Washington State Parks is weighing four futures for Blake Island — from restoration to a lodge and ferry — after Tillicum closed and visitation plunged. Neighbors are sharply divided.

A black bear was sedated and relocated after wandering into Bourne Scenic Park near Buzzards Bay; state and town officers monitored the animal before moving it to safer habitat.

WSDOT cameras captured the first black bear to use the I‑90 Snoqualmie Pass wildlife overcrossing on June 28, a milestone for the corridor's monitoring program.