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Secure election system in Whatcom County open to voters
This election reporting is provided free to all readers as a public service by your locally owned Cascadia Daily News. Thanks for supporting truly local news by donating to CDN or subscribing here. Nearly 1,000 test ballots — technically 910 — sped through three scanners at the Election Center in...
WDFW: Black bear sightings in Blaine, Ferndale are up this year
BLAINE/FERNDALE, Wash. — Officials with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) told Whatcom News around this time last year they had received no reports of black bear sightings in western Whatcom County. This year, they have received 15 reports. Neighborhood social media groups have been abuzz...
Thousands of community leaders across the country back Whatcom County’s urge to declare national fentanyl emergency
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A major organization has backed Whatcom County’s effort to address the fentanyl crisis on a national level. The National Association of Counties (NACo) on Monday, July 15, unanimously approved a resolution that was passed by the county council earlier this year asking to declare a federal emergency over the crisis.
For people in Whatcom County, living on the streets could mean dying on the streets
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Nationwide, 20 homeless people die every day. In Whatcom County, the number is up to two people per week, and the trends don't look good. Outreach worker Cheri Johnson checks in on homeless folks getting a meal at Bellingham's Faith Lutheran Church. They're people she calls friends — and said she is increasingly worried about them.
Two killed in separate vehicle crashes
Two women with connections to Skagit County were killed in separate vehicle crashes, according to reports from the State Patrol. The first incident occurred on Wednesday morning in Whatcom County on Highway 9, when a vehicle driven by a couple from Burlington was struck in a head-on collision by a 29-year-old driver from Auburn. Judith Cook, 87, was declared deceased at a nearby hospital. She was a passenger in the...
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