Jack Belcher

1 day ago | bellinghamherald.com | Jack Belcher

Authorities arrested a man for multiple charges related to child rape following a four-month investigation. Raymond Wolf Casebeer, 49, was arrested around 5:30 p.m. June 21 in rural Whatcom County, according to Deb Slater with the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. A person reported to authorities Feb. 21 that Casebeer had raped and molested them multiple times from 2008 to 2015, when they were between 8 and 15 years old, Slater said. Casebeer was arrested without incident.

3 days ago | bellinghamherald.com | Jack Belcher

The Washington State Patrol on Tuesday night issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) for Abriana Powell, 15, of Bellingham. Powell was last seen around 7 p.m. June 23 near Jefferson Street in Bellingham, heading in an unknown direction. Powell is 5 feet 2 inches tall, 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. The MIPA alert was activated by the Washington State Patrol on behalf of the Bellingham Police Department.

3 days ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Jack Belcher

UPDATE (1:45 p.m. June 24): Authorities canceled the MIPA alert Tuesday afternoon, saying the missing teen has been located. The teen’s name has been removed from the article. The Washington State Patrol on Tuesday night issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) for a 15-year-old Bellingham girl who was last seen around 7 p.m. June 23 near Jefferson Street in Bellingham, heading in an unknown direction. The teen is 5 feet 2 inches tall, 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

4 days ago | thenewstribune.com | Jack Belcher

Whatcom County health officials recently confirmed the county’s first two cases of measles this year. The risk to public safety is considered low, and the individuals who were diagnosed are self-isolating at home and are not considered to pose a continued risk to the community, according to WCHCS. The best way to protect yourself and others from the measles virus is to get the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, said Dr. Meghan Lelonek, co-health officer with WCHCS.

4 days ago | bellinghamherald.com | Jack Belcher

Police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened two people with a gun in Bellingham. Reports indicate a 37-year-old man from Ferndale was driving a red pickup truck down an alley between North State Street and Railroad Avenue at high speeds around 11 a.m June 18 . Two people walking the same alley reportedly gestured to him to slow down, at which point he allegedly pointed a pistol at them and said "this is a real one," according to Lt. Claudia Murphy with the Bellingham Police Department.