A strong weather system is forecast to bring several days of moderate to heavy rain to the Whatcom County lowlands.
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Motorists were directed around the closure via a signed 19-mile detour.
"Delays may be significant as this is a slow-moving operation."
It was seen circling over western Whatcom County for nearly 2 hours.
The court case, referred to as an "adjudication," involves permit-exempt well users and holders of surface and groundwater rights.
The dogs were found "at what appears to be a new 'doodle dump' site, near Aldergrove Road in Ferndale."
DSHS asserts it is no longer obligated to evaluate or treat patients whose criminal charges are dismissed, citing a federal judge’s orders in a separate case.
"The suspicious circumstances and timing of their arrival (a few hours a part) leads us to believe they may have been abandoned . . . ie: dumped."
Traffic will follow a pilot car through a section of the highway.