BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A deputy with the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office is recovering after being injured by what investigators describe as an accidental shooting during an arrest Tuesday afternoon.

A deputy with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) was injured on the job after a gun accidentally fired while arresting a suspect. Around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies from the Whatcom ...

(KOMO) - A deputy with the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office is recovering after being injured by what investigators describe as an accidental shooting during an arrest Tuesday afternoon. According ...

A Whatcom County sheriff’s deputy was injured in what authorities described as an accidental discharge of a firearm during an arrest of an armed suspect Tuesday afternoon, Sheriff’s Office ...

Washington State Department of Transportation Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald A Whatcom County sheriff’s deputy was injured in what authorities described as an accidental discharge of a ...

The Whatcom Museum is opening a new exhibit this month, featuring French paintings on loan from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Bellingham’s Whatcom Museum was chosen as one of ...

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 ...

The program brings barnyard animals to hospice patients across Whatcom County. "The core purpose is joy and connection," said Lindsey. The animals include two rabbits, Smokey Bear and Scarlett O ...

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

As Whatcom County braces for snow and icy conditions, preparations are already underway to keep roads safe. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has begun pre-treating roads with ...

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 ...

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 ...