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NBA committee votes to block Sacramento Kings move to Seattle

Officials from Seattle and King County say they won't give up on efforts to bring an NBA team…

Grace Hanson will be recognized today by Gov. Jay Inslee for her volunteer efforts at the Renton Senior Center

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Three Renton volunteers to be honored by Gov. Inslee

Grace Hanson, along with Raymond Kusumi and Bryan Barnett, will receive a 2013 Outstanding Volunteer Service Award from…

Anthony Hemstad

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Anthony Hemstad resigns as Valley Med/UW Medicine strategic alliance trustee

Anthony Hemstad has resigned as a member of the Board of Trustees that oversees the strategic alliance between…

Dr. Mitch Hungate

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Search in Cascades could resume Monday for Renton dentist

The search for Dr. Mitch Hungate, a Renton dentist missing in an avalanche in the Cascades last weekend,…

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Renton Police to step up presence at Seahawks run because of Boston bombing

Extra Renton Police officers will watch over the Seahawks 12K Run on Sunday, in light of the fatal…

Pick the People's Choice Award for the Renton Crash Cinema.

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‘The Princess and the Tank’ wins Crash Cinema People’s Choice Award

The winner of the Renton Crash Cinema People’s Choice Award is a three-minute film in which the rescuer,…

A drawing for a 19

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KCLS offers design for 19,500-square-foot library over the Cedar

The King County Library System presented to the Renton City Council Monday night a concept for a new…

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Woman steals tan, then steals purse, eats at McDonald’s | Renton police blotter

A woman who used a stolen customer card to get a tan in the Highlands on March 24…

Pick the People's Choice Award for the Renton Crash Cinema.

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Vote for Renton Crash Cinema People’s Choice Award; prize is SIFF pass

Pick the one film that is worthy of the Renton Reporter People's Choice Award for the Crash Cinema.

Michael 'Chadd' L. Boysen.

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Michael Boysen pleads not guilty to aggravated first-degree murder

Michael Boysen of Renton pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to two counts of aggravated first-degree member in the…

The tower at Renton Municipal Airport is set to close April 7 unless Congress acts to end the federal sequester.

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City of Renton considers lawsuit over closure of airport tower

The City of Renton is considering legal action over the planned closure this month of the control tower…

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19-year-old gets warning for smoking pot, brother and sister get chippy with each other and more | RENTON POLICE BLOTTER

The following information is compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

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Library controversy will take leadership to finally resolve | EDITOR’S NOTE

For three years the fate of Renton’s two libraries, including the beloved one over the Cedar River, has…

Nancy Mathews

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Former Renton City Council member Nancy Mathews dies

Nancy Mathews, 70, a former Renton City Council member, died March 9 in Anacortes, where she moved after…

Man arrested at hospital after refusing to leave | Police blotter

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Man arrested at hospital after refusing to leave | Police blotter

A Valley Medical Hospital nurse who speaks Russian helped a Renton police officer with translation as the officer…

Robert and Norma Taylor

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Prosecutors allege Michael Boysen stole cash, credit cards, jewelry from grandparents

Michael Chadd Boysen paid for his flight from Fairwood with cash and jewelry he stole from his murdered…

Michael 'Chadd' L. Boysen.

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Michael Boysen could face death penalty if convicted of killing grandparents; read the charges

Michael Chadd Boysen, 26, was charged Thursday with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his…

Life

Crash Cinema designed to help demystify filmmaking

The basic concept is that the filmmakers will take a three-minute film from concept to screening at the…

Opinion

EDITOR’S NOTE: Federal budget cuts affecting Renton’s neediest students

Rather than figure out a thoughtful way to trim federal spending, President Barack Obama and our senators and…

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Fairwood couple strangled; deaths ruled homicides

The Fairwood couple found dead in their Fairwood home March 9 were strangled to death, the King County…