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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 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...
Lifestyle Lookout: Cinco de Mayo beers, the circus and FREE live music in Ferndale
WHATCOM COUNTY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – It’s Cinco de Mayo weekend and that means beer. Specifically, it means it’s time to try some Mexican lagers. I can’t think of a better spot to do just that than at El Sueñito Brewing Company in Bellingham. This weekend, El Sueñito is hosting their first ever Fiesta de Lagers event. It’s a dream come true, folks!
Lynden Heritage Museum features country music legend Loretta Lynn and her ‘singing sister’
The story of two trailblazing women who changed Whatcom County’s music scene in the ’50s and early ’60s – one who became one of country music’s greatest legends and the other who stayed in the county to raise her family – and the 65 years of local country music that followed is now on display at the Lynden Heritage Museum.
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...
UPDATE: Police make arrest in connection to Alabama St. stabbing
BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Bellingham Police have made an arrest in connection to a stabbing on Alabama St. last week. Police spokesperson Megan Peters says that the suspect has been identified as 25-year-old Andre Siftsoff. Investigators say that Siftsoff was driving past a party on Alabama St. the night...
Sheriff's Reports, May 2-8, 2024
April 20, 11:12 a.m.: DUI arrest on Birch Bay Lynden Road. April 20, 12:30 p.m.: Landlord tenant dispute on Seavue Road. April 20, 4:05 p.m.: Domestic – physical on Anderson Road. April 20, 4:59 p.m.: Civil problem cold call on Birch Terrace Drive. April 20, 5:39 p.m.: Civil problem...
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