A group of employees are planning to stage a “sick out” in protest of the governor’s COVID vaccine mandate.
Retail trade in Bellingham, which includes goods like clothing furniture and cars, was up almost 23% over the first quarter of 2020, which was just before the pandemic took hold.
Two more people passed away due to the virus, the fifth and sixth death in August, bringing the total number of deaths in Whatcom County to 116.
Bellingham’s Whatcom Intergenerational High School will begin classes on Tuesday for students in the 9th and 10th grades.
WSDOT says strict protocols are in place for Washington State Ferry employees and positive COVID cases could lead to delays or cancellations. The system is also facing a shortage of experienced employees and an overall staffing shortage, which has forced the ferry system to modify some scheduled routes.
Infection rates in many parts of Whatcom County are now at their highest since mid-July.
Gov. Brad Little says the moves are a last-ditch effort to avoid activating statewide crisis standards of care that could force medical professionals to decide who lives and who dies.
The order states that masks must be worn indoors and outdoors regardless of vaccination status. Exceptions include when eating and drinking or when it is essential to communicate with someone hard of hearing.
The $7.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will be used to upgrade the school’s National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center.
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Deputies say that Trenten Pope and Samual Belles were caught on camera stealing tools from Ebe Farms on Saturday night.
