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Man arrested for kidnapping south Bellingham
BELLINGHA, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A man is in custody after a kidnapping in south Bellingham earlier this week. Bellingham Police spokesperson Lt. Claudia Murphy says officers responded to assist the Washington State Patrol with a kidnapping investigation on Tuesday, May 14. State Patrol had stopped a vehicle in Skagit...
BRIEF: Police investigating after person found dead at Bellingham encampment
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Police are investigating after a person was found dead in a Bellingham encampment. Bellingham Police Spokesperson Claudia Murphy says officers found the person unconscious at the encampment on West Maplewood Avenue early on Wednesday, May 15. Officers and medics attempted to revive the person, but...
Michigan man accused of kidnapping Mount Vernon teen indicted, faces up to 30 years in prison
SEATTLE — A federal grand jury in Seattle indicted a Michigan man accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl from Mount Vernon on a charge of traveling with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Keith Daniel Freerksen, 30, faces up...
Bellingham man sentenced for DUI fatality crash
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Bellingham man who killed another man in a DUI crash has been sentenced. 37-year-old Jacob Seville was sentenced last Tuesday, May 7 to six and a half years in prison and a year and a half of community custody, according to court documents. Seville...
Bags of Fentanyl Pills
Bags of fentanyl pills seized in a December 2022 investigation of a drug distribution operation in Whatcom County. This was a joint operation of several agencies including Whatcom County Drug and Gang Task Force and federal Drug Enforcement Administration. (Photo Courtesy of U.S. Department of Justice)
Pro-Palestinian protests continue on I-5 overpass in Bellingham
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A group of protesters have been hanging banners and holding flags on an I-5 overpass in Bellingham recently to show support for Palestinians. Michael Jacobsen, a Vietnam-era veteran and member of Veterans for Peace, was a part of the protesters on the overpass on Sunday,...
Man sues Birch Bay Waterslides for serious injury on slide
A Skagit County man who spent nearly two weeks in intensive care after being injured going down a faulty slide at Birch Bay Waterslides last August has sued the water park for negligence. The water park won’t be open this summer as its operating permit remains suspended following the serious injury.
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