A Whatcom County jail inmate died Jan. 21 following a suicide attempt at the facility. Whatcom County Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Jason Dean remembers his friend, Darren Nixon, as someone ...

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.

Schools across Whatcom County are closed Monday after overnight snow and freezing temperatures created icy road conditions, making travel difficult. Drivers are being asked to stay off the roads ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Ryan Belik's days start cold and early when winter weather strikes Whatcom County. "We wake up to quite a few calls in the morning," he said. They are calls from people ...

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Whatcom County lowlands. At least 1 to 3 inches of additional snow is possible from Saturday night to noon Monday in western Whatcom County ...

Officials warn that temperatures are expected to fall further, with wind chills anticipated between 5 and 10 degrees.

Unseasonably cold temperatures were expected to continue through this week, along with intermittent snow showers in the Western Washington lowlands, forecasters at the National Weather Service in ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 52% chance of precipitation. Winds from NE to ENE at 5 to 7 mph (8 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 19 °F (-7.2 °C). Flurries with a high of 31 °F (-0.6 °C ...

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 ...

With time ticking to plan and fund the construction of the new Whatcom County jail complex approved by voters in 2023, county officials are weighing design options, budget constraints and interior ...