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Whatcom County executive issues order addressing the worsening fentanyl crisis
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu issued an executive order Wednesday addressing the fentanyl...
Violent inmate breaks out of Whatcom County Jail cell
KIRO via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Whatcom County Jail is bringing in county workers to monitor their locks and is suspending...
Whatcom County wants to build a new jail. Here’s what’s proposed and what it will cost
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy articles via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFor the third time in eight years, Whatcom County voters will be asked to pay 20 cents for every...
Whatcom County to spend $1.2 million this year to incarcerate people in Snohomish County
Bellingham Herald McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoWhatcom County will spend roughly $1.2 million over the next several months to house up to 45 people...
Bellingham man broke window at Whatcom County Jail after he was arrested , police say
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Bellingham man was arrested Sunday morning after breaking through the front glass door of the...
Inmate admits igniting Whatcom County Jail fire with video tablet and paper clip
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Whatcom County Jail inmate reportedly ignited a fire with a video tablet and a paperclip, forcing...
Whatcom County residents wake up to first major snowfall of the winter season
Bellingham Herald McClatchy via AOL· 5 months agoSnow blanketed lowland Whatcom County on Wednesday morning as a storm swept in from the south,...
Body scanners are failing, allowing drugs and other contraband into Whatcom County Jail
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFaulty body scanners at the Whatcom County Jail are letting drugs and other contraband into the...
Man accused of supplying drugs in suspected jail overdose death enters homicide plea
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Everett man accused of supplying fentanyl powder to two prisoners in his housing area in the...
Do you know the signs of an opioid overdose? Here’s how to help, where to find resources
Bellingham Herald McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoFour people incarcerated in the Whatcom County Jail in downtown Bellingham were recently taken to...