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Here’s a look at the Whatcom County restaurants that opened or closed in March
Bella Ciao Pizza Tavern, a pizza restaurant and bar, along with Nacho Problems, a nacho bar, closed March 31 after owners ...
Whatcom County stands to lose millions as U.S.-Canada trade war intensifies
Annual bilateral trade through land ports of entry in Whatcom County amounted to $18 billion, WWU’s Laurie Trautman told the ...
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Male inmate at Whatcom County jail dies at facility; cause of death still undetermined
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office vehicle stock image. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald An inmate at the Whatcom County jail in Bellingham died while in custody early Thursday morning ...
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Whatcom County fires health department head; she dubs it a ‘wrongful termination’
Whatcom County health department director Erika Lautenbach was fired on Wednesday, March 19, after abruptly being put on leave about two weeks earlier. Lautenbach told Cascadia Daily News that she was ...
The Bellingham Herald26d
Whatcom County’s severe weather shelter closes for season; 2,287 stays reported this winter
Whatcom County’s Severe Weather Shelter officially ended its operations for the season after it “sheltered more people in a larger facility with more support for our guests than any previous c ...