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 ...

A new analysis presented to the Whatcom County Council provided a preliminary estimate of the capacity needed for the new Whatcom County Jail. According to the analysis, the jail is projected to ...

Following months of uncertainty over its future, a Whatcom County program aimed toward diverting people from the criminal justice system has received full funding from the state to continue its ...

A man in Whatcom County has been arrested and charged with child molestation after being accused of sexual contact with a child under age 12. The behavior was reported to the Whatcom County Sheriff’s ...

The Whatcom County Council met on May 5 to finalize goals ahead of debt issuance for the Justice Project, which will include ...

Frustrations boiled over Tuesday morning as Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu said he would instruct employees to stop design work on the upcoming jail and behavioral care center facilities if ...

A two-vehicle accident Thursday morning left one man dead and another man detained in the Whatcom County Jail.