To deal with that issue, Whatcom County staff and others working on plans to mitigate flood risk are focusing on another strategy: widening the river. The idea is to set back the levees and armored ...

Law enforcement accused Lynda Mercy of killing then 67-year-old Thomas Flood, an Island County man, in April 2021 after his body was found on the Semiahmoo Spit in Blaine with two bullet wounds in his ...

Commentary: As flooding worsens, effective solutions must address the root causes across the entire river system.

During the murder trial of Lynda Mercy in February 2026 in Whatcom County Superior Court, prosecutors held up a surfboard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A series of storms moving into Northwest Washington this weekend is threatening another round of flooding in Whatcom County.

Local and state officials continue to process damage reports related to the severe December flooding events that forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate across Washington. In Whatcom County, ...

LYNDEN, Wash. — After a pair of rainstorms drenched Whatcom County, the community is turning to blizzards, and other treats, to help expedite flood recovery efforts. The Lynden Dairy Queen hosted a ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. – As the aftermath of extreme flooding continues to impact our region, residents are now grappling with the necessary repairs to their homes after being battered by moving waters ...

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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 Saturday at 7:34 a.m. the NWS ...