The state Department of Health has closed Quilcene Bay and Triton Cove State Park in Jefferson County to the recreational harvest of oysters after several vibriosis cases were reported.

The Border Patrol has stepped up enforcement of immigration laws on the North Olympic Peninsula because of an influx of Homeland Security money and manpower.

Kevin Harris' restoration of the turn-of-the-century waterfront cannery building is almost complete - and he is inviting the public to take a look.