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Renton asks King County to pay for logjam removal at Riverview Park

The City of Renton has asked King County to pay for the cost of removing a logjam late…

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Renton extends comment period for Quendall Terminals to Feb. 9

The City of Renton has received dozens of comments about a mixed-use development on Lake Washington and in…

Francis 'Sparky' Schaubel served under Gen. George Patton in World War II

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Sparky remembered in Renton for humor, cooking, service to his country

Francis Schaubel was better known as Sparky. He was a mainstay at veterans parades and until it closed…

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Two wounded in gunfire on South Third Street Friday night

Multiple gunshots were fired in downtown Renton at about 8 p.m. Friday that sent two people to Harborview…

Susan Camerer

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One Night Count early Friday morning finds 71 homeless people in Renton

Volunteers in the early morning hours of Friday counted 71 homeless individuals in Renton, part of the One…

Two logs chained together were removed from the Cedar River Thursday morning. A large logjam had built up against the footbridge to Riverview Park during the recent high level of the river.

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Logjam cleared from footbridge to Riverview Park in Renton

It’s possible the logjam that built up against the footbridge over the Cedar River to Riverview Park started…

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Excavator with long boom to remove logjam Thursday morning from Renton footbridge

A logjam that has closed the footbridge over the Cedar River to Riverview Park for more than a…

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Rain City Catering is the new leaseholder for the Pavilion in downtown Renton

The Pavilion at the Piazza has a new leaseholder and caterer, Rain City Catering of Renton. And eventually…

Don Persson

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Don Persson to seek fourth term on Renton City Council

Don Persson announced Friday he will run for a fourth term on the Renton City Council. The times…

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Renton now looking at other options to remove logjam against footbridge

The City of Renton is looking at other options to remove a logjam from a footbridge over the…

A logjam is resting against the footbridge to Riverview Park on the Cedar River. The City of Renton is developing a plan to remove it.

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Renton working with contractor to remove logjam from Riverview Park footbridge

A structural engineer inspected the bridge Wednesday. A contractor has been contacted about removing the logjam, perhaps as…

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China gives final approval to order for 185 737s, worth $15 billion

A $15 billion order for 185 Renton-built 737s by China has received final approval from the Chinese government.…

UW Medicine CEO Paul Ramsey

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Valley Medical, UW Medicine to explore strategic alliance

Valley Medical Center commissioners late Tuesday afternoon decided unanimously to move forward with carefully investigating a strategic alliance…

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Cedar River at Stage IV flood alert; level to start dropping

The Cedar River at Landsburg reached a Phase IV flood alert level Monday morning, which could bring widespread…

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UPDATE SATURDAY: Heavy rain to fall through weekend; flood threat passes

UPDATE SATURDAY MORNING: The King County Flood Warning Center closed Saturday morning as rivers in the county returned…

Rich Roodman

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Valley Medical Center could form strategic alliance with UW Medicine

With doctors and community and business leaders looking on, Valley Medical Center CEO Rich Roodman recommended Wednesday night…

Mayor Denis Law

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Mayor Law would use second term to continue fine tuning city services

Denis Law firmly established himself as a law-and-order candidate when he ran for mayor in 2007. But when…

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Snow comes and goes in Renton, but some travel is disrupted

As forecast, the snow that fell overnight was melting Wednesday morning, but what remains was still affecting some…

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So is the evening storm right at rush hour a s(NO)w show?

It’s about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Where’s the snow? Apparently, it’s still coming. About 15 minutes ago, the…

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Snow likely to hit just in time for the Tuesday evening commute

The snow the weather service predicted for Wednesday will now come a day early – in time for…