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As feds ponder future of e-cigarettes, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø and other colleges move against them

While the federal government decides how to regulate electronic cigarettes, many university officials across the country are moving ahead with their own rules about e-cigs on campus.

Several universities already have prohibited e-cigs or are set to ban them in upcoming years.

UW Medicine alerts 90,000 patients on stolen data

UW Medicine has started notifying about 90,000 of its patients that medical information was stolen during a malware attack last month, including 15,000 cases in which Social Security numbers may have been taken.

Local group starts program against domestic violence

Members and staff of the Bellingham-Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence, government officials and representatives from several Whatcom County organizations revealed a new program to educate students how to spot warning signs and prevent domestic violence in the community, at a…

Extra holiday DUI patrols start Nov. 27

Extra troopers, police officers and deputies will be on patrol looking for impaired drivers in Whatcom and San Juan counties as part of a holiday season Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.

Sue Sullivan named new director of Environmental Health and Safety
Bellingham police bust underage party near scene of October riot

Police busted a rowdy party teeming with underage drinkers near Western Washington University's north campus this weekend, less than a block from the scene of a riot that made national news in October.

A total of 30 people were cited for minor in possession of…

Bellingham, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø working together in riot's aftermath

The lawless and destructive behavior exhibited during the Oct. 12 riot at Laurel Park surprised and shocked us and our community. How could something like this happen in Bellingham and what can we do to avert another similar incident? We welcome this opportunity to report back to the community…

Additional student arrested in connection with riot

Following the Oct. 12 Indian Street riot, 10 people have been cited by police and two of them are Western Washington University students.
Western freshman Cameron Ehrlich, 19, pleaded not guilty in October to charges of riot, failure to disperse and interfering with a street sign. Jordan…

Upcoming events help cyclists be seen in dark weather
'Suspicious' fire in ²ÝÁñÉçÇø dorm bathroom still under investigation

A dozen Western Washington University students could be staying in a motel for up to three weeks after a "suspicious" fire in a dorm bathroom.

A burning towel on the second floor of Ridgeway Gamma's Stack 9 prompted fire engines to rush to the dorm…

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