Do not approach the cougar. If the cougar does not flee, be more assertive. Shout, wave your arms, and throw objects at the ...

The NWS Seattle WA issued an updated flood watch at 12:14 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until 10 a.m. for Skagit and Whatcom ...

For the second time since Dec. 19, the Northwest Clean Air Agency called for a stage 1 burn ban Friday in Whatcom County’s ...

Throughout 2025, Whatcom County had 19 restaurants close permanently. Here’s our list of bars, coffee shops, bakeries and ...

Whatcom County Medical Examiner Dr. Aldo Fusaro was fired this week, four months after he was hired on an interim basis, and ...

Local officials say it’s unclear how federal and state recovery funding may stack up due to budget challenges and political priorities.

How many of these restaurants, bars and breweries have you checked out since they opened? Do you have a favorite?

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Thieves in Whatcom County have stolen 28 road signs within a week, creating a safety risk for drivers and costing thousands in taxpayer dollars to replace. Between March 1 and ...

LYNDEN, Wash. — After an estimated 15 million bees were unleashed by an overturned delivery truck in Whatcom County, cleanup crews have concluded their work and previously closed roads have reopened, ...

A Whatcom County man was sentenced to prison for brutally assaulting his former partner. Jason Sieber Sr., a 50-year-old member of the Lummi Nation, will spend more than four years behind bars for ...