Bellingham police investigate shooting death
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) -- An argument escalated into a shooting leaving one man dead, Bellingham police say....

Report finds wide disparities in gifted education
ATLANTA (AP) -- When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school....

Federal judge takes third swing at NW salmon plan
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The federal judge getting ready to decide whether the government is doing enough to save Columbia River salmon will have a question for its lawyers Monday: If you have plans in your hip pocket in case the fish numbers crash, why not put those plans to work now?...

HSUS offers reward in case of abandoned horses
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- The case of five emaciated horses found abandoned in a Pierce County forest has prompted the Humane Society of the United States to offer a $2,500 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions....

Former bus driver to be returned to Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A former Billings school bus driver accused of hitting a high school student with the bus while driving drunk will be returned to Montana to face charges....

Man sentenced for WA bank robberies
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- A 43-year-old California man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to several bank robberies in Washington state. Robert Vincent Mendez has also been indicted in four other bank robberies in Oregon....

2 plead guilty in Wash. puppy mill case
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- A Gold Bar-area couple have pleaded guilty to six counts each of felony animal cruelty in the wake of a January raid that rescued more than 150 dogs....

Judge: Seattle July 4 fireworks don't need review
SEATTLE (AP) -- A King County Superior Court judge says Seattle doesn't have to do an environmental review before July Fourth fireworks displays at Gas Works Park....

Boeing breaks ground for historic SC plant
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Work has officially started on building Boeing's $750 million aircraft assembly plant in South Carolina - the largest industrial investment in state history....

Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook
NEW YORK (AP) -- Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook as both systems integrate the social network this week....