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Fire Wednesday morning damages Mazatlan Restaurant in Renton
An early morning fire Wednesday caused about $50,000 damage to the Mazatlan Restaurant on Rainier Avenue South, according…
News
Prosecutors call Skyway man extreme danger to community, charge him with rape, kidnapping
A 20-year-old Skyway man who prosecutors allege sexually assaulted a woman in Skyway at knifepoint has been charged…
Life
Shambo is home in Renton working, relaxing with dogs and lifting up people
Let’s get a couple things cleared up first thing. Shambo didn’t lose her tribe’s fishing gear nor did…
Life
2010 is critical year for rising star Tea Palace in Renton Highlands
Just as the economy is tanking, the Tea Palace’s star is rising. The Tea Palace Asian Restaurant and…
News
Valley Medical’s new Emergency Services Tower dedicated in Renton
Valley Medical Center’s new Emergency Services Tower – the Margarita Prentice Trauma Center – was dedicated Monday in…
Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: Library Web sites
As an editor, I learn a lot from readers who react in unexpected ways to how we present…
News
Renton: Shattuck Ave. S underpass to reopen early this year
Work is well under way on completing a roughly $2 million stormwater project that will allow the reopening…
Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: The past teaches us; the future is hopeful
2009 was a year of extremes for Renton. Remember the bitter cold of last winter and the extreme…
News
Renton dog lover wants city to consider on-leash dogs in part of Coulon Park
Barry can walk north from his house along Lake Washington. If he goes south just a few lengths…
News
Mark Peterson named Renton’s interim fire chief
Deputy Fire Chief Mark Peterson has been appointed interim chief of the Renton Fire and Emergency Services Department,…
News
Paul Sullivan finds Christmas angel; Renton’s Uptown Glassworks to remain open
Paul Sullivan has found his Christmas angel. “The star was shining today,” he said this week. He’s working…
News
Loyalty doesn’t pay off for Renton’s ‘Shambo;’ she’s out of million-dollar ‘Survivor’ race
Shannon “Shambo” Waters of Renton used her charm, hard work and loyalty to make it deep into the…
News
Coyote on the loose in Liberty Ridge
An unwelcomed guest is prowling the Liberty Ridge neighorhood in the south Highlands. A coyote has been seen…
News
Renton City Council sends Fairwood annexation for November ballot
Fairwood will decide in November whether to annex to the City of Renton. The Renton City Council Monday…
Business
Small Business Development Center at RTC looking for new adviser
The Small Business Development Center in Renton is looking for a new adviser, but its services are still…
Business
Renton Chamber of Commerce raises about $53,000 in revenue
The Renton Chamber of Commerce raised about $53,000 in gross revenue from its 2009 Holiday Auction last week…
Business
A-1 Locksmith gets back into vacuum business in a big way
Locksmith Tom Swanson is back in the vacuum-cleaner business big-time, along with his brother Bud. The Swansons lost…
News
Aukeen District Court moves to high ground in Renton
The Aukeen/Kent District Court in Kent is moving to high ground in Renton to avoid any flooding of…
News
Auburn man charged with murder in Renton shooting
A 26-year-old Auburn man was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the shooting death Dec. 4 of man…
News
I-405-SR 167 interchange project will (hopefully) be complete Friday morning
Two years in the making, a project to make one of the most-congested stretches of freeway in the…