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Study shows Washingtonians exceeded ‘heavy drinking’ threshold in 2020
The survey suggests Washingtonians drank more than 17 alcoholic beverages a week on average.
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Renton officials, police respond to racist snowball incident
Renton Mayor Armondo Pavone and City Council President Randy Corman issued a statement condemning hate speech following an…
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Renton to implement alternative to jail for low-level offenders
Community court aims to mitigate the underlying factors that lead people to crime.
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RPD searching for kidnapping suspect after finding the stolen child
The incident triggered an amber alert yesterday (Feb. 24)
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How the pandemic and coronavirus variants can show us evolution in real time
Scientists say viruses reproduce and mutate at higher rates, creating viral variants.
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Career and technical educators at Lindbergh HS adapt to teach hands-on courses remotely
‘Through all of this we will become better teachers.’
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UW study shows high COVID infection rates among pregnant women
Study shows infection rates to be two to four times higher than expected among minority groups.
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‘Coffee Crawl,” to support Renton businesses sells out ahead of next weekends events
Event organizers and business owners say both pandemic and downtown construction has hurt business.
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Renton Police looking for missing person
RPD posted alerts about missing 29-year-old Vitality L. Lakotiy
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King County Sheriff’s deputies found 130 grams of illegal drugs during single incident
KCSO says they found the narcotics during a mid-january police stop in Fairwood.
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Legislator’s bill proposes wiping advisory votes from your ballot
‘They are nothing more than push polls designed to instill distrust in government,’ says state senator.
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Abandoned boats in waterways are a ‘regional challenge,’ says King County Sheriff’s Office
Spokesperson says expensive and time-consuming boat recoveries happen about 20 times a year.
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‘Renton-In-A-Box’, event aims to give you a taste of some of downtown’s best small businesses.
Events in February and March will give participants a bundled gift box and access to a virtual event
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Renton police looking for owner of an attacking dog
Police say the dog attacked and injured another dog at Sunset Neighborhood Park.
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Renton opens completed Sunset Neighborhood Park
Park features walkways, lawns, playgrounds and jungle gyms.
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Research suggests warmer oceans are killing sea stars in Puget Sound
‘Wasting syndrome’ has decimated 70-100 percent of sea star populations in certain areas.
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Downtown Renton to receive road and infrastructure upgrades during 2021 project
Renton’s Utility Systems Director said there will be downtown lane closures and detours.
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Renton School District parents left concerned and confused about plan to return to in-person learning
RSD Spokesperson said the district will take “phased,” approach to return student to class.
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King County Sheriff’s Office looking for man who shattered a bus window
Man reportedly punched and shattered a Metro bus door at South Renton Park and Ride.
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Lawmakers consider prohibiting use of credit score to determine insurance rates
Advocates say credit scoring makes low-income and minority policy holders pay more for coverage.