911 was OK here, but raises alerts

CenturyLink will be investigated for outage last week By the Tribune staff WHATCOM — A CenturyLink internet outage last week left customers across the country without access to emergency ...

Legislators set Saturday, Jan. 5 event at Meridian

42nd Rep.-elect Sharon Shewmake also attending   WHATCOM — State Rep. Luanne Van Werven and Sen. Doug Ericksen will host a town hall meeting for constituents starting at 2 p.m. ...

Power mostly restored from Thursday blast

Birch Bay resilient in quick recovery By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — Power outages were down to only about 25 scattered customers of Puget Sound Energy on ...

Bellingham Oks first county sanctioned tent encampment

Volunteers in urgent need as setup continues By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] BELLINGHAM — It’s been a little over a year since the City of Bellingham evicted community ...

Hit-and-run crash results in fatality

WSP detectives still seeking driver By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Washington State Patrol is seeking the driver in a hit-and-run fatality collision that ...

Windstorm upon us!

WHATCOM ­— Predicted high winds were blowing through the county Thursday, causing power outages and knocking down trees and debris. Some traffic signals were out and there may be ...

A legacy in art, all over town

Janice Bethman’s art can be seen all throughout Ferndale By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE ­— Ferndale has a wide variety of public art pieces for folks ...

Meet two more Ferndale Food Bank volunteers

Mary Pardue, Karen Wagner both donate their time to the Ferndale Food Bank By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE ­— The holidays are one of the busiest times ...

Help in a time of need

Longtime Enfield employee couple burned out by fire, need community help By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   CUSTER ­— A granddaughter is trying to help her grandparents ...

Recount confirms Ericksen retains his seat

He wins by 45 votes over Pinky Vargas for state Senate By Ashley Hiruko [email protected]   BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom County Auditor Debbie Adelstein declared Wednesday ...