Whatcom County Council members have decided that a planned center for mental health and substance abuse treatment will be ...

Whatcom County Councilmember Jon Scanlon spoke at a council meeting on January 27, 2026, about his support for the development of a new Behavioral Care Center, which will provide mental health and ...

County council voted 6-1 Tuesday, Jan. 27 to recommend the construction of a behavioral health center on Division Street accessible to those out of jail custody, including people not justice-involved.

Whatcom County has found a bargain solution to its facility needs: shelling out $8 million for an office building near Sehome Village owned by Western Washington University. That’s nearly eight times ...

WHATCOM — Those impacted by flooding in the county came to the Whatcom County Council meeting on Jan. 13 to tell their county elected officials that changes need to happen now before another flood ...

Whatcom County Council members approved a long-term lease for a new Sheriff’s Office headquarters on Bellingham’s north side, allowing the agency to move from its current cramped and dilapidated ...

Women played a key role on the American homefront during World War I. In Whatcom County, the “Minute Women” were among the ...

Whatcom County Council member Ben Elenbaas proposed six amendments to the economic section of the comprehensive plan in hopes of making a decades-long process quicker.

The measure passed on a 5-2 vote Tuesday night after several revisions following an afternoon committee discussion.

Bellingham voters appeared to be extending the terms of three City Council members, and a rural Whatcom County Council district was leaning toward a candidate backed by Democrats as the first round of ...

The former Ryzex Inc. building at 4600 Ryzex Way in the Cordata area of Bellingham. It was most recently occupied by Blue Sea Systems, which moved to Mexico but was still leasing the empty building ...