Cross-border collaboration on Nooksack River flooding dates back even further. At one point, the river flowed north from Everson and into the Fraser River. During high flood events, some water from ...

At the Tuesday, Jan. 13 Whatcom County Council meeting, dozens of residents shared their experiences of the catastrophic December 2025 Nooksack River flood and asked the government for action.

WHATCOM — Those impacted by flooding in the county came to the Whatcom County Council meeting on Jan. 13 to tell their county elected officials that changes need to happen now before another flood ...

Different measures to mitigate flooding between Abbotsford, B.C., and Sumas, Wash., have been floated for years, but the ...

The Whatcom County Council unanimously approved using $750,000 from the Healthy Children’s Fund approved by voters in 2022.

Local and state officials continue to process damage reports related to the severe December flooding events that forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate across Washington. In Whatcom County, ...

Response crews rescued about 50 people in Sumas in a single day — Thursday, Dec. 11 — during recent floods caused by heavy rainfall, according to Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin. Most of the ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson visited Whatcom County on Wednesday to survey flooding damage and meet with city leaders. He called the sight of the damage in Sumas and Everson “sobering.” “This natural ...