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A purse thief tried to escape Police by jumping into Whatcom Creek.Bellingham Police booked Roy Taylor Jr. into jail Wednesda...
A former Bellingham Herald employee was almost stabbed by a thief on Tuesday in downtown Bellingham.Former photo editor Russ ...
A local doctor says Angelina Jolie’s decision to undergo a double mastectomy is not as drastic as many might think.Dr. ...
The family of a Bellingham teen who drowned in Whatcom Falls Park says he didn’t know how to swim.Sixteen-year-old Dani...
In the wake of tragedy, Bellingham Park officials say they’re investigating to see what can be done in the future to pr...
Helping the needy is as easy as going out to eat today.The fundraiser “Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn” has over 50 ...
Mother and son are said to be doing fine after the boy was born at a park-and-ride in Pierce County. East Pierce fire crews w...
The Bellingham Lighthouse Mission is ready to begin work installing its new elevator.This past February, mission leaders were...
About a dozen area schools have been honored with state academic performance awards.The Superintendent of Public Instruction ...
Northwest auto giant Rairdon Automotive Group will not be buying Bellingham’s King Volvo.Earlier this year, owner Frank...
A workers memorial event was held on the back lawn of the Bellingham Public Library Monday.Trevor Smith from the local labore...
Seven Bellingham schools are being honored with academic performance awards.The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the ...
A Kirkland woman is accused of stalking singer Clay Aiken. The "Kirkland Patch" reports 57-year-old Barbara Jean Sa...
A Marine sergeant from Everson is receiving national honors for his photographic work in Afghanistan.Reece Lodder is the reci...
A Lummi man convicted of killing his baby daughter will spend just over eight years in prison.23-year-old Lawrence Tom pled g...
The man who stood in front of an Amtrak train in Bellingham has died.The 34-year-old died from severe head trauma early Tuesd...
An Anacortes man is accused of wielding a samurai sword during an argument with his girlfriend.Prosecutors have charged Curti...
There's no word yet on whether criminal charges will be pursued against a Bellingham woman who filed a false police repor...
The Fresno County wild cat sanctuary where Washington native Diana Hanson died last week in a lion attack has reopened."...
Officials say a lion that killed an intern who had ties to Bellingham at an animal sanctuary in California had escaped from i...
Western Washington University is receiving national recognition for its community service efforts.WWU has been selected for t...
Everett police are warning people of "obituary burglars."Authorities are investigating a robbery at the home of an ...
Bellingham Police are asking the public for tips after two attempted abductions on Friday.A 13-year-old girl told police that...
The wife of the man killed in a house fire southwest of Lynden this past weekend is remembering him as a kind man with a big ...
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...
Cameras were flashing and girls were screaming as a local teen enjoyed a superstar shopping spree in Bellingham Tuesday thank...
Blaine Police seek help in investigating what may have been another attempted child abduction.Police say a teen girl was walk...
The International Peace Arch Association is canceling its annual “Hands Across the Border” celebration.The associ...
Jim Nabors, best known for his role as Gomer Pyle in 1960s sitcoms, recently married his longtime partner in Seattle.Nabors s...
A bill introduced in the Washington Legislature this week would assign letter grades to public schools based upon criteria su...
A 19-year-old Sedro Woolley man who was charged with threatening to shoot up area schools pleads guilty to a charge of felony...
Officials have confirmed the identity of the Ferndale man who died yesterday morning in a single vehicle auto accident.Offici...
A nonprofit gives local businesses the thumbs up for their work as “sustainability champions.”Bellingham based Su...
Friends and family of a fallen soldier from Skagit County are hoping to raise enough money for a memorial in time for a dedic...
A police motorcade is planned this morning in Everson and Nooksack to honor Everson's longstanding Police Chief Erik Rams...
Today's celebration at City Hall is among many local events scheduled to honor Dr. King and his contributions.You can hel...
Bellingham Police are investigating a report of an attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl.The girl told officers she was w...
Friends, family and co-workers are mourning the passing of the longtime Chief of the Everson Police Department.Erik Ramstead ...
The first local baby of the New Rear arrived yesterday morning.Kevin and Melissa Fry welcomed Griffin William Fry after only ...
A 3-year-old girl was seriously injured after a rear-end collision in Whatcom County Sunday night.Witnesses say a 20-year-old...
The Better Business Bureau is warning people to watch out for fake charities that say they're collecting donations for fa...
