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KMRE Radio to host fundraiser to expand into Blaine, Birch Bay
Bellingham-based community radio station KMRE will hold its first pledge drive from Friday, May 17 to Sunday, May 19. Funds donated from the community will go toward the station’s goal of expanding and improving signal to spread across Whatcom and Island counties, specifically into the Blaine and Birch Bay area.
BRIEF: Barron Heating merges with Veritas Media
FERNDALE, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A pair of locally owned Whatcom County businesses are teaming up for a unique merger. Ferndale-based Barron Heating bought all assets of Bellingham-based video production agency Veritas Media in a deal that was finalized on May 7. Barron CEO Brad Barron said the resulting company,...
Law enforcement seizing a lot more fentanyl pills, especially in West, study says
There’s been a dramatic spike in the number of fentanyl pills seized by law enforcement across the United States, especially in the West, according to a new study that looks at the past six years. The study, released by experts at New York University and the University of Florida in the International Journal of Drug […] The post Law enforcement seizing a lot more fentanyl pills, especially in West, study says appeared first on Washington State Standard.
Bellingham man pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter, sentenced to 6.5 years in prison
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Jacob Matthew Saville, age 37 and of Bellingham, pled guilty to a felony charge of vehicular homicide while under the influence and was sentenced on May 7th to serve 6.5 years in prison with credit for time served while awaiting trial. According to Whatcom County Superior...
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