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Beware of scammers trying to steal money under the guise of Oklahoma disaster relief.Paula Selis with the Washington State At...
The Mount Baker chapter of the American Red Cross is ready to help in the Oklahoma tornado disaster relief.Chapter spokeswoma...
Police say it appears alcohol was a factor in a crash that killed a man in Skagit County.Washington State Patrol says 54-year...
A pilot is lucky to be alive after his experimental plane crashed just short of the runway at Lynden’s airport.Lynden F...
Bellingham’s Interim Fire Chief, Roger Christiansen will stay on the job for another year.Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linvil...
A man accused of driving a bulldozer into four homes in Port Angeles will stand trial after pleading not guilty to multiple f...
The National Transportation Safety Board wants the United States to align itself with other countries by lowering the blood a...
An American Airlines flight from Dallas to Seattle was diverted to Salt Lake City Sunday for a passenger who was experiencing...
All Nippon Airways will begin flying Boeing 787 Dreamliners again starting June 1. ANA has also announced it will resume Seat...
Governor Jay Inslee is set to speak today on his strategy for persuading Boeing to keep its 777X design and construction work...
May is Volcano Awareness Month in Washington State and the U.S. Geological Survey wants people to be aware that Whatcom Count...
Officials say fire crews have the 60-acre wildfire in Capitol Forest about 50-percent contained. The fire was first reported ...
Several families are without a home after a fire ripped through a Bellingham apartment building.Flames shot out of the Sunset...
It’s Wildfire Awareness Week and people in fire prone Eastern Washington are not the only ones in the state who need to...
Governor Jay Inslee is pushing to convince Boeing to build its updated 777X jetliner in the Evergreen State. Inslee tells the...
Crews have the devastating Bellingham apartment fire mostly out now.The flames gutted the top of the Sunset Pond Apartment E ...
Washington State Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a Bellingham man early Sunday morning. The "Bellingham Hera...
The Washington State Department of Health is urging safety for anyone thinking of jumping into the water during warm spring w...
The Pentagon says three airmen stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane died Friday in the crash of a KC-135 plane ...
Boeing is set to begin lining up customers for an updated version of the 777. The company's board of directors has given ...
A workers memorial event was held on the back lawn of the Bellingham Public Library Monday.Trevor Smith from the local labore...
Boeing has formal approval to replace faulty battery systems on its grounded fleet of 787 Deamliners. The FAA approval puts a...
The state Department of Health wants people to keep their spring cleaning disease free.Health officials are warning that rode...
The Washington State Patrol wants motorcyclists to safely enjoy upcoming warm weather.Officials are warning as the sun comes ...
Horizon Air says it was justified in dismissing a pilot for smoking marijuana.The airline fired First Officer Brian Milam in ...
An Everson man is dead after a farming accident.Family members found Jake Tiemersma dead last Thursday, run over by his own t...
The second sibling in a Bellingham fire last week has now died from his injuries.60-year-old Larry Manning died on Sunday.He ...
Boeing is moving forward with repairs to the faulty battery systems aboard its 787 Dreamliner jets. The Federal Aviation Admi...
National and state agencies are asking the people to be safe on the water and plan ahead as warm weather heads our way.With a...
C Street in Bellingham is temporarily closed at Roeder Avenue while city planners review traffic safety at the intersection.A...
Multiple media outlets are reporting that the Federal Aviation Administration may end its grounding of the Boeing 787 Dreamli...
Roughly 100 Boeing engineers in the Puget Sound region will be getting the pink slip this week.Boeing will pass out 60-day no...
Investigators still haven't determined what caused the fire at a mobile home in Bellingham that killed 63-year-old Nancy ...
One person is dead and another in critical condition following an early morning fire in Bellingham.Bellingham Assistant Fire ...
A woman who was killed in an avalanche while snowshoeing near Snoqualmie Pass has been identified as 55-year-old Doctor Joy Y...
The Federal Aviation Administration says it will inspect all Boeing 737 jets after it received reports of wear and corrosion....
Officials say Sunday's poor weather conditions caused suspension of the search for a hiker who went missing Saturday duri...
The U.S. Air Force says it's committed to adding the Boeing 767 aerial-refueling tanker to its fleet, despite $10-bil...
State health officials have closed shellfish harvesting in most of Samish Bay for the second time this Spring.Heavy spring ra...
United Airlines is expressing confidence that Boeing's 787 Dreamliner will be back in the air by next month.The airline h...
Passenger train service between Seattle and Everett is cancelled through tomorrow after a landslide derailed an Amtrak train ...
Authorities are confirming the identity of a woman who was struck and killed while walking in Ferndale early Thursday morning...
A woman was struck by a vehicle and killed on Imhoff Road early this morning.State Patrol Trooper Mark Francis reports the wo...
Environmentalists have told the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway they intend to sue if the company doesn't stop letti...
Proponents of coal exports say recent reports of the alleged discovery of coal debris under the tresles over Washingtn waters...
Several Congress members from Washington State are urging the U.S. Chemical Safety Board to finish its investigation of the d...
An emergency access road has been laid leading to homes impacted by last week's massive landslide on Whidbey Island.An Is...
A mink farmer near Deming will have to pay up for contaminating area creeks with manure.The Department of Ecology has fined M...
Environmental groups who oppose a plan to export coal through Northwest Washington say the coal trains we currently have are ...
Officials say good progress is being made in repairing a temporary access road near the area of a huge landslide on Whidbey I...
A local geologist says events like the Whidbey Island landslide are less likely to happen in Whatcom County.Geologists around...
