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The City of Renton will remove the large SuperSaks from around Fire Station 14 on Lind Avenue Southwest

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The sandbags along Green River are finally going away

Those thousands of sandbags placed along the Green River to ward off flood waters are going away, now…

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Renton’s deputy police chief placed on administrative leave

Tim Troxel, Renton's deputy police chief, was placed on paid administrative leave Thursday, pending an investigation by an…

Susan and Don Bressler

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Renton gets something extra in opening film | Seattle International Film Festival

The producers were looking for a handsome older gentleman. They found Don Bressler and now he's an extra…

Tukwila Police officers used a tracking dog in the early afternoon Tuesday near Foster High School to search for burglary suspects. A police perimeter was set up around a wide area to contain the suspects.

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Renton, Tukwila officers track burglary suspects in Tukwila; schools locked down

Two suspects in a Burien burglary remained at large Tuesday afternoon after an extensive search just south of…

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Man critically injured in possible hit-run; Renton police seek witnesses

A 54-year-old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center Monday morning with life-threatening injuries after he was possibly…

Mayor Denis Law

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Opening night of SIFF-Renton’s return is May 18

Opening night of the return engagement of the Seattle International Film Festival in Renton is just three Fridays…

John Urquhart to run for King County sheriff.

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John Urquhart to run for King County sheriff

John Urquhart, who patrolled King County as a sheriff's deputy, was a detective and as its spokesman was…

The high bid to buy the rights to apply for a liquor license for the state-run liquor store on Renton Center Way was $270

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More than half-million bid for right to apply for retail liquor licenses in Renton

A bidder from Brazil, Ind., has won the right to apply for a retail license to sell liquor…

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$97 million Renton school bond measure is approved

The Renton School District's $97 million school-improvement bond measure has won approval.

Tara Thomas owns 4th Street Wine and Spirits in the Highlands

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Where to buy liquor in Renton will jump eight-fold in June

About two dozen retail outlets, from chains such as QFC to smaller grocers such as Saar’s Market Place…

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Renton school bond moves above key 60 percent approval

The $97 million school-improvement bond in the Renton School District, just shy of 60 percent yes vote needed…

The water in a detention pond containing some sewage was being pumped out and into the sewer system on Northeast 10th Street and Duvall Avenue Tuesday in the Highlands. The water line is visible at the right; the dark color below the grass is typical and is not an indication of sewage.

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Renton crews pumping out detention pond because of sewage inflow

A Renton maintenance crew was pumping the water Tuesday from a stormwater detention pond near Hazen High School…

The Renton Public Library has stood over the Cedar River on Mill Avenue for decades.

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Cost estimates show Piazza library downtown is less costly

The City of Renton has released cost estimates for building a new downtown library and renovating the one…

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Annual Renton Crop Hunger Walk is May 6

For nearly three decades Renton residents have walked in the Renton CROP Hunger Walk, raising about $500,000 to…

A suspect in a residential burglary in the Highlands awaits transport inside this Renton Police patrol car about noon Thursday at Wells Avenue North and North Sixth Street.

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Three arrested in North Renton for Highlands burglary

Three suspects in a residential burglary in the Highlands late Thursday morning were apprehended within an hour in…

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Seattle man charged with running over trooper’s foot, fleeing

A 25-year-old Seattle man had been living for a couple weeks in a stolen vehicle he used to…

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Renton police seek witnesses who saw traffic stop Monday on I-405

Renton Police Department investigators want to talk with witnesses who personally saw a traffic stop by a state…

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Renton City Council to get draft language on library ballot measure

City officials will present draft language to the Renton City Council tonight (Monday) of a ballot measure for…

State troopers take measurements Monday where a stolen 2012 Chrysler sedan plowed up the side of an embankment just off Interstate 405 near Kennydale Elementary School. A piece of the car lies just beyond the investigators.

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Seattle man who ran over trooper’s foot arrested in Kennydale

The 21-year-old Seattle man who ran over a state trooper's foot during a traffic stop on Interstate 405…

The Renton Public Library has stood over the Cedar River on Mill Avenue for decades.

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Renton officials continue Friday to work on library options

Renton city officials and staff continued to work Friday on options that would give the public some role…