Whatcom Emergency Management expects varying amounts of rainfall from one inch in the lowlands to four inches or more at higher elevations. Winds of about 20 miles per hour with gusts to 30 are expected, which could cause spotty power outages due to fallen trees.
Direct evidence of vandalism isn’t cited in the report but it is pointed to as a distinct possibility. The probe by the Federal Railroad Administration faults BNSF Railway for not properly notifying crews about previous acts of vandalism to train tracks in Whatcom County.
Lt. Claudia Murphy says officers found a man with gunshot wounds lying in a driveway on Ridgemont Way in southeast Bellingham around 8:30 am on Thursday, September 17th.
Lt. Claudia Murphy says that 58-year-old Michael Breeding is accused of having sexual contact with the minor in 2019.
A post from the state Department of Agriculture Thursday, September 17th, says the possible specimen was photographed flying east of Everson on the northwest flank of Sumas Mountain.
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office says a plane had mechanical issues on the evening of Thursday, September 16th, after taking off from Friday Harbor Airport and the pilot had to land in a field on Point Lawrence Road.
Bellingham Police say that 21-year-old Amber Wudi was intoxicated when she ran into a parked truck near the school Thursday morning, September 16th.
Nearly 17,000 new jobs were created in August, half of which were in the leisure and hospitality industries. The unemployment rate for the state remained unchanged, at 5.1%.
PeaceHealth regional Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sudakar Karlapudi says the record numbers of COVID-19 patients are straining the entire system.
Dr. Larry Corey has overseen COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials and tells KIRO News that boosters of the Pfizer vaccine increase antibodies more than five times higher than the initial doses.
