During Labor Day weekend, DRIVERS should EXPECT THE HEAVIEST TRAFFIC ON Interstate 5 BETWEEN LACEY AND TACOMA.IN THE NORTH SOUND, II-5 BETWEEN BELLINGHAM AND BR ... Read More

The collision was first reported at 2:29 p.m. Tuesday, Sept 1. Delays are expected in the area. Read More

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Northbound Interstate 5 in Bellingham will be reduced to a single lane for two days beginning Saturday, Aug 15. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be replacing ... Read More

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After breaking the Interstate 5 Rock into pieces too small to serve as a community message board in another location, state ... Read More

Were you devastated by the destruction of the painted boulder that used to greet people driving northbound on Interstate 5 just south of Bellingham? Was it a gentle reminder of how many miles were ... Read More

Two people were injured in a one-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 5 about 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 south of Bellingham that closed all lanes of I-5 for more than an hour. Read More

Commuters heading south from Bellingham on Interstate 5 will be diverted onto a two-lane bypass road along Chuckanut Creek (milepost 247) starting Monday, June 15 as Washington State Department of ... Read More

County dispatchers reported that a car had crashed into the median shortly before 4 p.m. Read More

Bellingham's iconic Interstate 5 rock is history. '?They smashed it into 100 pieces,'? Keith Cook of Bellingham, who manages the Bellingham Rock page on Facebook, told The Bellingham Herald on Wednesday ... Read More

When it comes to driving on the highway, the rules for drivers and motorcylists are clear. What about bicyclists? In April, a cyclist was injured on Interstate 5 south of Bellingham, McClatchy Media ... Read More

A permanent speed limit reduction to 35 mph is active on Chuckanut Drive (State Route 11) south of Bellingham as of Friday, April 17. The reduction is in place for 9 miles along the road from ... Read More

All lanes have reopened on I-5 northbound near Bellingham after a crash investigation shut down lanes just north of Samish Way.The crash at around 11:45 a.m. on ... Read More

The northbound lanes of Interstate 5 south of Bellingham were reopened Wednesday. The lanes had been closed between the North Lake Samish Road and Highway 11 / Old Fairhaven Parkway exits since March 19 ... Read More

Northbound Interstate 5 near Bellingham is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. Thursday, April 16, pending final safety evaluations. A March 19 landslide buried the roadway in debris, forcing a weeks-long ... Read More

The Washington State Department of Transportation on Friday announced that northbound Interstate 5 will likely reopen south of Bellingham at 5 a.m. Thursday, April 16. A March 19 landslide sent an ... Read More

Northbound Interstate 5 has been closed nearly two weeks following a landslide March 19 south of Bellingham. Read More

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Washington State Department of Transportation still has no estimate for when northbound Interstate 5 will reopen following a ... Read More

Northbound Interstate 5 (I-5) remains closed south of Bellingham after a slope failure sent debris onto the roadway last week, according to the Washington State ... Read More

A March 19 landside has left both lanes of northbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham closed, with no current estimate of a reopening date. Drivers are being diverted off the freeway at North Lake ... Read More

A sped-up timelapse shows about 30 cars, including large freight trucks, driving on Samish Way through Bellingham over the course of about one minute on March 23, 2026. The vehicles were being ... Read More

A closure due to a landslide on Interstate 5 south of Bellingham continued to jam up traffic on Monday, March 23, with the timeline for reopening still to be determined. The state Department of ... Read More

A mudslide near Bellingham has closed I-5, leading to a significant 3-mile traffic backup. Stay updated on detour routes. Read More

For now, drivers have to detour off the interstate and onto Samish Highway, which is frequently used by mountain bikers and local residents. Read More

A portion of northbound Interstate 5 just south of Bellingham remains closed Friday evening, March 20, after a landslide, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. WSDOT reported ... Read More

Floodwaters are rising in Snohomish, where parts of Cady Park are partially submerged, while a landslide has forced the closure of northbound Interstate 5 near Bellingham. WSDOT says unstable debris ... Read More

The area has received more than 3 inches of rain since Sunday, according to data from Bellingham International Airport. Read More

WSDOT said two slides struck northbound I-5 near mileposts 248 and 249. One of the slides is fully blocking the highway. Read More

WSDOT said two slides struck northbound I-5 near mileposts 248 and 249. One of the slides is fully blocking the highway. Read More

Northbound I-5 remains closed Friday morning due to slides south of Bellingham. Here's a look at the detour off I-5 at N Lake Samish Road. Read More

The Washington State Department of Transportation and the Washington State Patrol operate their Bellingham facilities adjacent to each other. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald Interstate 5 ... Read More

A fatal collision on southbound Interstate 5 at Ferndale is blocking all lanes, with no estimated time for when the road will re-open, according to a social media post from Washington State Patrol ... Read More

