Most Whatcom County schools are closed Tuesday after another inch or two of overnight snow and freezing temperatures that are ...

A Whatcom County jail inmate died Jan. 21 following a suicide attempt at the facility. Whatcom County Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald Jason Dean remembers his friend, Darren Nixon, as someone ...

Randy Small of Lynden, who operates the Whatcom County Weather page on Facebook, began a livestream tour that showed light snow north of Bellingham about 8 a.m. “Boom! South of Smith (Road ...

Several schools in northwest Whatcom County will be starting late on Wednesday in the face of unseasonably cold temperatures ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Northern Whatcom County got a double whammy from Mother Nature, snow, and winds. Driving north into Lynden, the winds swirled, now into drifts around barns, trees ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Whatcom County is gorgeous any time of year, but she certainly shined Monday in all her glory after a snowstorm left trees flocked and mountainsides glistening in a few ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Ryan Belik's days start cold and early when winter weather strikes Whatcom County. "We wake up to quite a few calls in the morning," he said. They are calls from people ...

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the Whatcom County lowlands. At least 1 to 3 inches of additional snow is possible from Saturday night to noon Monday in western Whatcom County ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Whatcom County is grappling with freezing temperatures and snow as road crews work around the clock to keep major roads clear. Bitter winds have worsened conditions ...

The Whatcom County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan does include a section on wildland fire and the county adopted a wildland fire-specific action plan in November 2023. But Whatcom County is still ...

With time ticking to plan and fund the construction of the new Whatcom County jail complex approved by voters in 2023, county officials are weighing design options, budget constraints and interior ...