KING - News - Bellingham http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham RSS Feed for KING - News - Bellingham en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:52:13 GMT Tubing ban averted, but concerns remain over 'floating frat party' http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/Tubing-along-Nooksack-River-could-be-banned-in-Whatcom-County-212069201.html For decades, people have tubed down the South Fork of the Nooksack, east of Bellingham. But much more than water is flowing down the river these days. Lynden boy, 6, injured in fall from window http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/boy-injured-fall-from-window-Lynden-211400021.html The Bellingham Herald reports that Police Chief Jack Foster says the boy was alone in a bedroom Tuesday evening, talking out the open window to a younger brother on the ground below. Annual naked bike ride Friday in Bellingham http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/Annual-naked-bike-ride-Friday-in-Bellingham-210573721.html Organizers tell The Bellingham Herald 50 to 75 riders take part each year and about a dozen are at least partly unclothed. Bellingham man reaches top of Mount Everest http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/Bellingham-man-reaches-top-of-Mount-Everest-208397401.html A Bellingham man has reached the top of Mount Everest, achieving his quest to climb the highest peaks on seven continents. Fire destroys Bellingham apartment complex http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/Fire-destroys-Bellingham-apartment-complex-206367271.html Fire destroyed a large apartment building in Bellingham, forcing residents to find a new place to live. KING 5's John Langeler reports. Bellingham school closed Friday -- for sun http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/Bellingham-school-closed-for-sun-205953531.html The sun day at Bellingham Christian School was also possible because there weren't any days off because of snow this school year. USDA: Lion cage where intern died worked properly http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/USDA-Lion-cage-where-intern-died-worked-properly-204399481.html The enclosures at a Central California wild animal park where a lion killed an intern were working properly at the time of her death, federal officials said. Possible Bellingham fireworks ban could benefit vets with PTSD http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/Bellingham-fireworks-ban-could-benefit-vets-with-PTSD-204325891.html With more men and women returning from combat with PTSD, concerns about the impacts of fireworks are growing to include veterans. That is why the Bellingham City Council is considering banning all personal fireworks in the city. Feds may look at fee for crossing Canadian border http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/Feds-may-look-at-fee-for-Canadian-border-204097071.html The U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants Congress to study the feasibility of collecting a land border crossing fee for pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the northern and southwest borders of the United States. Springtime snow, hail in some areas of Western Washington http://www.king5.com/news/cities/bellingham/Springtime-snowfall-in-some-areas-of-Western-Washington-202854541.html Some areas of Western Washington got some snow on Saturday morning and downtown Seattle was pummeled by hail in the afternoon.