3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (239+ words) Bellingham Herald Former Bellingham city employees who lost their jobs for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case. The petition follows losses in both district court and the Ninth Circuit…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (280+ words) Bellingham Herald Sun House, a nine-bedroom interim shelter for people experiencing homelessness and mental health diagnoses, will end its 24/7 staffed shelter operations in Bellingham after a 50% budget cut from Whatcom County. The nonprofit plans to lay off several employees and…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (252+ words) Bellingham is considering a ban on preparation, sales and distribution of kratom products, joining federal officials and a growing number of state and local governments that are expressing concern over the psychoactive product. In July, as Bellingham officials were writing…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (323+ words) A statewide database shows that overall vaccination rates for children starting school continue to decline across Washington, even as more cases of preventable diseases such as measles are being reported around the nation, including Bellingham. According to the most recent…...

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1+ week, 5+ day ago   (346+ words) A group of former city of Bellingham employees who were fired for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate have filed a petition to have their case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The employees, which include EMTs, police officers,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (269+ words) Bellingham Herald The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. On Tuesday at 11:35 a.m. an air quality alert was reported…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (248+ words) Bellingham Herald The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. On Tuesday at 11:11 a.m. an air quality alert was reported…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1574+ words) Unwashed hands, unsafe food and missing labels. These were some of the health code violations discovered by Whatcom County health inspectors at local eateries during the month of July. Whatcom County Health and Community Services inspects about 850 restaurants and other…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (218+ words) “I wish we knew about hospice sooner.” That is a sentiment I often hear from families. As a health care leader, those words remind me of the misconceptions surrounding hospice care. Some people believe hospice means giving up, but it…...