Top Stories: Bells games brews; fugitive confirmed dead; Whatcom Youth Pride
The Bellingham Herald covered a mix of business, public safety and community news heading into early June. From a new brewery partnership at the ballpark to a long-running fugitive case and a downtown Pride celebration, here are the top stories.
Here are key takeaways:
- Larrabee Lager Company has joined Kulshan Brewing Company as one of two official beer sponsors of the Bellingham Bells for the 2026 season. The family-owned brewery created a special collaboration brew, Hittin’ Dingers Ballpark Lager, available exclusively at Joe Martin Field and the brewery.
- Investigators have confirmed the death of Luciano Ailon-Garcia, a fugitive wanted in the 2016 vehicular homicide of Georgianna James near Ferndale. Ailon-Garcia fled to Guatemala after the Aug. 28, 2016, crash and spent more than nine years on the Washington State Patrol’s Most Wanted list before detectives verified his death through online research and Guatemalan officials.
- Several hundred marchers turned out Saturday as Whatcom Youth Pride celebrated school-age LGBTQIA+ kids and their allies with a marching band, roller-skaters and a flag corps along a one-mile route through downtown Bellingham. Mayor Kim Lund and city officials joined the event, which ended with a festival at Bellingham High.
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