Geologists say it appears the worst of the massive landslide on Whidbey Island has passed, but there remains some minor slide...
There are no reports of injuries, but several people have been displaced after a portion of Whidbey Island slid into the wate...
Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber are asking the White House to study the environmental impac...
Five projects in the Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest have been selected to receive federal funding.The money comes fro...
Boeing Co's biggest customer wants the company to compensate it in cash for losses incurred since the 787 Dreamliner was ...
Transit officials say another mudslide has disrupted passenger train service between Seattle and Everett.The slide took place...
A man is listed in serious condition at a hospital after being hit by an Amtrak train in Bellingham.The train struck the man ...
Classes are on as Whatcom County Sheriff’s Deputies look for the people responsible for burglarizing and vandalizing Wa...
Boeing officials say re-designed lithium-ion batteries could be ready for initial installation in 787 Dreamliners in the next...
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash of a Navy plane that killed all three people aboard in Eastern W...
The crash of a Whidbey Island-based Navy Prowler in Eastern Washington leaves three crew members dead.The plane went down in ...
The Mount Baker chapter of the American Red Cross is helping a family from Alger whose home was destroyed by fire last Friday...
Democratic Representative Rick Larsen is concerned about impending cuts that threaten to close the air traffic control tower ...
Insulated electrical wiring and a space heater are thought to be the cause of an early morning rental home fire in Bellingham...
A Darrington man is dead following a crash in northern Skagit County.Washington State Patrol says the 20-year-old motorist wa...
The State Department of Ecology has announced the next phase of work to clean up Bellingham Bay.Ecology and the Port of Belli...
The fallout from Boeing's 787 Dreamliner problem seems to be getting worse. The "Japan Daily Press" now reports...
No school today at Sehome High School in Bellingham after an explosion and fire knocked out power to the school and the surro...
Officials from the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Emergency Management Division met with Lynden teachers, firefighters and Po...
Boeing is working to address problems with the batteries on its 787 Dreamliner fleet.Dreamliners are grounded as the company ...
Boeing is close to fixing its Dreamliner battery problem that has led to the grounding of dozens of aircraft around the world...
The removal of mercury contaminated soil along Bellingham Bay is the focus of a new clean-up project.The State Department of ...
There may be less of a chance that more coal trains may soon be rolling through Washington and Oregon.Seattle Mayor Mike McGi...
Wynne's Dahlias in Ferndale is temporarily shut down following the death of one of its owners. Walt Wynne died Saturday n...
Authorities have released the name of the man who died in a house fire near Lynden over the weekend.72-year-old Walter L. Wyn...
A Bellingham man was hospitalized after he crashed into a tractor trailer while driving under the influence.The State Patrol ...
A house fire in a heavily-wooded area southwest of Lynden has claimed the life of a Whatcom County man.The home on Willeys La...
A recent outbreak of salmonella cases has State Health Officials on alert.The Washington Department of Health is warning peop...
Boeing is warning airlines flying 737s outfitted with next-generation engines that there could be trouble on takeoff."Th...
Boeing's troubled Dreamliner is fresh off a second test flight.According to a company e-mail, today's flight and Satu...
The only Boeing 787 Dreamliner to fly since the planes were grounded over lithium-ion battery safety worries has landed at Pa...
Washington's Department of Ecology is sending trash bins and other cleanup supplies to Washington beaches as more debris ...
Boeing confirms that it has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to let it fly some 787 Dreamliners for battery tests.On...
State Representative Jason Overstreet has introduced a bill that would let people who make food products in their homes earn ...
A 76-year-old driver is facing charges of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault after crashing into a couple on a motorcyc...
A Boeing 737 that was bound for Seattle landed safely at Portland International Airport after the pilot lost consciousness.Al...
Crews working for the Port of Bellingham will be taking more samples from a shipyard site in Fairhaven starting today to get ...
A driver from Maple Falls is under investigation for hit and run and DUI after a crash Saturday night that left one bicyclist...
A worker nearly loses his arm at a Whatcom County construction site.Lynden assistant fire chief Robert Spinner says the victi...
Seattle's Parks Board is wasting no time on the upcoming Puget Sound-area coal train issue.It is already formally opposin...
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner fleet may be grounded for some time.The "Seattle Times" quotes National Transportation ...
A local school district gets an award and notice from around the region for one of its programs.Officials from the sheriff&rs...
Bellingham police are searching for the driver of a car that hit a Western Washington University student and then fled the sc...
Two local fire departments take new steps toward a possible merger.In an effort to improve public safety and keep operation c...
A regional air quality regulator wants to know if coal fired Asian power plants could foul the air in Whatcom, Skagit and Isl...
Officials have confirmed the identity of the Ferndale man who died yesterday morning in a single vehicle auto accident.Offici...
A number of state lawmakers are now calling for a comprehensive study of what a lot more coal trains might do to the Puget So...
A single vehicle accident left a Ferndale man dead this morning.The State Patrol reports the 52-year-old man was driving a Fo...
There are reports that efforts to find the cause of the battery fires that have grounded Boeing's new 787 Dreamliners are...
The National Transportation Safety Board says it's ruled out excess battery voltage as a possible cause of a fire on a Bo...
Coal Trains are back in Washington's news.The state Department of Ecology tells "The Everett Herald" that some ...
The Federal Aviation Administration orders the grounding of all domestic 787 Dreamliners, saying airlines shouldn't fly t...
The Northwest Clean Air Agency is asking people in Whatcom, Skagit and Island Counties to hold back from burning wood this we...
