News
Slide threat closes Kummer Bridge over Green River on SR 169 for up to six months
The much-used Kummer Bridge over the Green River on State Route 169 will close Tuesday evening for about…
News
Couple shot dead in murder/suicide in Highlands; three young children left without parents
Two people died of gunshot wounds early Tuesday morning in what Renton Police are calling a murder-suicide. Multiple…
Life
‘Loaf’s Labors Lost’ takes ‘people’s choice award’ in Renton FilmFrenzy
“Loaf’s Labors Lost,” a loaf of bread’s love story set in Renton, has won the “people’s choice award”…
News
THE ECONOMY: Kenworth to lay off 430 workers at truck plant in Renton in January
Kenworth Truck Co. will lay off up to 430 workers at its Renton plant in mid-January because of…
News
SPEEA members voting on new four-year contract
About 21,000 Boeing engineers and technical workers are voting on a new four-year contract recently negotiated by the…
News
2008 ELECTION DEBRIEFING: ‘A good election,’ says elections chief
The 2008 general election Nov. 4 in King County is putting up some really big numbers. Turnout could…
News
Hair stylists plan benefit Sunday for friend fighting cancer
This Sunday (Nov. 9), the Boulevard Salon on Lake Washington Boulevard is going to be a beehive of…
News
Cedar fish weir removed ahead of storm; about 2.9 million sockeye eggs collected
The fish weir crossing the Cedar River near Interstate 405 downtown was removed Wednesday in advance of the…
Opinion
Say it with pride: I am an American
Today, I am hopeful. The day is bright, despite the gray weather. I have nothing to fear from…
News
MONDAY’S ELECTION UPDATE: Maxwell elected to the state House of Representatives
Renton community and business leader Marcie Maxwell has been elected to the state House of Representatives in the…
News
Sue Carlson, a key architect of Renton’s economic development, dies of cancer; memorial is Nov. 24
Sue Carlson, who many credit with helping to lay the foundation for much of Renton’s economic development today,…
News
ELECTION RESULTS: Marcie Maxwell ‘cautiously optimistic’ about victory in 41st District race
Marcie Maxwell of Renton is “cautiously optimistic” that her comfortable lead in her race for a seat in…
News
BEHIND THE VOTING: 2008 election a test of county’s election reforms
What is happening at the King County Elections Office in Renton today began in 2004, in the wake…
Opinion
Just be patient for now, the results are coming
It’s all over but the counting. Yup, it has been a long few months, wading through the pleas…
Business
McDonald’s on Rainier is open again after devastating fire
Big Mac has risen from the ashes of a storm-related fire last December that destroyed the McDonald’s restaurant…
News
27-year-old killed when Escort goes airborne, crashes into wall on Sunset
A 27-year-old man early died Wednesday morning when the car he was driving – apparently at a high…
News
Mayor Law proposes $252 million budget that takes care of basics
Mayor Denis Law presented to the City Council Monday night a proposed $252 million city budget that is…
Opinion
Lawmakers need to know how to set priorities
Renton has a lot of firepower in the state Legislature, as measured by the number – 5 –…
News
Renton-area man charged in theft of nearly 140 Marcie Maxwell campaign signs
A Renton-area man has been charged with eight counts of removing or defacing political advertising in the theft…