Annie Todd

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

Heads up Bellinghamsters: Washington state Department of Transportation will be doing construction during the early morning into early afternoon on southbound Interstate 5 between Bakerview Road and Guide Meridian Thursday and Friday. During that time, one lane of traffic will be shut down. From 3:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 17, the left lane of southbound I-5 between Bakerview Road and Sunset Drive/State Route 542 will be closed for overhead sign replacement, according to WSDOT.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

In the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, a gun and badge might be standard issue — but so is a tarp. Derek Jones unfurled a clear plastic tarp in front of the Whatcom County Council Tuesday, April 15, during its regular meeting to show council members what every detective has in their desk, and to show what is covering boxes in the records office. The tarps are kept on hand when the jail overflows and sewage drips onto their heads, computers or case files.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

A program supporting those with low-level criminal misdemeanors tied to behavioral health or substance abuse disorder could face longer wait times and delays in services if state funding is cut. Three budget proposals in the Legislature call for anywhere from a 10% reduction to cutting the funds completely for the Recovery Navigator Program (RNP) as lawmakers contend with a state budget shortfall.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

Inside a spiral freezer, Northline Seafoods owner Ben Blakey pointed to where an electrical fire broke out last summer aboard his fish processing barge “Hannah”. It was an inopportune time for the 400-foot vessel with the capacity to hold up to 2.3 million pounds of fresh salmon and store over 10 million pounds of frozen salmon. The Hannah, currently moored in Bellingham Bay, was just six weeks into its first season in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

1 week ago | cascadiadaily.com | Annie Todd

Starting May 7, if you have plans to fly across the United States, you’re going to need a REAL ID-compliant form of identification. So before you start frantically Googling what a REAL ID is, Cascadia Daily News has got you covered. You may already have one hanging out in your wallet. Technically, it’s a federal law, not a physical identification.