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In a unanimous 7-0 vote, Whatcom County Council decided during an April 30 special meeting to hold an independent investigation into Whatcom County’s handling of sexual harassment reports …

The county executive acknowledged an “error in judgment” after a Cascade PBS report revealed a letter supporting the accused former director.  

Elected officials had no notice of incident, which was handled by Human Resources.

“There was a failure here, and we are in the dark about how all this happened.”

Racist “zoom-bombing” becomes more common in government meetings.

Note: Election results were up-to-date as of 8:10 p.m. November 7.   Ballots cast in the November 7 general election show a wave of new faces representing Whatcom County, including a …

(The Center Square) – Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu was leading business executive Dan Purdy in Tuesday night’s general election vote count, according to preliminary results from the Whatcom County

The Northern Light asked Whatcom County Council At-Large Position B candidates why they are running for the seat in the November 7 general election. The at-large position is a four-year term that …

The Editor: Public safety, stewardship of our land, respecting taxpayer dollars and promoting living wage jobs are issues voters care about, not just currently but throughout election cycles for …

Second round of ballot totals appear to be final for candidates in major races.