BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Police and public works crews on Tuesday cleared a notorious homeless camp that has been operating in Bellingham for about 15 years. It was home to hundreds of unhoused people, and ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — On F Street in Bellingham, a new building has opened to tackle the city’s growing homelessness crisis. The shelter is located at 1312 F Street, and was an almost $30-million-dollar ...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Tina Hayes moved into her apartment on Christmas day of last year. For her, a permanent home was the greatest gift she could ever receive. "It was amazing because I surely never ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Bellingham man has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $75,000 from a nonprofit he co-founded to help the homeless. According ...

Whatcom County plans to double down on its existing strategies for addressing homelessness while introducing new tactics over the next five years, according to the draft Homeless Housing Plan for 2026 ...

A Bellingham man was sentenced Wednesday to 17 months in prison on charges related to his role in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Zachariah Janusiewicz last year. Gale Raynard Jefferson, 34, was ...

More people are dying on the streets of Whatcom County, according to a new report. Opportunity Council, a non-profit that works closely with the unhoused, said so far there have been 56 documented ...

The Bellingham Herald partners with Unity Care NW and Opportunity Council each winter to conduct the Extend-A-Hand fundraising drive, now in its fifth decade. Unity Care NW uses Extend-a-Hand funds ...

A Bellingham man has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $75,000 from a nonprofit he co-founded to help the homeless. According to The Bellingham Herald, a judge sentenced James Lee Peterson, 67, ...