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Renton Salvation Army, Renton Community Foundation receive $1 million from estate
The Salvation Army and the Renton Community Foundation have each received $500,000 from the estate of a Renton…
Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: Important information about Fairwood annexing
In just two months Fairwood will know its fate – again. Between now and then, residents in this…
Life
Uptown Glassworks offering free glass blowing class this weekend
Uptown Glassworks is celebrating the Fifth Annual Downtown Renton Art and Antique Walk on Saturday by offering glass-blowing…
News
Renton lowers bicycle speed limit on Cedar River Trail, paints yellow centerline stripe
The City of Renton has painted a dashed yellow centerline stripe on the Cedar River Trail and lowered…
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EriAm sisters help launch Valley Medical Center wellness program for women
The EriAm sisters and a mother of three with a comedic bent will help launch Valley Medical Center’s…
News
PRIMARY RESULTS: Early Maxwell returns close in 41st District, but she’s positive
State Rep. Marcie Maxwell is potentially facing a close race to retain her seat in the state Legislature,…
News
Those were sonic booms, not a quake or a giant on the roof
Was it an earthquake? Was it a giant stomping on the roof? Or did a truck ram into…
News
First Renton International Festival under way this weekend
The Renton International Festival kicked off Friday, a clear signal from the owner of the Viet Wah Plaza…
Life
At Hilands Barber Shop the fade always in style
There’s something all-American about “real” barber shops. They are the stuff of Norman Rockwell paintings. Renton has one,…
News
Bikers taunt trapped state trooper after forcing him off I-5
Motorcyclists speeding down southbound Interstate 405 in south Renton to Interstate 5 forced a state trooper off I-5…
News
Keeper of coal-mine history dies hiking near Leavenworth
Stephen Grate of Renton, who led hikes in the Renton and Issaquah areas to teach the history of…
News
Not unanimous but City Council places Skyway annexation on ballot
Skyway/West Hill residents will get their chance in early 2012 to decide whether they want to annex to…
News
Primary ballots must be postmarked by Aug. 17
The Aug. 17 primary election is already under way, with the mailing last week of 1.1 million registered…
Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: Time to talk over; rebuild the Viaduct
Seattle seems to love to talk. Even talk stuff to death. I don’t want that to happen to…
News
Ballots in the mail for Aug. 17 primary election
Ballots for the Aug. 17 primary election are appearing in the mailboxes of 1.1 million registered voters in…
Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: King County needs to step up to plate so Skyway can annex
The future of Skyway is in the hands of its government, King County, where it rightly belongs. Because…
News
Without county support, Skyway annexation may not go to a vote
Whether Skyway gets a chance to annex to Renton could depend on Mayor Denis Law’s success this week…
Business
LA Fitness to open new fitness center in Fairwood Shopping Center
LA Fitness will open a new fitness center in Fairwood next year. The owner of the Fairwood Shopping…
News
First-degree assault charges filed in near-fatal Renton shooting; read the documents
A 17-year-old Renton youth and a Seattle teenager were charged Tuesday with first-degree assault in a shooting near…
Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: Marley and Parker found my family!
(Editor’s note: Just so there’s no confusion, I ghost-wrote this for Uma, who was the Renton Reporter’s entry…