The Whatcom County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan does include a section on wildland fire and the county adopted a wildland fire-specific action plan in November 2023. But Whatcom County is still ...

Giant snow drifts, snowy roads and deep accumulations. This is what Whatcom County, Washington, still looks like days later ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Northern Whatcom County got a double whammy from Mother Nature, snow, and winds. Driving north into Lynden, the winds swirled, now into drifts around barns, trees, and ditches.

It is likely that the snow will result in slippery road conditions during the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes ...

Bellingham’s latest effort to preserve land from logging and development in the Lake Whatcom watershed is its largest purchase since the program started more than 20 years ago, according to city ...

Fewer people died from overdoses in Whatcom County in 2024, compared to 2023. While experts hesitate to call the dip in fatalities a trend yet, they say it’s encouraging after a year of countywide ...

Whatcom County is known for its unique breweries, restaurants and coffee shops, but seven local eateries are currently listed for sale by their owners. Some of these current real estate listings ...

Drug overdoses and overdose deaths appear to have dropped sharply across Whatcom County over the past year, as programs aimed at prevention, intervention, treatment and follow-up care are showing ...