Firefighters credit the help of neighbors and a smoke alarm system with preventing tragedy at a Bellingham home last night.In...
Federal air safety officials are planning to investigate the power system of the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner following a number...
A local chapter of an international charity sends more aid to New York to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.The Mount Baker cha...
A boy was seriously injured when his school bus ran over him in Whatcom County yesterday.The bus was stopped at about 4:45 p....
A horse and20 calves were killed in a massive barn fire at a family farm near Lynden early yesterday morning.The barn on Kamm...
The Interfaith Coalition is opening severe weather shelters for the homeless in Bellingham.The shelters will be open from 5 p...
A horse and several calves were killed in a massive barn fire at a family farm near Lynden early this morning.The barn on Kam...
Sounder Northline service between Seattle and Everett remains closed today after another mudslide.Sound Transit officials say...
Contract talks between Boeing and the union representing its nearly 23 thousand engineers and technical workers are scheduled...
Once again, a mudslide has cut Sounder and Amtrak service between Seattle and Everett.This time, the shutdown will last throu...
Unattended food on the stove is thought to be the cause of a kitchen fire that left one local family homeless.County fire off...
As people were out partying over the holidays, local law enforcement officers were out on extra patrols looking for drunk dri...
Petroleum seeping into Bellingham Bay is forcing the city to move up part of its central waterfront cleanup efforts.The Washi...
Mudslides continue to be a problem for train service in Washington state.A new mudslide incident has led to a halt of Amtrak ...
Charges will not be filed against a Washington State Patrol trooper who was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian in A...
A man from Spanaway is identified as being among the nine people killed aboard a charter bus that crashed Sunday near Pendlet...
Authorities say nine people were killed and dozens injured in a bus crash on Interstate 84 near Pendleton, Ore.The charter bu...
A local business falls victim to a late morning fire.Firefighters from around the area battled flames and smoke yesterday tha...
One of Bellingham’s longest-running thrift stores is asking folks to hold on to their donations while the store remains...
A one car accident West of Lynden left three young people injured late on Christmas Day.The Washington State Patrol reports t...
A 3-year-old girl was seriously injured after a rear-end collision in Whatcom County Sunday night.Witnesses say a 20-year-old...
Good news for drivers in Ferndale.The Slater Road Bridge will re-open to traffic at 5 p.m. Friday evening.The Slater Bridge h...
Good news for drivers in Ferndale.The Slater Road bridge will reopen to traffic at 5 tomorrow evening.The bridge had been clo...
Yet another mudslide on the increasingly slide prone BNSF Railway line between Seattle and Everett has extended this week'...
Officials at the Mt. Baker Ski Area say that the highway closure is hurting business right during the holidays.Gwyn Howat, op...
Another storm system is expected to bring strong winds on the coast and more snow for the mountains of northwest Washington.T...
The Washington State Patrol is warning people that reports of calls asking for donations to support the Amber Alert program a...
The Slater Road Bridge over the Nooksack River could be re-opened by the end of next week, as long as the weather cooperates....
The huge Taylor Bridge wildfire near Cle Elum was probably caused by contract workers who violated a state rule requiring a 1...
Officers arrested a 22-year-old Bellingham man after they say he stabbed another man and damaged a vehicle.Bellingham Police ...
Whatcom Unified Emergency Management is monitoring a significant weather event which is due to hit our area this morning.For ...
A Bellingham family is forced from their home, after an appliance fire last night. Firefighters were called to an apartment i...
A motorcyclist is hospitalized after a crash on Mount Baker highway.State Patrol says 24-year-old Michael Stoothoff was ridin...
The latest survey finds that many young drivers in our state admit to texting while driving.One third of drivers age 18 to 24...
A Bellingham man faces charges in a hit and run on Northwest Drive north of Bellingham.The State Patrol says 56-year-old Stev...
Washington's Insurance Commissioner says a data breach at Nationwide Insurance and Allied Insurance could affect up to 20...
Are you prepared for an early arrival of flu season in Whatcom County?While local health officials say that the flu in our ar...
Starting January 1st, most homes in Washington will be required to have carbon monoxide alarms.Carbon monoxide is an odorless...
If you're planning on taking the Nooksack RiverBridge on Slater Road anytime soon, think again.Whatcom County Public Work...
The Nooksack River Bridge on Slater Road remains closed as the weekday commute gets underway.A tractor trailer pulling an exc...
A tractor trailer pulling an excavator crashed into the Nooksack River bridge on Slater Road Saturday, Dec. 1, causing major ...
Poor air quality continues to be a problem in the Columbia Valley Area of northern Whatcom County.The Northwest Clean Air Age...
A North Bellingham kayak shop owner watches his livelihood go up in flames.A mid-day two-alarm fire destroyed Sterling Kayak ...
We now have a better idea of what may have caused the fire that severely damaged a foot bridge over Whatcom Creek in Downtown...
The Washington State Department of Ecology adopts its final rules for the Mercury-Containing Lights Product Stewardship Progr...
Our state may soon be getting not only more coal trains, but more oil trains as well."The Seattle Times" notes that...
A late night fire on Friday severely damaged a pedestrian bridge spanning Whatcom Creek in downtown Bellingham.Nearby residen...
With the holidays approaching, the state Traffic Safety Commission wants drivers to know that sober is the way to go.The comm...
Many people may be planning to deep fry a turkey for this Thanksgiving, but the state Fire Marshals Office is issuing some wa...
The Mt. Baker Ski area will open in time for the Thanksgiving holiday thanks to a storm that brought 20 inches of new snow in...
The bill for fighting the record wave of wildfires in Central Washington this past summer is coming in.According to a "Y...
