempted child molestation
A Ferndale police officer was charged Thursday with attempted child molestation.
Drones could soon help Washington scientists track Northern giant hornets
The invasive insects are native to Asia and have been the target of eradication efforts in the state since they were first discovered there less than four years ago.
Missing Indigenous person located safe; alert canceled
A missing Indigenous person alert that was issued Tuesday for a missing Lummi Nation member has been canceled, the Washington State Patrol said on Wednesday.
Missing Indigenous person alert: Angela Maguire, last seen 7/23
The 38-year-old woman of the Lummi Nation was last seen in Ferndale on Saturday. Please call 911 if you see her.
Sheriffs blame WA lawmakers for increase in crime, loss of officers statewide
Two prominent sheriffs in Washington blame state lawmakers for the increase in crime and the dwindling number of police officers to handle it.
Authorities seize 91,000 fentanyl pills hidden inside chip containers in Bellingham, 2 arrested
Two men are facing charges after they were caught smuggling 91,000 fentanyl pills inside potato chip containers and boxes in Whatcom County earlier this month.
Authorities seize 91,000 fentanyl pills hidden inside chip containers in Bellingham, 2 arrested
Two men are facing charges after they were caught smuggling 91,000 fentanyl pills inside potato chip containers and boxes in Whatcom County earlier this month.
Blaine man arrested for $10M computer virus scam
A 34-year-old man from Blaine was arrested last week for his alleged involvement in a $10 million computer virus scam.
Blaine man arrested for computer virus scam
The 34-year-old led a fraud ring targeting older people, tricking them into thinking their computers were infected with malware.
2 injured in Bellingham nightclub shooting, 2 suspects arrested
Two men were injured and two suspects have been arrested after a fight that broke out at a Bellingham nightclub that led to a shooting early Sunday morning.
Bellingham child abuse sentencing on August 2
Kamee Dixon is scheduled to be sentenced next month after being found guilty of homicide by abuse for the death of a 3-year-old child.
Whatcom County search for missing swimmer continues
Divers continued the search for a swimmer who went missing at the south end of Lake Whatcom on Sunday.