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.

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 ...

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 ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Whatcom County is grappling with freezing temperatures and snow as road crews work around the clock to keep major roads clear. Bitter winds have worsened conditions ...

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 ...

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 ...

weather, traffic and how people are coping with the high cost of housing for The Bellingham Herald. A journalist since 1984, he’s also a volunteer firefighter for South Whatcom Fire Authority.