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Motorcycle accident in Ferndale leaves teen dead

Inexperience and speed of driver cited as causes By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — An 18-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle accident took place in town on ...

Ranking agrees — our towns are good for raising families

WalletHub puts Ferndale 37th in state, Lynden 18th By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM ­— Across the years plenty of people have said, “This is a great place to raise ...

BTC highlights jobs in health and IT May 9

BELLINGHAM — On Tuesday, May 9, Bellingham Technical College will host a Health, Business & IT Career Fair for students and community members hunting for jobs. It is from 11 ...

AG Ferguson in Bellingham to speak for LAW Advocates May 2

BELLINGHAM ­— Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson will speak at a May 2 LAW Advocates “Justice for All” breakfast benefiting civil legal services in Whatcom County. It will ...

Whatcom sets up court help for new guardianship program

WHATCOM — Obtaining legal guardianship over a loved one due to mental incapacitation can often be an overwhelming and confusing experience. Dealing with the incapacitation can be ...

Sunrise golf tournament aids mission to Guadalajara

Tournament on Saturday, May 6 CUSTER ­— A golf tournament on Saturday, May 6, at Dakota Creek Golf Course helps send a team of parents and students from Sunrise Baptist Church to ...

Blaine also in pursuit of a Transportation Benefit District

BLAINE ­— The City of Blaine has a proposal to add a two-tenths cent sales tax increase for transportation benefits on the April 25 special election ballot.Voted ballots on the Transportation ...

County starts asphalt paving in Blaine area

WHATCOM — Roads scheduled for asphalt paving by the county this week are mostly in the Blaine and Birch Bay area. Motorists should try to use alternate routes, as delays can be expected. ...

Ecology sets April 26 info workshop on CAFO permit in Bellingham

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Ecology is holding two public workshops, one in Whatcom County, to more fully explain the new CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) ...

WWU graduate students give free counseling

BELLINGHAM — Graduate students in Western Washington University’s psychology program are available to give individual counseling services, free of charge, under faculty supervision. ...