California State Parks, which manages more than 340 miles of California’s coastline, is asking the public not to collect any sea glass, agates or other rocks found at state beaches.

The Washington Department of Natural Resources has been using one of its firefighting helicopters to haul abandoned boats off an uninhabited island in the southernmost reaches of Puget Sound this week ...

Of course, but those take at least a few hours to reach from almost anywhere in mainland Washington. That’s why Alki Beach ranks as the state’s best. It offers easy access from Seattle and ...