Kie Relyea, Bellingham Herald

Kie Relyea

Bellingham Herald

Bellingham, WA, United States

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Past articles by Kie:

Lack of parking is a top concern for Fairhaven. Here’s what the city is doing about it

More of Fairhaven in Bellingham, Wash., will soon be limited to two-hour parking. The new limits will expand what’s been in place since 2015, when two-hour parking was instituted in Fairhaven’s busy commercial core. → Read More

Annual count shows Whatcom County homelessness dropped 14%. Here’s what helped

The opening of a 40-apartment building in Bellingham and expanded services helped lead to a 14% drop in the number of people who were homeless in Whatcom County, Wash., in the past year, according to a census. → Read More

A man was found ‘soiled’ and with scratches on his body. So where was the home care aide?

The Washington state Department of Health has suspended the credential of a Whatcom County home care aide John Edward Herbert, who admitted to being drunk on the job at Lake Whatcom Center. → Read More

Bellingham’s homeless encampment at dispatch center will move to new spot in August

The City of Bellingham, Wash., has given a homeless encampment the OK to move to its third temporary site. At 210 McKenzie Ave. in Fairhaven, the encampment’s tents will be replaced with tiny homes. → Read More

Here’s where and when you can use fireworks in Whatcom County this Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and you’re ready to celebrate. Here’s what you should know if your plans include fireworks in Whatcom County. Bellingham has banned private fireworks displays. → Read More

For some homeless, ‘a place to call home’ will be in these tiny homes in Bellingham

HomesNOW!, nonprofit that operates a homeless tent encampment in Bellingham, Wa. is replacing its tents with tiny homes. Known as Safe Haven, the encampment is in a parking lot at 620 Alabama St. → Read More

Whatcom’s low-income residents need affordable dental care. This clinic will help

The North Whatcom Health Center will open July 1 in Ferndale, Wash. — bringing care to 9,500 patients north of Bellingham. It will provide medical, behavioral health, pharmacy, laboratory and dental services. → Read More

State suspends Whatcom County nurse’s credential over substance abuse

The Washington State Department of Health has suspended the credential of Whatcom County registered nurse Andrea Rae Grainger over substance abuse issues, the state Department of Health announced. → Read More

Here’s what the owner says about why trees at this Bellingham complex will be cut down

A plan to prune limbs and cut trees at a Bellingham Housing Authority property in Bellingham, Wash., this summer has raised concerns for residents and neighbors of Falls Park Homes. Here’s what you need to know. → Read More

Police continue to investigate suspected sex trafficking at 6 Bellingham massage parlors

Authorities on Friday were continuing their investigation into suspected sex trafficking at six massage parlors in Bellingham, Wash. Bellingham Police Department and the FBI are leading the investigation. → Read More

77 years after leaving Western for an internment camp, this war hero gets a degree

Western Washington University will award a posthumous honorary degree to James Okubo, a Bellingham, Wash., resident of Japanese descent forced out of school and imprisoned in an internment camp in World War II. → Read More

Search warrants served on 6 Bellingham businesses suspected of promoting prostitution

Bellingham Police and FBI Investigators served search warrants on six massage parlors that were allegedly involved in prostitution Thursday, June 13, in Bellingham, Wash. No arrests were made. → Read More

Fines from 1999 pipeline tragedy helped pay for these environmental projects and parks

Twenty years ago, a sunny afternoon careened into chaos when a deadly fireball raced down Whatcom Creek in Bellingham, Wa.— fueled by 237,000 gallons of gasoline. Here’s how the creek and surrounding areas have healed. → Read More

More athletic fields coming to this Bellingham park

The city has received a $350,000 state grant to build a new athletic field at Squalicum Creek Park in Bellingham. The $850,000 project will help meet a need for ball fields throughout the city, supporters say. → Read More

When he took the backpack from this vehicle near Bellingham, he actually took the bait

Whatcom County sheriff’s detectives used a GPS tracker in a cell phone to find and arrest a man who allegedly stole a backpack from a parked vehicle on Locust Avenue, just outside of Bellingham, Wash. → Read More

Bellingham man arrested for allegedly pointing rifle at driver, confronting homeowner

A 31-year-old Bellingham, Wash., man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a rifle at a driver and confronting a homeowner in two separate incidents on Silver Lake Road in Whatcom County on Tuesday, June 4. → Read More

Saying it’s offensive, the Nooksack Tribe wants the state to change this creek’s name

The Nooksack Tribe in Whatcom County, Wash., is asking the state to change the name of Squaw Creek because it’s offensive. Tribal members said it should be renamed Páatstel Creek, which was its traditional name. → Read More

This Whatcom County counselor is accused of bartering cigarettes for ‘intimate contact’

A Whatcom County, Wash., counselor is being accused of making inappropriate, sexually suggestive comments to a resident at a Bellingham treatment center where he worked. → Read More

Bail set for ex-Ferndale wrestling coach accused of raping student and two others

Bail was set at $50,000 for a former assistant wrestling coach for the Ferndale, Wash., School District who was arrested for allegedly raping two underage girls and a female incapable of giving consent. → Read More

This part of Bellingham will get a ‘new destination for recreation and relaxation’

By next spring, the north end of Bellingham, Wash, will have a long-awaited park. The city began building the first part of Cordata Park on May 20. It will include a playground, pump track, parkour and spray park. → Read More