Officials say the location has “a number of advantages” over the property on LaBounty Drive in Ferndale, the site chosen in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whatcom County Jail, Washington. (Whatcom County/Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald) Whatcom County is re-evaluating plans for the ...

The proposed site of a new Whatcom County Jail is on LaBounty Drive north of Slater Road in Ferndale. Staff The Bellingham Herald file We are Whatcom County residents who attended the Nov. 20 “Public ...

Whatcom County Council members approved a long-term lease for a new Sheriff’s Office headquarters on Bellingham’s north side, allowing the agency to move from its current cramped and dilapidated ...

With decreased sales tax to pay for a new jail and ever-increasing construction costs, Whatcom County has entered into a ...

With a month to go before Whatcom County approves a budget for the upcoming jail project, the county made an unexpected pivot: putting an offer on a new property for the jail in Bellingham, and ...

Three Bellingham men were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of second-degree assault in separate cases, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's Office spokesperson Deb Slater ...

A Whatcom County man was sentenced to over four years in prison Tuesday in Whatcom County Superior Court for illegally manufacturing explosives and guns on his property. He already served three years ...

The community had an opportunity to learn more about the Justice Project and where it stands as well as provide feedback.

Whatcom County Council members clashed on Tuesday night, March 24, over a proposed 0.1% sales tax that would help cover rising jail and sheriff’s office costs, with two members calling to put the tax ...

Whatcom County is re-evaluating plans for the new county jail amid rising construction costs and a decrease in expected sales tax revenue meant to fund the project. Last year’s revenue was 9% below ...