Six people sat around a large conference table in a first-floor courtroom at Bellingham Municipal Court one morning in mid-July. There were court employees, defense and city attorneys and, at the head ...

DISTRICT COURT IN SANTA FE IS LAUNCHING A PROGRAM TO HELP RECENT CRIMINAL OFFENDERS STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. SO THE PROGRAM FOR THOSE CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANORS AND NONVIOLENT FELONY ...

Bellingham launched a Community Court in 2025 to divert low-level offenders. Program links participants with services like housing, treatment and job training. Successful completion results in case ...