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WA officials respond to death of Charlie Kirk, political violence

Conservative activist was killed Sept. 10.

(Screenshot of Nov. 28, 2024, Renton Reporter)

Opinion

Thank you, readers and advertisers, for supporting local news | Editor’s note

The Renton Reporter is hosting “Read All About It” from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 10 at…

Andy Hobbs can be reached at ahobbs@soundpublishing.com.

Opinion

King County’s mental health tax is a bold request for voters | Opinion

It was a lazy Sunday afternoon at a fast food restaurant in Kirkland when a stranger’s mental meltdown…

Opinion

Cheers n’ jeers: Renton police operation targets retail theft

Cheers to the Renton Police Department for its recent operation to thwart organized retail theft.

Homeless encampments like this one in Auburn can be found throughout King County. File photo

Opinion

The main lesson when it comes to ending homelessness

I didn’t truly understand the nuances of homelessness until I started writing about it. I had accepted a…

Christine Hendrickson shared her post-incarceration journey as part of a panel of speakers July 14 at the Kirkland Chamber Foundation’s 2022 Kirkland Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Symposium. This year’s program focused on workforce re-entry for previously incarcerated people and the barriers they face. Photo by Andy Hobbs/Sound Publishing

Northwest

Previously incarcerated people struggle to find jobs in Washington

Trauma and the stigma of prison create barriers for those who are trying to reenter society and atone…

King County and Public Health have turned a former Econo Lodge motel into an emergency isolation/quarantine facility on Central Avenue in Kent. File photo

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King County reports 27 coronavirus cases in homeless shelters

County has provided 60 motel vouchers so far for quarantining homeless individuals.

Joint statement from the mayors of Auburn, Kent, Renton, Federal Way, Tukwila, Enumclaw, Algona and Pacific was issued Sunday, March 22, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Courtesy of City of Kent

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South King County mayors: Please stay home, follow best practices

Update - 6 p.m. Monday, March 23

Renton resident Joe Copenhaver and his pet crow, T-Rex, share a moment Nov. 10. Photo by Andy Hobbs

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Meet Joe and his pet crow T-Rex | Video

Renton resident makes fast friends with a crow he rescued last spring.