Smoke from wood fires has been causing the air quality to deteriorate this month in the Columbia Valley area of northern What...
Two people were injured in a head-on collision on Slater RoadThursday night.The State Patrol reports 66-year-old Myra Kubic o...
NEWS OF THE OFFICE WORKER KILLED BY AN ELDERLY DRIVER IN RENTON YESTERDAY IMMEDIATELY GOT PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET TALKING ABOU...
The Washington State Patrol says drowsy, sleepy drivers are causing a growing number of car crashes.A Bellingham woman was in...
The King County Medical Examiner's Office says a man who was burned when his RV caught fire in Sedro Woolley last week ha...
A Bellingham woman was injured in a single car crash early today.The State Patrol reports 58-year-old Vickie Moncrieff was dr...
There's a report that Boeing's engineers have adopted a new tactic against it as contract talks seem to have run into...
Nine volunteers from the Mount Baker chapter of the American Red Cross are now on the east coast to help people dealing with ...
There's a report that New York City residents were swamping the only Starbucks open in Midtown Manhattan yesterday Tuesda...
A local nurse is helping people pick up the pieces from Hurricane Sandy.Sarah Judy is a registered nurse from Nooksack and a ...
A flood watch remains in affect for Whatcom and Skagit counties through tomorrow morning.The flood watch means people should ...
Following a wave of sailing cancellations caused by crew members not reporting for work, the Coast Guard is ordering the Wash...
Some former Bellingham residents are in the path of Hurricane Sandy.Sehome High School graduate Michelle Lam is going to coll...
Both Alaska Airlines and Air Canada have put in special policies for passengers flying to destinations affected by Hurricane ...
While the Pacific Northwest doesn’t have a super storm to worry about like the east coast, we do have to prepare for po...
Boeing is going to have to let its Charleston, South Carolina workers discuss the possibility of unionizing during work time....
Flights out of SeaTac Airport to various East Coast destinations are cancelled as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Atlantic ...
Heavy rain is hitting the Puget Sound area this morning, and forecasters are now predicting low-lying flooding in some areas....
Troopers say drugs or alcohol may have caused a car crash that injured two people in Skagit County early yesterday morning.Tw...
A driver who ran out of gas on Chuckanut Drive was hit by a car as she was fueling her vehicle four miles north of Burlington...
The National Weather Service has cancelled a tsunami advisory for California's North Coast from 80-miles north of San Fra...
Boeing is stepping up the production rate of its 777s.Company officials say as of today, they'll be building eight of the...
A University of Washington Professor is warning people in our area to prepare for the possibility of major storms this winter...
A new list from the Food and Drug Administration says that not one hospital in Washington State received products from the Ne...
The National Weather Service says a rarity occurred over the weekend in the Puget Sound near Everett.A waterspout was reporte...
The doctor leading a group against the proposed coal shipping terminal at Cherry Point is firing back at critics who say he&#...
Opponents of the proposed coal shipping terminal at Cherry Point are apparently backing down from earlier statements about th...
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is now involved in the recent crash of a cattle transport in Seattle.It is asking...
State officials want to make sure that everyone knows what to do when an earthquake hits our region.More than 700,000 people ...
Residents in rural areas of Whatcom County can once again light campfires and burn their yard waste.Thanks to the recent rain...
The 2012 "Feed the Need" community food drive kicks off this week, and our goal this year is the biggest ever.The C...
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is thrilled with a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio...
The Coast Guard is encouraging boaters in Bellingham to prepare their vessels in anticipation of severe winter weather condit...
If you’re near the Western Washington University campusnextweekyou may hear the sound of an old steam whistle.Western w...
Residents of a home northeast of Bellingham are safe and warm after their home was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon.Dana...
The State Patrol continues to warn that this weekend's weather could cause treacherous driving conditions, and troopers s...
As temperatures start dropping for winter, Washington's Department of Ecology is warning that smoke from burning wood to ...
We now have a damage estimate of $7 million in the three-alarm fire that destroyed a home under construction in Seattle&#...
The Washington State Patrol is warning drivers that Western Washington roads are going to be unusually slick when rain return...
The Whatcom County Fire Marshal's Office has upgraded its burn ban as the governor orders a statewide burn ban.Due to dry...
A burning pile of wood chips that blanketed Downtown Bellingham with smoke yesterday is now extinguished.Bellingham fire figh...
HEAVY SMOKE BLANKETED MUCH OF BELLINGHAM AFTER A HUGE PILE OF WOODCHIPS IGNITED OVERNIGHT.BELLINGHAM FIRE CHIEF BILL BOYD SAY...
Governor Christine Gregoire issues an emergency proclamation that establishes a ban on outdoor burning for the entire state o...
A Skagit County teenager is dead after falling off a cliff near an abandoned gravel pit on Lake Shannon just north of Concret...
A truck driver from Bellingham spilled a container full of cattle on Interstate 90 in Seattle Saturday morning, killing nearl...
The state Supreme Court yesterday ruled a tax on hazardous substances can pay for environmental cleanup projects.State Senato...
A 150-acre brush fire near Rainbow Lake in Mason County is growing and Channel Five reports that it's now threatening som...
Officials say a Boeing employee who was seriously injured in an accident at the Everett plant is now recovering at home. The ...
The U.S. Forest Service will start cleaning up hazardous waste at the Monte Cristo mining area on the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie ...
A driver was injured and traffic on Interstate 5 in Bellingham was slowed by a crash involving three vehicles Saturday aftern...
