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Armed robbery suspect arrested after being chased from Bellingham store by clerk with bat
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Video surveillance camera images were shared by Bellingham Police Department (BPD) officials after a man was reported to have attempted to rob a business in the 4000 block of Meridian Street shortly after 2pm on Tuesday, April 23rd. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed...
Man sentenced in Bellingham street race homicide case from 2021
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A driver who crashed during a street race in Bellingham, leaving his passenger dead, has been sentenced. The Whatcom County Public Defender’s Office said 27-year-old Oscar Bengoa-Alas pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and DUI and was sentenced Tuesday to 70 months in prison. He...
Funeral held for Blaine school employee after fatal car crash
A memorial and funeral service for Vladimir Taranenko was held on the morning of May 1 for the Maple Falls husband and father of five who died in a single-vehicle accident on April 23. He worked for Blaine school district as a custodian. On the night of April 23, around...
Man suspected of shooting another after armed robbery at a Ferndale park
FERNDALE, Wash. — In January of 2024, 3 people drove to a park in Ferndale expecting to purchase marijuana. Instead, they were robbed and 1 was shot as they drove away. Ferndale Police arrested Javier Fernando Flores, age 20, today, April 30th. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Whatcom County Superior Court by prosecutors, Flores is suspected of being the person who was waiting for the others in the park.
Man sentenced for Kickerville Road home invasion
A 46-year-old man was sentenced to just over 3.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to involvement in an April 2022 home invasion on Kickerville Road where the homeowner was held at gunpoint while two other people raided his house. Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Robert Olson sentenced Crayton Todd...
Blaine school board approves $2.5 million staff cuts
In a brief and tense April 29 special meeting of the Blaine school board at the district boardroom, the board unanimously approved its original plan of a $2.5 million budget reduction for the 2024-25 school year. The reduction will cut roughly 30 staff positions in the district, with 11 percent...
Birch Bay Drive construction starts
Crews resumed construction on the Birch Bay Drive pavement rehabilitation project April 29. Work will be done from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and should finish before Memorial Day weekend, weather permitting. The project began last summer on sidewalks, curbs, gutters and landscaping walls. Crews will grind and pave Birch Bay Drive from Jackson to Shintaffer roads. There will be intermittent single-lane closures and parking restrictions. Signage and flaggers will direct traffic during lane closures.
Lake Whatcom’s water district breaks ground for earthquake-resistant reservoirs
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Sudden Valley is getting new reservoirs fit to withstand earthquakes. A groundbreaking will be held at 3 p.m. this Thursday, May 2 at the new 16,000-square foot site near Swallow Circle. Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District General Manager Justin Clary said the project will...
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