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Whatcom County is now part of the statewide drought emergency, after a Thursday announcement from the Department of Ecology ...
Snow-removal crews are working to clear the road to Artist Point. The Washington State Department of Transportation said work ...
Whatcom County Dairy Ambassador Maddie DeLange (left) and Whatcom County Dairy Ambassador Alternate Sarah Van Berkum were crowned April 26 in Lynden. (Photo by Alyssa Boersma) Maddie DeLange of ...
Dylan Deane-Boyle is on the front lines of it. Deane-Boyle has served as president and CEO of Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism for more than two years. He watched with apprehension as President Trump ...
Whatcom County and its seven cities are planning for unprecedented growth through the middle of this century, adding nearly 70,000 new residents for an expected 30% population increase.
WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Thieves in Whatcom County have stolen 28 road signs within a week, creating a safety risk for drivers and costing thousands in taxpayer dollars to replace. Between March ...
WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Multiple road signs were stolen in unincorporated Whatcom County, leaving residential streets vulnerable to avoidable traffic accidents. According to the Blaine Police ...
The federal agency has released updated draft maps, but those haven’t yet been ... systems that are always changing.” Some areas of Whatcom County flooded three feet over base flood elevation in 2021, ...
These names reflect its status as a survey line: a straight line heading north that aids the plotting of maps and land ... continues to grow with Whatcom County’s population and needs.
The Network now serves 23% of Whatcom County's population. Since the pandemic, federal COVID funds have paid for the increase in food distribution by community foods banks, but that money is now ...
(Map courtesy of Birch Bay Incorporation Association ... Despite the flood of summer visitors and the growth in the year-round population, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office has one neighborhood ...
The evacuation maps for coastal communities can be found ... For more information, go to mil.wa.gov/alerts. In Whatcom County, the areas most vulnerable to damage from a tsunami are Blaine ...