Firefighters battling wildfires in Central and Eastern Washington are making progress, and Governor Christine Gregoire has ju...
Skagit County health officials say test results of water samples from Lake Cavanaugh show no blue-green algae toxins.The test...
There's little if any progress reported so far this week in the wave of wildfires that has plagued Central Washington thi...
The mayor of Bellingham has announced who will be running the city's fire department after the current chief retires.Mayo...
For the first time in nearly two weeks, monitors in Central Washington say air quality is getting better as firefighters get ...
Ground beef sold at Haggen and Top Food stores between September 3 and 23 is being recalled as a precaution against the possi...
Crews are scrambling to contain an oil spill coming from a sunken fishing boat in the Swinomish Channel near Anacortes.The 71...
United Airlines is taking delivery of its first Boeing Co. 787, making it the first carrier in North America to operate a Dre...
The Trader Joe's peanut butter problem that has affected at least two Washington residents so far now involves 76 product...
State Patrol is releasing the name of the man killed in a motorcycle accident in eastern Whatcom County yesterday afternoon.T...
Fire control managers are watching to see if a pair of Wenatchee-area wildfires will merge into one.The Seattle Times reports...
A man is dead in eastern Whatcom County after a fatal motorcycle collision.Troopers say the 65-year-old man rear-ended a box ...
A driver from B.C. was booked into Whatcom County Jail on suspicion of drunk driving after crashing his semi truck and blocki...
Shell won't be drilling for oil in the offshore Alaskan Arctic anytime soon after an accident damaged its oil spill conta...
More than 200 wildfires continue burning in Washington State.KING-TV reports more than 3,500 fire fighters are working the li...
The State Patrol says two drivers in Island and Skagit counties were killed over the weekend while driving too fast.Twenty-on...
Troopers say drivers in Island and Skagit Counties were killed this weekend for driving too fast.Daniel Torget, 21, of Freela...
Using a cell phone while Driving Under the Influence ends badly for a Whatcom County driver.Troopers say the truck 39-year-ol...
Governor Christine Gregoire declares a State of Emergency, mobilizing the Washington National Guard and other state resources...
Bellingham fire chief Bill Boyd has announced his retirement.Fifty-three-year-old Boyd has served with the Bellingham Fire De...
Bellingham Fire Chief Bill Boyd has announced his retirement.The 53-year-old Boyd has served with the Bellingham Fire Departm...
Officials say wildfires in Chelan County have hundreds of homes under threat.What's now known as the Canyons wildfire is ...
Three Bellingham men were hospitalized after falling into a crevasse while climbing on Ruth Mountain near the Mt. Baker Snoqu...
A state mobilization has been declared for the 500 plus acre Number One Canyon Fire, burning west of Wenatchee in North Centr...
Wildfire fighters are converging on a new blaze that's broken out in the Parke Creek Drainage northeast of Ellensburg.Kit...
Firefighters on San Juan Island were able to quickly snuff out a brush fire before it had a chance to spread to nearby homes....
Washington State Patrol says a man who died yesterday morning following a two vehicle collision on Highway 2 near Snohomish w...
The death toll is rising after an outbreak of hantavirus at Yosemite National Park in California.A third death was confirmed ...
Officials at Joint Base Lewis-McChord say a soldier was killed as he crashed his vehicle into an un-staffed security guard po...
Officials say a four-year-old boy who was hit by a van while riding a tricycle in an apartment building parking lot in Everet...
The Lummi Island ferry will begin its annual dry dock this Wednesday.People who use the Whatcom Chief are going to see some d...
A Custer man is dead following a three vehicle crash in Whatcom County last evening.The State Patrol reports 72- year-old Joe...
The Coast Guard came to the rescue of an injured woman on a recreational boat in the northern San Juan Islands yesterday.The ...
A sea plane practicing landing and takeoff at the south end of Lake Whatcom crashed into the water Friday.Sgt. Kevin Mede wit...
Authorities are saying it’s incredible no one was injured when a small plane made an emergency landing on I-5 north of ...
An official at BP Cherry Point says they were surprised by yesterday's announcement of a "willful" safety viola...
A hiker was rescued yesterday after falling and breaking her leg.Sixty-year-old Laurel Jones was hiking the Yellow Aster Butt...
The Department of Labor and Industries has cited the BP Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine for six safety violations, including ...
Experts say this year's midwest drought is going to bring higher food prices to the Puget Sound area.The Seattle Times qu...
The Taylor Bridge wildfire west of Ellensburg is finally contained, but not before it took out 61 homes.With that in mind, so...
A retired nurse from Bellingham's PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center is in the gulf coast to help victims of hurricane...
A Bellingham woman is hospitalized after running in front of traffic.Forty-five-year-old David Santiago was driving westbound...
A 61-year-old Bellingham man is in critical condition after crashing his truck into a ditch Saturday.Richard Johnson was driv...
The world's largest private-sector coal company is trying to end the debate about coal dust resulting from the proposed G...
Rescue crews retrieved an injured hiker from a trail on Mt. Baker yesterday.Whatcom County Deputy George Ratayczak says the m...
There's word of some new telemarking scams here in Washington.The state Attorney General's Office and the Departments...
The State Department of Natural Resources is now saying they knew the Taylor Bridge Fire was going to be a bad one.Aaron Ever...
Firefighters continue having trouble containing the destructive Taylor Bridge wildfire east of Cle Elum.They tell Channel Fiv...
A nearly 1,000 page report is revealing details about last year's deadly crash at a Reno, Nev. air show that killed a for...
Australia's largest airline is canceling orders for nearly three dozen new Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets.The cancellation ca...
