The Whatcom County Courthouse and jail in Bellingham. The new Whatcom County Jail has been a topic of conversation in Bellingham and beyond since its proposal over a decade ago. Discussions are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A maximum security housing unit, or cell block, in the downtown Whatcom County Jail in Bellingham. (Staff/The Bellingham Herald) ...

Whatcom County Council members approved a long-term lease for a new Sheriff’s Office headquarters on Bellingham’s north side, allowing the agency to move from its current cramped and dilapidated ...

The former Ryzex Inc. building at 4600 Ryzex Way in the Cordata area of Bellingham. It was most recently occupied by Blue Sea Systems, which moved to Mexico but was still leasing the empty building ...

A Whatcom County man was sentenced to over four years in prison Tuesday in Whatcom County Superior Court for illegally manufacturing explosives and guns on his property. He already served three years ...

The woman allegedly stole the card from a mailbox before using it to make multiple purchases at different businesses.

Three Bellingham men were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of second-degree assault in separate cases, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's Office spokesperson Deb Slater ...

Deputies were called around 2:15 p.m. Jan. 17 to the 4900 block of Guide Meridian after the caller reported a stabbing, said Deb Slater, a public information officer for the sheriff’s office. The ...