The Washington Department of Transportation expects northbound traffic between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. There will be some moderate to heavy traffic Thursday. Southbound border traffic ... Read More

Officials have identified a set of human remains found on Interstate 5 in Bellingham this past summer. Law enforcement found Justin Howard, 43, on June 17 in an area near the Lakeway Drive exit on the ... Read More

The collision occurred in the right lane of northbound I-5 near Sunset Drive. Delays are expected in the area. Read More

Commuters can expect delays on Lakeway for the next several weeks as dead or dying trees are removed from the median along Lakeway Drive from Interstate 5 to the Holly-Ellis street intersection. Work ... Read More

The left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be closed south of Bellingham for guardrail repair Tuesday, Sept. 23. The lane will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. near North Lake Samish Drive exit, ... Read More

Bellingham police used a drone to locate a man suspected of driving recklessly on Interstate 5. The suspect was first spotted by troopers with the Washington State Patrol (WSP) around 1 a.m. Sept. 17. Read More

A crash on Interstate 5 has blocked the left lane of southbound traffic near the exit to Guide Meridian in Bellingham. The crash was reported on social media by the Washington State Department of ... Read More

A Nooksack Valley High School student has died after he was thrown from a car in a crash. It happened on Noon Road in Bellingham. Whatcom County Sheriff's Deputies said three teens were in the car, ... Read More

Bellingham's de facto front door is getting a fresh coat of paint in the form of a mural on both sides of the Lakeway Drive underpass below Interstate 5, the primary route to downtown for many drivers ... Read More

A crash is blocking the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 traffic just south of Iowa Street in Bellingham, according to a social media post from the Washington State Department of Transportation ... Read More

A crash is blocking the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 traffic just south of Iowa Street in Bellingham, according to a social media post from the Washington State Department of Transportation ... Read More

A 5-mile stretch of southbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham is down to one lane after a vehicle crash. The southbound exit ramp at North Lake Samish Drive is closed as well. The vehicle was ... Read More

OKANOGAN COUNTY, Wash. -- A Bellingham woman is facing vehicular assault and DUI charges for a crash Thursday night in Okanogan County. According to Washington State Patrol, 22-year-old Shaylynn ... Read More

The rally will be held Aug. 16 from noon to 2 p.m. on Sleater-Kinney Road Southeast near the Interstate 5 overpass in Lacey, according to a news release announcing the event. It's part of a day of ... Read More

A collision on Southbound Interstate 5 south of Meridian Street was blocking the left lane in Bellingham Tuesday morning. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reported the ... Read More

Traffic on southbound I-5 in Bellingham is backed up due to a collision near Meridian Street. Delays expected; left lane is blocked as of Tuesday morning. Read More

Authorities are investigating skeletal human remains found by a resident in Bellingham. The body was discovered in the bushes off of southbound Interstate 5 on Tuesday, according to Washington State ... Read More

Skeletal human remains were discovered on Interstate 5 near Lakeway Drive on Tuesday. Washington State Patrol is in the midst of investigating the remains. Read More

Two landowners have come forward with proposals for relocating the iconic graffiti rock, a community billboard along northbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham that has displayed hand-painted ... Read More

Perez Saucedo, 44, of Bellingham, Washington. Saucedo was unable to avoid the other big rig and suffered minor injuries. He was transported to Banner Lassen Medical Center for treatment. Both big rigs ... Read More

Bellingham's beloved stuffed fake sloth, situated high in the trees on northbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham, will remain there for the time being. Read More

Two drivers tried to trick troopers while driving in the carpool lane with fake passengers on a Washington highway, authorities say. But their ploys didn't work. The first driver was caught April 29 ... Read More

Traffic is backed up southbound on I-5 during shoulder maintenance. Washington State Department of Transportation Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald One lane of southbound Interstate 5 is closed ... Read More

But the land between Thorpe Road, Highway 195 and the western edge of the ... For years, the city of Spokane, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Department of Natural ... Read More

A giant stuffed sloth, which has captured the hearts of Bellingham residents and social media users alike, has officially been removed from its lofty spot alongside the I-5 interstate. This quirky ... Read More

A giant stuffed sloth that went viral on social media has been removed from its perch high up a tree next to a Washington highway after transport officials said they received complaints it was causing ... Read More

The motorcyclist struck a part of the Skagit River Bridge, and was ejected and struck by an oncoming semi-truck Thursday morning, according to a news release from the Skagit-Island Multiple Agency ... Read More

Schools across Whatcom County closed Monday after light snow and freezing temperatures created icy road conditions, making travel difficult. Bellingham, Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Meridian, Mount Baker ... Read More

BELLINGHAM, WA (January 16, 2025) - One person died Tuesday night, in a pedestrian crash on Interstate 5 and Northwest Avenue. Dispatchers received calls at approximately 7:00 p.m., on January 7th. Read More

