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Renton City Retro 2024: A weekend of classic video games nerdy throwbacks

Check out photos from the event.

Jim Sullivan has been working for State Farm since June 1970. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Once again, Jim Sullivan is voted Best Insurance Agent

Best of Renton 2024 highlights.

Best of Renton 2024 winners were announced May 15 at the Renton Pavilion. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Renton Reporter

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Best of Renton 2024: Photos of winners

Check out scenes from the May 15 celebration.

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Community BBQ celebrates AAPI and Bike Month

Photos by Bailey Jo Josie

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Watershed Apartments took place April 18 with guest speakers and a tour of the facilities, which includes a fitness center, parcel room, rooftop lounge area and more. Courtesy image

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Affordable housing units open near Renton City Hall

The Watershed Apartments on Williams Avenue are within walking distance of downtown, City Hall and the future site…

A customer buys strawberries from Sidhu Farms at the Renton Farmers Market. Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing photo

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Renton Farmers Market offers benefits for low income seniors

Leading up to the Renton Farmers Market’s return on June 4, the 2024 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program…

Reyna Hernandez, 54. (Courtesy of the Renton Police Department.)

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Man charged with first degree murder of Renton businesswoman

Renton Police told the Renton Reporter that suspect Louis Hernandez was Reyna Hernandez’s former partner who had previously…

Firefighters from Puget Sound Fire and Renton Regional Fire Authority were able to extinguish the fire within an hour of arriving to the scene. Courtesy image.

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Fire at self-storage building near SR 167 ruled accidental

Fire was met with a response from over 60 firefighters from Kent and Renton crews.

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Renton police investigate vehicle crash in Kennydale

In what Renton Firefighters described as “a single vehicle vs. tree” type of scene, an extrication was required…

Vince Mottola Jr. cuts the ribbon for the 50th anniversary of Vince’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria on Sunset Boulevard in Renton. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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Cinquant’anni: Vince’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria celebrates 50 years in Renton

As the longest single-family owned restaurant in Renton’s history, Vince’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria celebrated its 50th anniversary…

Gov. Inslee announces the $45 million EV rebate program on April 23. Courtesy image

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Governor announces rebate program for EV purchases

Washington is the first state to prioritize low-cost leases for electric vehicles.

Workers for Sellen Construction begin building the Cancer Center at Renton’s Valley Medical Center. Phase 1A of the project is expected to be complete in early 2025. Courtesy image.

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Construction begins on new Valley Cancer Center in Renton

Renton’s Valley Medical Center serves over 600,000 residents throughout South King County.

Speakers at the Valley Comm/Crisis Connections press conference on April 16. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Help is 3 numbers away: Crisis 911-988-211 services are now under one roof

“Through the Valley Comm 911/Crisis Connections partnership, we will help thousands more South King County community members get…

Renton Regional Fire Authority. Courtesy image.

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Firefighters extinguish large brush fire in Renton

Renton firefighters responded to a large brush fire Friday evening, April 19, on the 500 block of Grandey…

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Photos: Erasmus the Dragon overlooks another 5K/10K in his honor

The Renton Dragon Dash took off April 14 on Wells Avenue.

The Landing Gear Works CEO and founder Tom Anderson give his fourth public comment to the Renton City Council about the eviction of his aerospace business from Renton Municipal Airport. Courtesy image

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City approves eviction of aerospace tenant at Renton airport

The city council unanimously approved the termination of TLGW’s three leases from the airport as well as the…

Sixty-one orange traffic barrels were set up April 2, 2024, on the WSDOT front lawn in Olympia. Each cone represents a fallen WSDOT employee killed on the job since 1950 - many in active work zones. The visual display is meant to remind everyone of the importance of slowing down in work zones. Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation.

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WSDOT: Slow down for Work Zone Awareness Week

The number of fatal crashes in marked work zones had doubled in 2023 when compared to the previous…

LivAway Suites broke ground near Topgolf in Renton. Courtesy image

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Extended-stay hotel breaks ground in Renton

LivAway Suites seeks to accommodate guests needing extended lodging near SeaTac International Airport, Topgolf and Boeing.

Flowers, framed photos, plush toys and a QR code to the GoFundMe pages of the families grace the memorial site after the March 19 crash. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Driver in fatal Renton crash placed under house arrest

Bail for Chase Daniel Jones, accused of four counts of vehicular homicide, was initially set at $1 million

This year, Easter Sunday was on March 31 and at NextStep Fellowship in Renton, a pre-service community Easter egg hunt was afoot. Photos by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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Photos: Sunny Easter Sunday in Renton

This year, Easter Sunday was on March 31 and at NextStep Fellowship in Renton, a pre-service community Easter…