Whatcom County Council will consider adding back in resources that were previously slashed due to budget constraints.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whatcom County Jail file photo. Whatcom County is re-evaluating plans for the new county jail amid rising construction costs and a ...

New study projects Whatcom County jail capacity needs to reach 720 beds by 2050. County plans 2028 Ferndale jail opening with phased budget increases and design input. Officials stress need to include ...

Whatcom County Council members set a preliminary budget of nearly $240 million for a new jail, capping construction costs so that its design and other planning can move forward, more than two years ...

Bryson Fico, founder of Pages of Redemption, brought 672 books to the Whatcom County Jail Work Center on Friday from Okanogan County.

The Whatcom County Jail is, by all accounts, falling apart. Alarm systems are failing, cracks are spreading in the foundation, and physical records are continually being flooded. Inmates have even ...

Whatcom County has entered into a tentative agreement to buy a property on Hannegan Road in Bellingham as an alternative site for the new jail. In an announcement Wednesday, county officials state the ...

A jail house riot broke out at the Whatcom County Jail last night, but deputies were able to contain the inmates suspected of causing the riot within an hour, The Whatcom County Sheriff's department ...