The crash happened at around 6:45 p.m. January 7 on the northbound 5 Freeway near Bellis Fair Mall. Update: Sean Smet ID'd as Pedestrian Killed on Interstate 5 in Bellingham Bellingham, WA - The San ... Read More

A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in Bellingham on Tuesday night, according to the Washington State Patrol. The crash happened on Interstate 5 near Northwest Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. Read More

According to the emergency services app Pulse Point, an '?expanded traffic collision'? was reported at 6:47 p.m. at I-5 and Meridian Street. That wording is usually used to describe a crash involving a ... Read More

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Washington State Patrol is investigating a fatal collision on Tuesday night in Bellingham. One person has died after a driver hit a pedestrian along southbound Interstate 5. Read More

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Washington State Patrol is investigating a fatal collision on Tuesday night in Bellingham. One person has died after a driver hit a pedestrian along southbound Interstate 5. Read More

According to the emergency services app Pulse Point, an '?expanded traffic collision'? was reported at 6:47 p.m. at I-5 and Meridian Street. That wording is usually used to describe a crash involving a ... Read More

Interstate 5 traffic through Bellingham resumed early ... Smet, 24, of Bellingham, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Washington State Patrol. WSP, the Washington State Department ... Read More

Bellingham, WA (January 8, 2025) - The Washington State Patrol is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred Tuesday night along southbound Interstate 5 near Northwest Avenue. The crash ... Read More

One person was killed in a crash on southbound Interstate 5 near Northwest Avenue in Bellingham around 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7. Sean Smet, 24, Bellingham, was killed after he was struck by a 2019 red ... Read More

BELLINGHAM, Wash - A pair of brothers narrowly escaped death when a tree fell on their Jeep Cherokee while they were driving on Interstate 5 north near Bellingham on Saturday morning. Read More

State Route 11 was shut down for half of Saturday due to a rockslide in an area south of Bellingham. Traffic authorities say large boulders, some the size of cars, blocked all lanes just north of ... Read More

State Route 11 is shut down Saturday morning due to a rockslide in an area south of Bellingham. Traffic authorities say large boulders, some the size of cars, are blocking all lanes just north of ... Read More

Two crashes on northbound I-5 in Bellingham are currently blocking all lanes.The crashes happened just north of Lakeway Drive, creating a large backup on the freeway.State Patrol and firefighters are ... Read More

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Northbound Interstate 5 near Lakeway Drive in Bellingham is fully blocked by a multi-vehicle crash. There are unknown injuries in the crash, which occurred just north of Lakeway ... Read More

Uniquely is a Bellingham Herald series that covers the moments ... viewable from motorists headed southbound on Interstate 5. To accomplish a visual impact that can be appreciated from afar, Leggitt ... Read More

Bellingham Police have released the likeness of the man suspected ... Her attacker was last seen running down a hill near milepost 1 ¾ of the trail toward Interstate 5, police said. Police waited two ... Read More

The Electric Avenue bridge, which has been closed for a week due to decaying wood on some of its pilings, opened Tuesday to one lane of alternating traffic in each direction. Temporary signals will ... Read More

Using flight data and FAA records, FOX 13 Seattle confirmed that the plane that crashed was ... (U.S. Air Force photo) Station Bellingham, Air Station Port Angeles, Washington State Department of Fish ... Read More

No injuries were reported and no spills resulted after a BNSF train transporting molten sulfur derailed late Tuesday night, the Bellingham Herald reports. The derailment occurred about 10:45 p.m. near ... Read More

Authorities chased a man wanted in Alaska through the streets of Bellingham on Friday morning. The chase involved multiple law enforcement vehicles but the suspect escaped and remains at large. Read More

'?The worst time to be on the road Friday will be between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. The worst roads will be Interstate 90 (I-90 ... on U.S. 2 between Stevens Pass and Skykomish and on I-5 between Bellingham ... Read More

A Ferndale teen died from injuries sustained during a crash at his first motocross race at Hannegan Speedway in Bellingham, according to the Mount Baker Motorcycle Club. Read More

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Jacob Matthew Saville, 38, was sentenced May 7 in Whatcom County Superior Court to 6.5 years in prison, with 1.5 years of probation for one count of vehicular homicide (DUI), a felony, for the Sept. Read More

A fatal traffic collision is under investigation after a pedestrian died after being struck by a van outside of Bellingham in the early morning hours. Read More

The man, later identified as Cody William Marini, 30, struck the bumper of the patrol car and the building itself as he made his escape, Peters said. He drove west on Westerly Road before eventually ... Read More

A Bellingham man who pleaded guilty to several charges involving guns and drugs received a 10-year sentence March 29 in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Daniel Faix, 39, was one of six people charged ... Read More

A traffic collision has blocked all lanes of southbound traffic on I-5 near Portal Way in ... Jack Belcher joined The Bellingham Herald in September 2022 as the climate change reporter. He graduated ... Read More