A motorcyclist from Anacortes has died of injuries he sustained in ancrash on Highway 20 near Anacortes last night.The Washin...
More progress is being made on major wildfires in California and Washington state.In Washington, the Taylor Bridge Fire near ...
A new look at the effects of a farm pesticide on children is bringing new requests that the Environmental Protection Agency e...
A Mount Vernon man died when his motorcycle left the roadway on Highway 20 in eastern Whatcom County yesterday.The State Patr...
The Bellingham Fire Department wants to require all boathouses in the city to make major fire safety upgrades after March'...
The Pentagon says a Naval explosives expert from Des Moines was among the seven Americans who died last week in the crash of ...
Local and federal authorities are investigating arson at a Bellingham church.A local security firm discovered the fire after ...
A Mount Vernon man died when his motorcycle left the roadway on Highway 20 in eastern Whatcom County yesterday.The State Patr...
The State Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on two new rules aimed at protecting our state from the impact of a...
Firefighters now think they can contain the Taylor Bridge wildfire east of Cle Elum sometime today.This after thunderstorms b...
Two Whatcom County residents were injured when a driver collided with their motorcycle on Chuckanut Drive last night.State Pa...
The hot, dry summer weather is prompting the Whatcom County Fire Marshal's office to start restrictions on open burning.A...
An attorney says residents of Richmond, California have "borne the brunt" of a number of explosions at the local Ch...
Nearly 1000 firefighters now have the Taylor Bridge wildfire east of Cle Elum about one-third contained at 22,000 acres, but ...
Taking advantage of a break in the weather, firefighters are making progress on the Taylor Bridge wildfire near Cle Elum.Peop...
Companies in Bellingham working on a big oil-containment barge are being told to clean up their act after a series of small o...
August is one of the deadliest months out on the road.The Washington Traffic Safety Commission is upping law enforcement on t...
More homes are evacuated ahead of the Taylor Bridge wildfire, which continues to threaten a number of structures in Kittitas ...
The explosive Taylor Bridge wildfire is now ten percent contained, but it is still out of control at nearly 29,000 acres.At l...
The challenger in the race for Washington's Public Lands Commissioner is accusing the current Commissioner Peter Goldmark...
A Washington State Trooper responding to a report of a motorist brandishing a gun hit and killed a pedestrian who stepped in ...
The Bellingham man missing near Baker Lake has been found safe.Albert Filosa was reported missing after he did not return fro...
Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon first responders are going high tech.The fire departments have recently started using a new te...
Washington Highway Patrol says three people were injured after a 71-year-old man fell asleep at the wheel of his pickup truck...
The first part of August brings with it an increased threat of wildfires.The State Department of Natural Resources has alread...
Officials say an electrical failure caused a loss of cabin pressure on an Alaska Airlines flight bound for Seattle, prompting...
Passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Ontario, California, to Seattle are safe after the plane had to be diverted ...
Local, state and federal authorities are investigating a fire at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Vernon early Sunday mor...
With hotter, drier weather now the rule around Washington, the state Department of Natural Resources says the state's wil...
A fire that started in the back of Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Vernon late Saturday night ended up destroying 25 percent...
An environmental advocacy group says global warming is already having an effect in our state and across the country.A new stu...
Waste Management says it's bringing in "permanent" non-union garbage truck drivers to replace striking Teamster...
A Bellingham woman apparently suffered broken bones after police say she ran out in front of a vehicle on North Samish Way.Th...
Police say three people were injured in a crash that took place yesterday on Interstate 5 during a chase that was part of a d...
An investigation is launched into a malfunction that caused debris to be ejected from a G.E. engine on a Boeing 787 Dreamline...
An out-of-control passenger had to be restrained on an Alaska Airlines flight from Hawaii to Bellingham over the weekend.The ...
A new coalition of businesses and groups is pushing for more new terminals to ship U.S. coal overseas, which would mean more ...
Washington Highway Patrol says a man is dead after the pickup truck he was driving plummeted down an embankment off State Rou...
Whatcom County Council members this week did not appear to support tougher rules for septic systems.The County Health Departm...
No major injuries are reported after U.S. Coast Guard crews from Bellingham and Port Angeles rescued a man from a sailboat fi...
Although it’s likely very few people felt it, a small earthquake shook the depths beneath eastern Whatcom County yester...
The State Department of Ecology is seeking public comment on a proposed clean-up of a small area along Bellingham Bay.A faili...
A memorial of candles, flowers and stuffed animals is growing outside the Federal Way home of an eight-year-old boy hit and k...
A mobile home in birch bay caught on fire yesterday after firefighters say a man breathing home oxygen burst into flames.Fire...
Firefighters have started mop-up operations on the state's current largest wildfire.The state Department of Natural Resou...
As cool, moist weather continues here in the Northwest, farms here are reporting good crops and strong demand for them.This a...
Authorities are saying a florescent light is the culprit in a Bellingham house fire.Bellingham Fire Marshal Jason Napier says...
A fire in a Bellingham home caused significant heat and smoke damages.Just after 6:30 p.m. a passerby reported seeing smoke a...
Washington is among five states to get federal help in handling Japanese tsunami debris that's now washing in from across...
Four were injured in two separate accidents this weekend in the North Cascade National Park.On Friday a 29-year-old man and w...
The Federal Aviation Administration wants to fine Boeing just over $13.5 million.The "Puget Sound Business Journal&q...
Crews searching the Skagit River for a man who reportedly fell off his boat Saturday have found the boat, but the man is stil...
