A Bellingham man has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $75,000 from a nonprofit he co-founded to help the homeless. According to The Bellingham Herald, a judge sentenced James Lee Peterson, 67, to 60 days in jail in addition to paying back $47,000 after he pled guilty to one count of first-degree theft at a felony […]
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No hate crime charge in Bellingham park assault; racial slurs went both ways, police say
Prosecutors will not pursue a hate crime charge against a Bellingham man who was arrested Saturday in connection with an altercation at Cornwall Park, during which one man was repeatedly punched in the face and threatened with a screwdriver. Court documents indicate both the victim and his alleged assailant used racially charged language during the […]
Jude Bellingham investigated by UEFA over gesture during Slovakia game
England midfielder Jude Bellingham is being investigated by UEFA over a gesture he made after scoring a late equaliser against Slovakia. The Real Madrid star appeared to gesture toward the Slovakian bench after his overhead kick brought England level in the dying seconds of injury time in Gelsenkirchen. UEFA released a statement on Monday which […]
Jude Bellingham says goal celebration was response to ‘rubbish’ being spoken
Jude Bellingham said he was hitting back at the “rubbish” being spoken as he rescued England’s Euro 2024 campaign with a stunning last-gasp overhead kick equaliser against Slovakia. The Real Madrid man had struggled to make an impression on the last-16 tie in Gelsenkirchen as England looked set to be heading home before his moment […]
Bellingham man arrested, accused of hate crime following assault at Cornwall Park
Bellingham police arrested a man Saturday evening following a report of a racially motivated assault at Cornwall Park. The assault was reported just before 5 p.m. by the assault victim, who told police he was near a set of stairs by the playground when he saw another male — identified as Timothy Franklin, 51, of […]
Bellingham man charged with luring outside candy store
A man has been arrested for attempting to lure children outside a candy store in Birch Bay, about 16 miles northwest of Bellingham. The incident happened on June 24 around 7:30 p.m., when a report was made about a man trying to entice two young children into his vehicle near the C Shop candy store. […]
Man accused of hate crime attack against Bellingham boy during school trip enters initial plea
A man accused of targeting, punching and injuring an 11-year-old Bellingham boy who was returning from a field trip with his class in downtown Bellingham last week has pleaded not guilty to felony hate crime and assault charges. Paul Jonathan Bittner, 42, was charged June 14 in Whatcom County Superior Court with one count of […]
Jude Bellingham ‘writes his own script’ as he lifts England to opening win
Gareth Southgate said star midfielder Jude Bellingham “writes his own script” after helping England make a winning start to Euro 2024 against Serbia. The 20-year-old scored a brilliant header inside 13 minutes of their Group C opener as the road to Berlin got off to a dream start at a rocking Veltins Arena. But what […]
Jude Bellingham header guides England to victory over Serbia in Euro 2024 opener
Jude Bellingham’s brilliant header saw England start their quest for European Championship glory with a hard-fought victory against Serbia. Three years on from their heartbreaking Wembley final defeat to Italy, the road to Berlin began with a tricky Group C opener in Gelsenkirchen. But Gareth Southgate’s side passed their first Euro 2024 assignment as England […]
Hate crime alleged after Bellingham boy assaulted during middle-school trip
A Bellingham child was injured in an alleged hate crime as a group of students returned from a field trip Wednesday afternoon in downtown Bellingham, police and school officials said. The Whatcom Middle School sixth-grader, whose name was not released, was punched in the face by an assailant who apparently targeted the boy because of […]
Jude Bellingham unveils Skims campaign ahead of 2024 Euros
Jude Bellingham is the new face of Kim Kardashian’s brand Skims. The British footballer stripped down to a pair of boxer briefs in a campaign for the shapewear company, days before England are set to kick off the Uefa Euro 2024 summer tournament against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. “Everybody’s wearing Skims,” Bellingham said, as he […]
Jude Bellingham unveils Skims campaign ahead of 2024 Euros
Jude Bellingham is the new face of Kim Kardashian’s brand Skims. The British footballer stripped down to a pair of boxer briefs in a campaign for the shapewear company, days before England are set to kick off the Uefa Euro 2024 summer tournament against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. “Everybody’s wearing Skims,” Bellingham said, as he […]