Section: Local

At their Wednesday meeting, the council appointed Kevin Loy for the vacant at-large position

The investigation into the oil train derailment on December 22 continues with the cause of the accident still undetermined

42nd District Republican Senator Doug Ericksen is recommending a 30-day special session focusing almost solely on COVID recovery

Their comments follow the siege of the nation’s Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as well as the storming of the governor’s property in Olympia by President Trump’s loyalists

The state Department of Ecology has updated the water quality permit for Cooke Aquaculture that will allow the company to farm native steelhead in pens near La Conner and Bainbridge Island

Amy Hockenberry leads vaccine planning for the county Health Department and told a news conference yesterday that just 5900 doses have arrived here so far — roughly 37% of the estimated number of doses the county needs to vaccinate tier 1A, not including those in long-term care

Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell, 1st District Representative Susan DelBene, and Representative Larsen all released statements urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment to remove President Trump from office

The group We Will Whatcom bills the event as a discussion among business owners, elected officials and panelists focused on actions businesses can take to survive as restrictions continue

Court documents say police were called to the gas station for reports that a man had stolen lighter fluid from outside the store and was removing the pump nozzles in an effort to light them

33-year-old Emmanuel Gonzales of Bellingham was asked to leave a restroom by a maintenance worker at the courthouse, became confrontational and fought with the employee