A cut fiber cable leads to internet outages in Bellingham on Thursday
The Bellingham Herald 1/29/2021 Dave Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jan. 28 Bellingham and parts of Western Washington were dealing with internet outages on Thursday morning, Jan. 28.
The internet website Downdetector reported CenturyLink was dealing with outages across Whatcom County including Bellingham. According to the website, Comcast was not experiencing an internet outage as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28.
Kerry Zimmer, a senior communications manager for Lumen Technologies, said technicians were working to repair a fiber cut by an unrelated contractor that is affecting internet services for some customers in Bellingham. Lumen Technologies is part of CenturyLink.
A cut fiber cable leads to internet outages in Bellingham on Thursday [The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)]
Jan. 28 Bellingham and parts of Western Washington were dealing with internet outages on Thursday morning, Jan. 28.
The internet website Downdetector reported CenturyLink was dealing with outages across Whatcom County including Bellingham. According to the website, Comcast was not experiencing an internet outage as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28.
Kerry Zimmer, a senior communications manager for Lumen Technologies, said technicians were working to repair a fiber cut by an unrelated contractor that is affecting internet services for some customers in Bellingham. Lumen Technologies is part of CenturyLink.
January 28, 2021 11:39 am
KGMI
BELLINGHAM, Wash. The Bellingham School District is without internet, impacting some remote learning.
The district reported that none of the schools have internet, and students may have trouble connecting with classes that are taught from the school.
Students will be updated as teachers head home to work and try to connect with students.
The district will provide updates in email and on the district website.
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Thursday off to tough start as internet outages hit Bellingham, Western Washington
The Bellingham Herald 1/28/2021 Dave Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jan. 28 Bellingham and parts of Western Washington were dealing with internet outages on Thursday morning, Jan. 28.
The internet website Downdetector reported CenturyLink was dealing with outages across Western Washington, including Bellingham, Seattle and Tacoma. According to the website, Comcast was not experiencing an internet outage as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28.
The Bellingham School District sent out an email at 9 a.m. saying the entire school district was dealing with technical issues with its Internet Service Provider and AT&T services. That means a major disruption for classes today, as most of the students in the school district are learning remotely as the community tries to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Gov. Jay Inslee is giving an update on the state s legislative session as well as COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Author: KING 5 Staff, Drew Mikkelsen Published: 9:49 AM PST January 25, 2021 Updated: 6:36 AM PST January 27, 2021
Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that 500,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Washington state.
The progress in vaccinations comes as the state announced four mass COVID-19 vaccination sites are opening in central and eastern Washington this week, and more are planned for western Washington in the near future.
The sites, previously announced by Gov. Jay Inslee, will be the Spokane Arena, the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick, Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee, and the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield.