Blaine News

Habitat for Humanity in Whatcom County has one goal before 2010: to get the Minjarez family into their new home.

A man who went overboard from a crab fishing boat Sunday was identified Monday as 24-year-old Benjamin Gillock of Birch Bay, near Blaine.

The Clallam County Sheriff's Office has been reaccredited by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs.

The border crossing into the U.S. at Peace Arch south of Vancouver is expected to look much busier during the 2010 Olympics.

Federal officials don't think the influx of traffic crossing the border for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in February will be that bad, but they still plan to have up to 10 inspection booths open at the Peace Arch crossing.

Bellingham and several other school districts in Whatcom County will start late Monday morning, Dec.

The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office lists the following people as being booked into the Whatcom County Jail.

The Washington State Patrol is seeking information about a car that struck and killed a Blaine man Saturday, Dec.

Dozens of Whatcom County officers and firefighters joined thousands of their brothers and sisters in service at the Tuesday, Dec.

Gingerbread structures with movie-inspired themes or replicas of well-known buildings in Whatcom County ; visits and photos with Santa and Mrs.

A Blaine man was fatally struck in a hit-and-run collision on Blaine Road just south of Birch Bay-Lynden Road early Saturday morning, Dec.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in the early morning darkness Saturday.

Organizers of a project to give Christmas presents to needy children in the Blaine School District are asking more people to donate this season because more families are requesting help.

Blaine at Concrete, 7 p.m. Oak Harbor at Sedro-Woolley, 7:30 p.m. Snohomish at Mount Vernon, 7:30 p.m. Girls' Basketball Coupeville at Concrete, 5 p.m. Mountlake Terrace at Oak Harbor, 7:30 p.m. Burlington-Edison at Stanwood, 7:30 p.m. MEDICAL ASSISTANT.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pacific Highway port of entry apprehended a British Columbia man on Nov.

What happens when a family adopts a new pet - a rabbit with fangs, who seems to love sucking the juice out of vegetables? Bellingham Theatre Guild presents "Bunnicula," Jon Klein's musical adaptation of the beloved children's book by Deborah and James Howe about a dog and a cat who use their sleuthing abilities to find out the truth about the ...

Attorney Dave Bricklin has represented a group fighting the Balfour Village development, and now he's poised to represent Whatcom County in defending a decision that enables the project.

Oh, and dear Ahmedkhan, you might consider my prior post on the subject of comparative tax burdens.

Highway crews next year will work seven days a week, including holidays and during the night, to build two roundabouts at on- and off-ramps at Interstate 5 and D Street in 50 days.

Lexi McCann and Greg Abolofia were married Sept. 4 in Blaine, Wash., with Mark Kroschel officiating.