The man who will have to work with departing Governor Christine Gregoire's final state budget says only that the budget r...
A 28-year-old Bellingham man was arrested after he allegedly punched a four-month-old infant being held by his mother.Belling...
Officers arrested a 22-year-old Bellingham man after they say he stabbed another man and damaged a vehicle.Bellingham Police ...
A 28 year old Bellingham man is in custody after a couple reported that he punched theirfour month old baby.A Bellingham Poli...
If you saw a caravan of menorahs passing through your neighborhood last night, you weren’t dreaming.Bellingham celebrat...
A Bellingham man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend pleads guilty to charges of first-degree burglary and second-degree as...
What’s the best way to find that perfect Christmas tree? Experts recommend you pick ones that will last the longest no ...
A woman who caught a ride on the Bainbridge-Seattle ferry gives birth after going into labor ten minutes into her journey.The...
A local financial planner has some advice for last night's winners of the record Powerball lottery jackpot.The two winnin...
The Ferndale School Board is being honored for living up to high standards that lead to high achievement in students.The Wash...
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 31-year-old man is recovering after police say his girlfriend hit him with a marijuana bong at a home in Bellingham.The inc...
Police are looking for a man who waved a knife at a cashier after stealing beer from a gas station in downtown Bellingham yes...
A Bellingham man is jailed after police say he stabbed another man early Thursday morning.The victim told officers he was wal...
A Ferndale man has been convicted of animal cruelty charges after authorities seized 48 dogs from his home.Kenneth Cassel was...
A wild horse recently rescued from the Bureau of Land Management has broken through her corral and is on the loose in the Squ...
Brad Pitt is putting his money where his mouth is.The Hollywood star and longtime advocate for same-sex marriages, has pledge...
A wild horse recently rescued from the BLM has broken through her corral and is on the loose in the Squalicum Valley area, ne...
We now know the name of the man who shot a Canadian border guard at the Peace Arch Port of Entry near Blaine.The B.C. coroner...
A man has shot a Canada Border Services Agency officer in the neck at the Peace Arch Port of Entry.CTVB.C. reportsthat the sh...
A Burlington man is in custody after police say he slashed a woman’s throat and left her to die.The 20-year-old woman c...
A man shot by police after a bank robbery in Stanwood last week may be the same man who robbed banks in Whatcom and Skagit co...
The search for a missing Sedro Woolley man is suspended and authorities are now relying on the public’s help to find hi...
Supporters of President Barack Obama's re-election campaign contribute between $500 and $10,000 to see First Lady...
Students are back in class at Nooksack Valley Middle School after a bomb threat prompted an evacuation of the building.A stat...
AWhatcom County Council member says he used some admittedly "clumsy" language when sympathizing with a man who poin...
A thief may be surprised to find that part of the booty taken from a Poulsbo home burglary includes a dead woman's ashes....
A debate over smoking during pregnancy has led to assault charges in Bellingham.Police say a Sudden Valley man pointed a gun ...
"Patches Pals" from all walks of life will be able to pay their respects tomorrow during a public memorial for Chri...
The Fairhaven Banner Bank robber strikes again.Bellingham police are searching for the man who robbed the Banner Bank on 12th...
A member of the legendary Tuskegee airmen is being remembered in Washington State.George Hickman was one of the pioneering Af...
An Everett man faces charges after being accused of stabbing his girlfriend's parrot to death with a serving fork.Police ...
A memorial service is scheduled for Sunday for Kathi Goertzen the former longtime news anchor for KOMO-TV.Goertzen died Monda...
The creator of a Facebook page titled “Bellingham Costco needs a special time just for Americans” is taking the p...
The Whatcom Humane Society is asking pet owners to take precautions to protect their companion animals from the coming heat w...
A Facebook page is getting attention from Canadian media for saying that "Bellingham Costco needs a special time just fo...
One of two suspects still sought in a deadly shooting in Lynden last November has been arrested at the border with Mexico.Age...
Michelle Herrera is headed to prison for a maximum sentence of two-and-a-half years for her part in carrying out obituary rob...
Witnesses jumped to action when they saw a suspect attempt to car-jack an elderly man in Bellingham.The 80-year-old victim an...
The future of wind power in Whatcom County is dimming, as county lawmakers block its expansion into farming and forestry land...
