Robert Mittendorf

Most deaths are caused by opioids, synthetic opioids and methamphetamine, with fentanyl accounting for 80% of all overdose deaths.

A wind advisory is in effect Tuesday afternoon for the western Whatcom County lowlands.

No solid plans have been made to find a new location for the rock, despite two proposals to move it.

Two Whatcom County residents are known to have been sickened, and another case in Oregon may be linked.

City Council member Skip Williams is being challenged for re-election by Kerri Burnside, a neighborhood activist and renter advocate.

City Council member Hollie Huthman is facing a challenge from Leah Wainman, a Washington public health professional.

The final 2.7 miles of Highway 542, providing access to Artist Point, closed for the winter on Wednesday.

Weather experts are warning that temperatures are expected to drop into the 20s across the North Cascades this weekend.

“The purpose was not to add (police officers) but to prevent more serious cuts.”

“The structural deficit for the current year is estimated at $2.9 million and without additional revenue may grow to as much as $5.9 million by 2028.”