🌱 How a Blaine resident was sentenced in a deadly Lynden bus crash
Blaine, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Blaine! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Blaine resident was sentenced in a deadly Lynden bus crash
- How Blaine’s former sector chief just rose to lead Border Patrol
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: A morning shower in places, temps: high: 68, low: 52.
- Friday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 62 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Blaine man sentenced in crash that killed Lynden school bus driver (mybellinghamnow.com) — A Blaine resident has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for a 2025 Lynden crash that killed a school bus driver. Court records say he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and will also serve community custody afterward, while Lynden has honored the victim with a memorial at its transportation department. 
• May proves to be a good month for TSP funds (federalnewsnetwork.com) — A longtime Border Patrol leader who most recently ran the Blaine Sector in Washington has been promoted to chief of the entire Border Patrol, putting Blaine’s border operations under a higher-profile alum. The broader report also notes strong Thrift Savings Plan returns, new federal financial reporting rules, and other federal workforce changes that may indirectly affect local federal employees and retirees.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Gizmo from lower Comox, the famous orange cat has been missing since Saturday evening.
It’s not uncommon for him to roam the neighborhood and greet everyone he comes in contact with, probably the friendliest cat on the planet. He has… (Nextdoor Birch Bay Village) - June 1 Bellingham parking
https://whatcom-news.com/downtown-bellingham-parking-shifts-from-meters-to-a-single-pay-online-zone-on-june-1st_232634/ (Nextdoor Semiahmoo - St Andrews)
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Cook in Blaine. Apply here.
- Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales and Store Support in Ferndale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blaine here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ferndale
- Ferndale police advise of trainings at Horizon Middle School throughout June (bellinghamherald.com)
- Authorities say fugitive wanted in 2016 vehicular homicide near Ferndale is dead (bellinghamherald.com)
- Superfeet Unveils ME3D Mobile Enhancement to Personalize 3D-Printed Insole Technology, Merging Professional Precision and Personal Convenience (businesswire.com)
Lynden
- Community calendar: June 3, 2026 (lyndentribune.com)
- Man pleads guilty to crash that killed Lynden bus driver in May 2025 (cascadiadaily.com)
- A Sunday Adventure………....North Cascade Wanderings (steemit.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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