The manhunt continues for a man suspected in a Fairhaven bank robbery.Bellingham Police Spokesman Mark Young says the man was...
Bellingham police are searching for a man suspected of robbing Banner Bank in Fairhaven.Police spokesman Mark Young says the ...
A figure that was beloved among TV viewers in the Seattle area for decades has died.Chris Wedes, known to most as J.P. Patche...
The man who went missing in the Skagit River on Saturday is confirmed to be 51-year-old Niall Hackett of Bellingham.His frien...
A bobcat that broke into the compound at the Monroe Correctional Complex early this morning is down from the roof of the faci...
Lakewood police are disappointed to learn that the sister of the man who gunned down four fellow Lakewood officers walked out...
A Tacoma man faces charges after he allegedly tried to collect a $20,000 insurance claim for a dead cat that didn't e...
The Blaine Chamber of Commerce is putting the final touches on the city's Old Fashioned Fourth of July festivities.Thenor...
Authorities say the woman who died in the Maple Falls Fire stole from her Bellingham employer for two years.The Whatcom Count...
Authorities now saying the woman who died in a Maple Falls fire yesterday was under investigation for stealing around 100-tho...
People using Washington State Ferries will notice explosives-sniffing dogs around their vehicles ahead of the Fourth of July ...
Rescue crews are hoping snow conditions improve enough on Mount Rainier today to allow them to retrieve the body of fallen pa...
Boeing's successful chief of Commercial Airplanes will soon call it a career.Sixty-two-year-old engineer Jim Albaugh anno...
A Mount Vernon man is in custody following a burglary near Blaine.Sgt. Larry Flynn says sheriff’s deputies responded to...
A 6-month-old baby is in the hospital and her mother is in jail following a domestic dispute in a home on Texas Street Tuesda...
The father of Ian Stawicki, the gunman who killed five people in Seattle before talking his own life last month, says his 41-...
A transient Bellingham man is cut with a knife in a fight near the lighthouse mission.Police Spokesman Mark Young says office...
A 13-year-old Stanwood girl reportedly abducted by her mother yesterday, is back home with her father.Police tell Q13fox.com ...
The opportunity council's annual "Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn" event last month raised over $21,000 to hel...
The 90th Annual Hands Across the Border Celebration will close down the Blaine border crossing this Sunday.The event at the P...
A controversial group of protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket the Seattle funeral of a woman killed in...
The woman accused of rendering criminal assistance to the man who shot and killed State Trooper Tony Radulescu in February ha...
Police are after an 18-year-old Mount Vernon man in connection with an attack in Burlington that injured two people.GoSkagit....
Twelve-year-old Jake Finkbonner of Washington state knows he's lucky and blessed to have survived a deadly flesh-eating b...
Twelve-year-old Jake Finkbonner of Ferndale knows he's lucky and blessed to have survived the deadly flesh-eating bacteri...
Hundreds crowded Everett Station Sunday to remember Everett City Council Member Drew Nielsen at a public memorial service.Nie...
Animal Control Officers recovered 21 dogs from deplorable conditions in a Bellingham home on Wednesday.The Bellingham Herald ...
Bellingham Police report a disturbing incident at Sehome High School over the weekend.A student reported seeing a naked man i...
A Port Angeles motorcyclist is dead after high speed chase with a state trooper last night.KING 5 News reports 35-year-old Bj...
The body found during cleanup work at Whatcom Creek this week has been identified as the same man who was reported missing fr...
Jerry Chambers Chevrolet Dealership in Bellingham has been sold.Lithia Motors of Medford, Oregon took over the dealership yes...
King County sheriff's deputies say the wilderness bunker in which they found the body of 41-year-old Peter Keller on Satu...
A Kitsap County judge has sentenced the first of six suspects accused of helping hide the man who shot and killed Washington ...
The Department of Labor and Industries will host its annual Worker Memorial Day Ceremony Thursday just south of Olympia.The s...
Former Lynden Mayor Jim Kaemingk Sr. has died.The 81-year-old public servant passed away unexpectedly on Friday.Jim Kaemingk ...
The Whatcom Humane Society seizes 48 dogs and puppies from a suspected puppy mill in north Ferndale.Executive Director Laura ...
A Ferndale marine recently killed in Afghanistan is set to be honored over the weekend.A public motorcade has been scheduled ...
A Western Washington University alumnus is now an Oscar nominee for his documentary about an inner-city Memphis high school f...
