Section: Local

Last week we reported that the Anacortes to Sidney, BC ferry route could soon be left with just one boat as lawmakers haven’t provided funds for the aging Elwha ferry; Now, Anacortes Mayor Laurie Gere is pleading with the state to make that funding available

The Whatcom County Health Department announced marine toxin levels dropped in some mollusk species, so the closure now applies only to butter and varnish clams

Skagit County farmers were unable to harvest an estimated 3 square miles of potatoes in the fall due to early and heavy rainfall with losses valued between $5 and $10 million

 The Whatcom County Health Department reports that the Centers for Disease Control says there are now at least 34 cases of COVID-19, the Coronavirus, in the United States but no confirmed cases in Whatcom County

The first arrival and departure in Bellingham is now scheduled for April 18th since the ferry Matanuska remains in dry dock and its routes are being transferred to the Columbia and Kennicott

Joseph Oldendorf was 12 miles into a run when he broke his leg Friday; he told KIRO he didn’t have cellphone service and saw crawling as the only way he was going to get help

The state Department of Ecology deployed a boom around the 44-foot vessel, using absorbents to recover oil and diesel, and a dive team closed off fuel vents and other openings to stop any more from spilling

High winds sent a 200-foot-tall tree crashing down on an apartment building in Renton, critically injuring a man inside one of the units, and power outages closed the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma

According to Ferndale spokesperson Riley Sweeney, The St. Cloud, Florida Police Department shared information on James Milton Marriott through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

John Gargett with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office says nearly 50 homes, many in Sumas, and six businesses saw about $1.6-Million in damages and another $2.5-Million in damage was done to roads and other infrastructure