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An aerial view of Intalco.
Environment

What’s next at the Intalco aluminum smelter?

Canadian company eyeing facility for future development
March 21, 2023 1:32 p.m.
Sheriff Bill Elfo standing in front of Whatcom County Sheriff's office.
Law & Justice

Set to retire, Whatcom sheriff still all business

Bill Elfo spent 49 years in law enforcement
March 21, 2023 1:22 p.m.
Law & Justice

Man arrested for shots fired at Bellingham apartment

No injuries; multiple agencies responded
March 21, 2023 11:18 a.m.
Heather Mulligan speaks next to a canopy near the yellow school bus.
Transportation

PSE donates electric bus to Opportunity Council preschool

New bus aims to reduce emissions, increase electric equity
March 21, 2023 5:00 a.m.
An RV and truck are parked alongside a mural of a mountain.
Housing

Bellingham’s invisible housing crisis: homeless children

City officials seek solutions to growing problem
March 20, 2023 6:27 p.m.
Crews examine an overturned locomotive wearing safety helmets and bright orange safety suits as they inspect deeper in the dirt.
Environment

Cleanup ‘wrapping up’ at BNSF derailment on Swinomish Reservation

7-car train derailed early Thursday morning
March 20, 2023 3:36 p.m.
A man with a mustache and glasses poses for a photo with a sheriff star in the background.
Law & Justice

Whatcom Sheriff Elfo to retire after 20 years

New sheriff will be elected this November
March 20, 2023 9:29 a.m.
A hand holds a plastic package of Naloxone.
Beyond Bars

Most people in Whatcom County’s jail are in crisis

Planners want social services in new lockup
March 19, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Safety

Highway 20 reopens after multi-car crash near Oak Harbor

Northbound traffic was diverted, southbound traffic turned around
Updated March 18, 2023 8:01 p.m.
Rep. Alicia Rule speaks with a microphone in hand.
Government

Democrats meet constituents at Ferndale town hall

State lawmakers discuss everything from gun control to flood control
March 18, 2023 5:04 p.m.
Law & Justice

Fatal crash victim identified as Oak Harbor man

John E.Butz, 84, died in March 5 crash near Anacortes
March 18, 2023 3:50 p.m.
A refinery filters out fumes into the sky.
Environment

BP Cherry Point mulling green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel

Updated facilities could bring $1.5B to Whatcom over several years
March 17, 2023 5:01 p.m.

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