After a demand from Western Massachusetts lawmakers for regional equity in the commonwealth’s judicial system, the governor ...

Whatcom County has made various efforts to reduce recidivism over the years. In 2020, it introduced a new path to help keep people out of jail: the LEAD program. LEAD, or Law Enfo ...

This is Vanags’ second trial in Whatcom County Superior Court, with the first one ending in a hung jury in 2022. Members of the current jury were not told that the proceedings were a retrial.

Alexander Vanags testified in Whatcom County Superior Court on April 9, 2025, in Bellingham, Wash. He was on trial for second-degree murder for the second time after his first trial in 2022 ended ...

After a two-week trial in Whatcom County Superior Court and one day of deliberation, jurors unanimously decided that the Bellingham Police Department did not take the necessary steps to prevent ...

Former Bellingham Police Cpl. Brooks Owen Laughlin, right, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Dec. 12, 2018, in Whatcom County Superior Court.

Anyone needing to appear at a Superior Court proceedings in Benton and Franklin counties will need to head to the hearings in person. Wednesday morning’s criminal docket in Benton County ...

The resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers is scheduled for April 11, 2025, in Van Nuys, with Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic presiding. Jesic had delayed the hearing ...

Benton County confirmed that a separate incident occurred during a Benton County Superior Court session. Katie DoValle, Communications Coordinator with Benton County, says the interruption took ...

The search for a new judge to serve on the Coconino County Superior Court is officially underway, as the Commission on Trial Court Appointments opens the process to public input. The vacancy comes ...