United Airlines announces it's ordering 150 Boeing 737's, including 100 Max-9's and 50 900ER's.It's a dea...
Firefighters just about have a handle on Washington's largest wildfire, the Navarre fire near Lake Chelan in north Centra...
A brief scare for a Kendall School yesterday as a fire erupted near propane tanks.Mount Baker School District Superintendent ...
Whidbey Naval Air Station Senior Chief William Wolf is recovering in ICU at Harborview Medical Center from spinal and interna...
A man injured in a Bellingham motorcycle crash that threw him 60 ft. has died.Bellingham Police Spokesman Mark Young says 28-...
In the midst of summer months Washington State Patrol is asking you to keep the roads safe and secure your loads.Trooper Keit...
A 28 year old Bellingham man died overnight following a motorcycle crash in Bellingham that threw him 60 feet.Bellingham Poli...
This week's haze in Puget Sound-area skies apparently isn't due to local air stagnation this time.Meteorologists at C...
A Lynden man is dead and a Blaine man hospitalized in an early morning crash yesterday north of Nooksack.State Patrol Trooper...
Troopers say a Deming woman is lucky to be alive after she rear-ended a trailer load of long wooden poles on the Mount Baker ...
A motorcyclist is fighting for his life tonight after being thrown 60-feet in a Bellingham crash.Police say the man was rushe...
Thunderstorms in Whatcom and Skagit County are prompting officials to keep a close eye on the foothills.Though we’ve ju...
State health officials are warning people not to eat any raw oysters especially now that we've entered the hot summer mon...
Traffic is back to normal after a semi lost a load of lumber on Highway 9 at Prairie Road in Sedro-Woolley.The semi crashed i...
A Lynden man is dead and a Blaine man hospitalized in an early morning crash north of Nooksack.The State Patrol reports 23-ye...
Investigators are hoping to get inside a burned-out Bainbridge Island restaurant and bar to determine what started this morni...
Hotter, drier weather is slowing efforts to contain the Navarre wildfire near Lake Chelan.It grew to 675 acres yesterday afte...
Edmonds Mayor Dave Earling worries about how trains from a proposed coal terminal near Bellingham will impact future ferry tr...
A travel trailer being towed by an Isuzu SUV lost control and rolled over on the northbound Interstate-5 at Samish Way Saturd...
Wildland firefighters are racing the clock to contain a wildfire ineastern Washingtonbefore temperatures hit triple digits th...
Investigators are trying to determine what caused a 24-year-old Anacortes man to veer into oncoming traffic and slam head-on ...
Unseasonably cool weather has spared Washington from major wildfires so far, but with warmer weather finally here, a wildfire...
Two recent coal train accidents are adding to the worries of Whatcom County residents opposed to plans for a large proposed c...
Washington Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark is proposing a forest health hazard warning in a pre-emptive strike again...
Debris from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami is arriving on the Washington coast at a mind-boggling pace.That's the co...
Ecology teams from all over the Northwest are getting ready to clean up a wave of Japanese tsunami debris that could approach...
Authorities say the Maple Falls fire victim stole from her Bellingham employer for two years.The Whatcom County Sheriff&rsquo...
Firefighters from Washington are now on their way to Colorado to help get a handle on massive wildfires that have overwhelmed...
An autopsy reveals the victim of a Maple Falls fire was a 45-year-old woman.Whatcom County Medical Examiner Dr. Gary Goldfoge...
A manufactured home goes up in flames leaving one person dead in the Paradise Lakes area.Firefighters and Whatcom County Sher...
Rescue crews are hoping snow conditions improve enough on Mount Rainier today to allow them to retrieve the body of fallen pa...
With the Fourth of July less than a week away, Washington's brief window of legal fireworks sales begins Thursday.This ye...
A manufactured home goes up in flames leaving one person dead in the Paradise area.Firefighters and Whatcom County Sheriff&rs...
Boeing's successful chief of Commercial Airplanes will soon call it a career.Sixty-two-year-old engineer Jim Albaugh anno...
If you’ve ever been in an emergency situation and couldn’t remember what to do, you don’t have to worry bec...
Mount Rainier National Park rangers continue waiting and watching for a break in the weather, to retrieve the body of a fello...
A new report is saying rising sea levels could spell disaster for coastal developments here in Bellingham.Dr. Robert Dalrympl...
Snohomish County Fire District 1 commissioners think fireworks of any kind belong only in the hands of professionals.Komonews...
An inferno in a pile of old tires in a field near a Marysville residential area may have been retaliation by transients who w...
Search and Rescue volunteers have recovered the body of a skier who died on Mt. Baker last Friday.Thirty-four-year-old Keith ...
A park ranger in Washington state is dead after trying to rescue injured climbers on Mt. Rainier.National Park Spokesman Kevi...
A suspicious fire continues to smolder in a huge mound of old tires in Marysville.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reports the blaze st...
Officials at the BP Cherry Point Refinery near Ferndale are releasing new details about the cause of last February's Fire...
Part of a house found on a beach at Neah Bay may be the latest piece of Japanese tsunami debris to wash up on the West Coast ...
Governor Christine Gregoire says debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami is expected to "dribble in" over the next fe...
The Bellingham City Council has denied a request to allow more homes at the Padden Trails property.Council members last night...
Whatcom County residents are being told not to worry about overhead jet noiseTuesday morning.If it comes, it's just the N...
A Seattle man has died in a tragic skiing accident on Mt. Baker.The Whatcom County sheriff's office received a report Fri...
A body was found this afternoon in the Green River where a woman had fallen in last night.The victim's family identified ...
