While changes made by the Whatcom County Sheriff’s and Public Defender’s offices to better interact with people who are deaf or hard of hearing should help, a co-founder of a local group supporting ...

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 ...

The Whatcom County Public Defender’s Office has reached unmanageable caseloads due to the growing backlog of court cases stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The rising caseloads have led the office to ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Officials at the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office say a number of detectives and other staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Seven employees of the sheriff's office have tested ...

GLACIER, Wash — A remote Whatcom County town's post office will remain in service after a commitment from the United States Postal Service (USPS) and Rep. Rick Larsen. The post office in Glacier has ...

Whatcom County’s new medical examiner is seeking a sharp increase in funding, telling the County Council that her office is substandard and understaffed and that she is having to conduct many more ...

WHATCOM — The Mount Baker School District and Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a second school threat found this week on a bathroom wall on the high school campus. “This afternoon we ...