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Renton’s Emergency Preparedness Academy offers classes and courses, including fire suppression.
    Registration open for Renton Emergency Preparedness Academy
    By Bailey Josie • January 12, 2023 8:30 am

    Five different classes will be offered at Renton Technical College in February and March.

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    Edith Claver, 60, lived in Des Moines when she went missing from Renton on Nov. 27, 2009. Photo courtesy of National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
    While many were found, work remains to protect...
    By Bailey Josie • January 15, 2023 5:30 am

    There are 23 missing Indigenous people across King County.

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Divina makes her candles from her home office in Fairwood.
    Depress Me Not brings joy to Renton, one...
    By Bailey Josie • January 11, 2023 1:30 pm

    Divina Casila turned making candles to help her cope with depression into a thriving local business.

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    Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing
    Wizard’s Keep Games robbed for the fifth time...
    By Bailey Josie • December 26, 2022 2:30 pm

    A GoFundMe has been made to help with the costs of damages that insurance won’t cover.

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    Image courtesy of MMIWP 2022 Interim Report
A major reference for the Washington State MMIWP Task Force Summit was the 2022 Interim Report which was released in August. The art used for the report is by Malynn Wilbur-Foster, a Salish artist from the Squaxim Island, Skokomish Nations and an MMIWP family member.
    ‘The land cries out’: Family members of missing,...
    By Bailey Josie • December 26, 2022 8:30 am

    The Washington State Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Task Force held its summit Dec. 14-16.

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    Renton High School. File photo
    Renton High School teacher pleads not guilty to...
    By Bailey Josie • December 24, 2022 5:30 am

    Nicholas Yale was put on leave in May 2022 when the school was notified by two students that he had been sending them sexually explicit texts.

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    Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
    Renton Airport mailbox will deliver last-minute letters to...
    By Bailey Josie • December 22, 2022 6:30 am

    The mailbox is on West Perimeter Road and can be accessed from Airport Way.

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    Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
    Renton lights menorah to celebrate Chanukah
    By Bailey Josie • December 20, 2022 1:30 am

    To kick off Chanukah, a giant menorah was lit up at the Landing in Renton Sunday, Dec. 17. by the…

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    High Priest Kalu and High Preistess Syleena “Call The Corners,” a small ritual where a candle is lit at each direction of the Earth as the elements of each direction is called upon. Here they call on the guardian of the watchtower of the South, represented by red which symbolizes fire. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
    Yule in the PNW: How witches, pagans, Wiccans...
    By Bailey Josie • December 21, 2022 11:00 am

    Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year, which has been celebrated for thousands of years all over the world. Have you ever wondered how modern witches like to celebrate?

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    Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Nigel Quinn and Kyle Martin are about to take their first bites from the first order at Renton’s Big Chicken.
    Bok-bok: Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken is here
    By Bailey Josie • December 19, 2022 2:00 pm

    The restaurant had its grand opening Saturday, Dec. 17.

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    Katherine Bendickson shows the people in her latest training course the Stop The Bleed kit that every school in the Renton School District will receive. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
    ‘Stop The Bleed’ training and free kits are...
    By Bailey Josie • December 13, 2022 2:00 pm

    The “Stop The Bleed” campaign was started in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, but its training is applicable to injuries from a fall, a car crash and more.

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    Photo courtesy of Holly Powell.
Holly Powell is the owner of The Pencil Test, saying that she wasn’t properly fitted for a bra until she was in her 30s and wanted to share that experience with others.
    Those in search of the perfect bra need...
    By Bailey Josie • December 12, 2022 4:00 pm

    The Pencil Test bra boutique takes its name from an advice column that said a pencil can determine whether or not someone needs to wear a bra.

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    Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
To help ease traffic through the parking lot, counter-protesters moved their signs to the sidewalk on Benson Road.
    LGBTQ+ members, allies come through to defend Renton...
    By Bailey Josie • December 12, 2022 9:45 am

    The Brewmaster’s Taproom’s Drag Queen Story Time barely missed a step as counter-protesters outside prepared for possible anti-LGBTQ+ protesters.

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    Since the vandalism incident, Brewmaster's has added a sign to the damaged window that reads "What intolerance looks like" Photo courtesy of The Brewmaster's Taproom.
    Renton brewery vandalized days before monthly Drag Queen...
    By Bailey Josie • December 8, 2022 8:30 pm

    Earlier in the week, a conservative Facebook page posted a “call to action” protest against The Brewmaster’s Taproom’s drag queen story time.

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    Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
    Photos: Renton’s furriest brave cold during annual K9...
    By Bailey Josie • December 8, 2022 1:30 am

    Even with ice, snow and a little hail, the city’s annual K9 Candy Cane 5K race and walk on Sunday,…

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    Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing
    With 1-in-3 pets getting lost every year, Renton...
    By Bailey Josie • December 7, 2022 7:30 am

    The program is made possible through the city’s “RUFF Fund.”

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Richelle Haas is the owner and “possibilitarian” of Sparkle Gifts and Whatnots in downtown Renton.
    Sparkle Gifts and Whatnots boutique is a must-stop...
    By Bailey Josie • December 1, 2022 5:30 am

    Richelle Haas’ downtown gift boutique offers a little something for everyone, including a friendly, energetic shopping experience.

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    Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
A large crowd gathered in Piazza Park at 5 p.m. for the Tree Lighting.
    Photos: Renton kicks off the holiday season with...
    By Bailey Josie • December 1, 2022 1:30 am

    Downtown Renton was bustling as people took advantage of sales and enjoyed some yuletide entertainment.

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    The suspect the shooting of a 9-year-old boy is still at large, last seen driving this stolen dark blue Ford Mustang convertible. The vehicle was recovered in Tukwila on Nov. 20. Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol.
    Boy, 9, released from hospital nine days after...
    By Bailey Josie • November 21, 2022 7:00 pm

    Isaiah Johns was able to return home Sunday Nov. 20, the same day that the suspect vehicle was recovered in Tukwila.

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    Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing
A bottle from Naches Heights winery is poured at Cugini Florist on 3rd Street.
    Gobble Wobble Wine Walk brings holiday spirit to...
    By Bailey Josie • November 21, 2022 2:00 pm

    Dozens of people enjoyed tastings from nine wineries on Saturday.

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