Graduation time brings parties, celebrations and unfortunately, according to Washington State Patrol, more fatal accidents ou...
Most Penn Cove commercial and recreational shellfish areas are open for harvesting again, nearly a month after a derelict shi...
A nutritional supplements company in Ferndale is voluntarily recalling 313 bottles of liquid supplements because they may be ...
Most Penn Cove commercial and recreational shellfish areas are open for harvesting again, nearly a month after a derelict shi...
A Coast Guard crew based in Bellingham rescued two boaters from a 20 ft. sailboat about 70 mi, southwest of Neah Bay Saturday...
A Stanwood man claims his Ford Mustang was "shot at" as he drove northbound on Interstate 5 between Everett and Mar...
Members of the King County Fire Investigation Unit are probing the wreck of the Deep Sea, the derelict fishing boat that burn...
Shellfish farming and harvesting may resume soon, now that a derelict fishing boat has been pulled from the bottom of Penn Co...
The old, derelict fishing boat that that sank after catching fire in Penn Cove three weeks ago is back on the surface at Whid...
People near the Racer Cafe in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood spent part of last night holding two fundraisers for the f...
A 19-year-old man is being questioned by detectives after police found a 13-year-old boy murdered in an apartment complex in ...
A buoy marked with what Jeff Ingman thinks are Japanese characters could be one of Skagit County's first pieces of tsunam...
An airline is citing safety concerns for the decision to boot a cranky three-year-old Everett boy from one of its flights.www...
The death toll in a pair of Seattle shootings now stands at four.Two additional victims have died.Police are still looking fo...
A semi-truck crash blocked Highway 9 in northern Skagit County for about 12 hours on Saturday. Sixty-one-year-old Darshan Sin...
As the summer months approach, officials want to remind those who go out to Mt. Baker that they are skiing and snowboarding a...
October should be a very interesting month for beachcombing on Washington beaches.Peninsuladailynews.com reports oceanographe...
A medical emergency is getting the blame after a crash closes a Bellingham street for a time yesterday.Police Spokesman Mark ...
San Juan County's Undersheriff is speaking out about boating safety after last week's deadly accident southwest of Su...
A 13-year-old Burien teenager is in good shape, after a harrowing fall and rescue from the rocks above Wallace Falls.KING 5 N...
Workshops on tsunami debris begin tonight in Port Angeles.Peninsuladailynews.com reports oceanographer Curt Ebbesmeyer is the...
A boating accident off Sucia Island leaves one person dead.The Coast Guard says a recreational boat capsized Friday afternoon...
With warm weather comes more motorcyclists on the road and in previous years, an increase in motorcycle accidents.The Washing...
Crews have contained an oil leak from a sunken fishing vessel in Penn Cove off Whidbey island, but a temporary shellfish harv...
Tides are carrying more debris from the March 2011 Japanese tsunami up the Strait of Juan de Fuca.On Saturday, eight-year-old...
A motorcyclist is hurt in a crash on I-5 south of Bellingham, but his injuries aren’t as severe as first reported.State...
The State Department of Ecology is warning the public to watch out for algae blooms that may start popping up around the area...
Officials say the sinking of a burning fishing vessel yesterday off Whidbey Island has forced suspension of the mussel harves...
Bellingham's City Council is going to learn a lot about coal trains today.It will hold a hearing on a new report that war...
A week has passed since a deadly crash near Everson, and investigators are still looking for answers.The State Patrol wants t...
An RV sparks a blaze at a local mini-storage facility.Whatcom County Fire District 7 crews yesterday afternoon were able to k...
Washington State health officials don't think salmon and steelhead returning to Washington rivers contain any radiation f...
A man riding on a home-made motorized bicycle was killed after a collision on Highway 9 at the Skagit River Bridge on Saturda...
One injured young boy’s condition has improved after a fatal crash near Everson.Seven-year-old Carter Norsby was in a c...
Police are releasing the identities of the woman and children involved in the fatal crash near Everson this morning.29-year-o...
Two people were killed and a boy was seriously injured in a collision between a car and a dump truck on East Pole Road near E...
A young Bellingham woman is hospitalized with serious injuries after she was struck by a car.The 18-year-old woman was walkin...
Port of Bellingham officials say fire salvage work is complete at the Squalicum Harbor boat docks, but the cause of the fire ...
Several local businesses and residents are helping the Mount Baker chapter of the American Red Cross stay equipped to help vi...
Scientists aren't sure what to make of a sudden swarm of mini-earthquakes all over Washington.KING5 Newssays there were e...
Weighing in on community concerns over increased coal train traffic through Whatcom County, the union representing Washington...
Boeing made history earlier this week at Paine Field when the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off for Tokyo, powered by biof...
Don’t be alarmed if you see oil skimming vessels, oil containment boom and other response equipment today in Guemes cha...
Bellingham Police and Fire crews are teaming up with Fire Investigators from private insurance companies to help determine th...
The Washington State Patrol is looking for a suspect they say is responsible for the death of his 19-year-old passenger in a ...
The price of gasoline in our area could go up as a result of Friday's fire at the BP Cherry Point Refinery.BP idled produ...
A Sedro-Woolley man is dead in a hit-and-run accident.The State Patrol says 56-year-old Roger Ballenger was walking eastbound...
A blustery day in Whatcom County yesterday, but officials say the local power grid held strong.Puget Sound Energy spokesman R...
A sport utility vehicle driving too fast for conditions was sent careening into a Whatcom Transportation Authority bus Friday...
Some Whatcom County residents reported feeling a minor earthquake early today. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude ...
