During the Amateur Athletic Union’s World Powerlifting Championships, the sophomore at Renton’s Secondary Learning Center broke records in the teen 14/15-year-old category in squats (281 pounds), four records in deadlifts (275, 300, 311 and 315 pounds), and one for overall with a total of 717 pounds.
The truck contained energy-efficient windows valued at more than $20,000.
Hip hop superstar and marijuana legend Snoop Dogg made an appearance in Renton Friday night, drawing a big crowd to the Emerald Haze Emporium recreational marijuana shop on Sunset Avenue in the Highlands.
As the state eased restrictions on marijuana licensing and opened a new round of applications for medical marijuana facilities applying for a state license to open as a retail store, the City of Renton last month passed an emergency ordinance limiting to five the total number of stores within the city.
According to the email sent to supporters, the lack of both volunteers and food are putting this weekend’s meals in jeopardy.
Aunica Budgeon, a freshman at Hazen High School, planned to keep quiet from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday as part of the We Are Silent campaign.
A high wind warning means that a a hazardous wind event is occurring. High winds may down trees, damage property and/or cause power outages.
Brisco was also named to the Seamount all-league first team as a forward. Hazen and Lindbergh players also received honors.
Today, Saturday, forecasters are calling for a 100 percent chance of rain, heavy at times, with a high near 50. Rain continues overnight with a low of 42.
The crime still shocks those who knew the victims and the detective assigned to the cold case still unsolved two decades later.
In August of this year, the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab notified Renton Detectives that a DNA match for the suspect in the 2007 case had just been made with a suspect being investigated by the King County Sheriff’s office for a 2015 case of Indecent Liberties.
Ryan McIrvin continues to maintain a large lead over Monique Taylor-Swan in the race for council position no. 4.
For veterans returning from war or for the widows of those who once served who have passed, negotiating the paperwork and bureaucracy to get the benefits and rights so richly earned can sometimes be very difficult. Thankfully for many, that’s where John Houser and the American Legion come in.
Though the source of the infections has not yet been identified, the restaurants are opening in the coming days with a fresh supply of all new ingredients.
King County officials have closed one of two playground areas at Fairwood’s Petrovistsky Park so the parks department can replace the flooring areas.
According to police, the victim is not cooperating with the investigation.
After winning a game in Bremerton on Tuesday, the Lindbergh Eagles football team was unable to come up with their second win in a single week, falling to 55-27 to River Ridge on Saturday, despite a three touchdown game from DeMarco Sauls.
The Liberty Patriots got three touchdowns from Joseph Cunningham on Friday to end the Renton football season with a 35-20 first-round playoff victory over the Indians at Liberty High School.
The National Weather Service is calling for a 100 percent chance of rain today, Saturday, with a high near 56.
“I used to love voting; but since I moved to Washington about 15 years ago, it has not had the same impact for me. I think partially this has to do with the ballot itself and partially that it seems completely useless in this state as we have apparently forgotten how a representative democracy is supposed to work.”
