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Recycling company catches fire fourth time in past few years

This month, a recycling company caught fire for the fourth in the past few years, said Renton Fire’s…

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Potential utilities con-man, city warns

The City received multiple reports of a potential utility-bill scam, said communications director Preeti Shridhar. Someone posing as…

Meri England and Don Hanson in front of his 1929 Chevy at the Return to Renton Car Show. This year it attracted about 3

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Renton car show a success, despite rain

Despite some rain, the Return to Renton Car Show endured, raising about $11,000 for the Renton Police Department…

Wilma Hauck (left) and Frances Augustin (right) were among about 200 who attended the Cascade community picnic July 8. It was one of about 18 neighborhood picnics planned for the summer.

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Free lemonade, hot dogs at Cascade’s neighborhood picnic

Little plastic cups of lemonade lined the end of a folding table in the Cascade Center parking lot.…

Brazilian musician Eduardo Mendonca plays the guitar at his home in Renton. Last weekend he became the first South American to receive the “Spirit of Liberty” award

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Native of Brazil teaches through his music

Strumming a guitar, the Brazilian’s black dreadlocks bounce on a white shirt laced at the collar. Jazzy paintings…

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The Italian Picnic: Part 2

For Renton’s Italian community, it’s all about tradition. So much so that when Crystal Ainardi discovered the spelling…

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Coming soon: River Days

Final details for the Renton River Days are coming together, as organizers continue to see support for the…

Renton’s Ninfa Gregoris  checks out the seafood at the soft opening of Uwajimaya’s Wednesday. Though many shelves hadn’t been stocked

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A busy soft opening for Uwajimaya

The shelves were half-stalked and the staff carried sheets of unstuck labels, but Uwajimaya fans made a presence…

Two Renton firefighters put out flames about 10 hours after a four-alarm fire burned the Harington Square apartments.

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An explosion and a 60-foot wall of flame rises over the Highlands

The morning after the Harrington Square apartments burned to the foundation, smoke and flames still rose from the…

The EriAm sisters perform June 26 at the IKEA Performing Arts Center to benefit the Communities in Schools of Renton.

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EriAm Sisters draw crowd of about 250 to CISR benefit in Renton

Renton’s EriAm Sisters, who’ve gained national recognition on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” are now proving that Renton’s also…

Slide show: Cedar River Dog Park open for visitors

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Slide show: Cedar River Dog Park open for visitors

Dog lovers showed their enthusiasm last weekend, when they built a split-cedar fence around Renton's first off-leash dog…

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RTC’s ESL students practice what they learned: Dancing, singing and English at Coulon

“I brought African food,” belted a student, holding up a large bowl of tin-foil wrapped goodness. Eyes brightened…