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 ...

Civil detention centers like those being used by the federal government to imprison people suspected of immigration ...

Whatcom County voters outside of Bellingham appear to have approved a property tax increase for the county's library system in Tuesday's primary election. Preliminary results show the measure garnered ...

In a race that could tip the balance of power on the Whatcom County Council, at-large candidates Jon Scanlon and Hannah Ordos are facing each other Tuesday after they finished first and second in the ...

The lack of a second courtroom drew attention from council members such as Barry Buchanan, who called its removal “a big disappointment.” Instead, the jail will have one courtroom used for preliminary ...

Whatcom County will not allow the construction or expansion of immigration detention centers in the unincorporated county for at least a year after the county council passed a temporary moratorium on ...

The measure under consideration would limit personal fireworks to Independence Day and the New Year’s holiday.

In a screenshot from video in Council Chambers on Tuesday, Whatcom County Council members discuss asking a court to decide if a measure seeking to repeal a voter-approved child care tax should go on ...

The Whatcom County Jail is, by all accounts, falling apart. Alarm systems are failing, cracks are spreading in the foundation, and physical records are continually being flooded. Inmates have even ...

BELLINGHAM — Whatcom County Council members are scheduled to discuss a proposal next week that would withdraw the county’s financial support from a subsidized housing project in downtown Bellingham ...