Under Whatcom County code, Dr. Amy Harley, the county health officer, becomes interim director of the Department of Health ...

Erika Lautenbach, who guided Whatcom County through the COVID-19 pandemic and pivoted to address the fentanyl crisis, rising homelessness and direct funds for new child-care programs, has left her ...

She is the first department head fired by County Executive Satpal Sidhu since he took the helm in 2019. Former Public Works ...

Whatcom County health department director Erika Lautenbach was abruptly placed on leave Wednesday afternoon, March 5, and her office has reportedly been cleared out.

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — The Point Roberts Fire Chief says he believes the Whatcom County Medical Examiner is defying a state statute and forcing his firefighters to wait hours to carry dead ...

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 ...

Multiple road signs were stolen in unincorporated Whatcom County, leaving residential streets vulnerable to avoidable traffic accidents. According to the Blaine Police Department, thieves have sto ...

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 ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The battle over water rights has been raging in Whatcom County for 20 years. Now, slow progress in negotiations has many worried it could last twenty more. The potato seeds ...