Golf Galaxy employees on Wednesday sort apparel as the store prepares for its November opening at its new location at The Landing. Pictured are Jason Denk

Business

Golf Galaxy opens Nov. 14 at The Landing

An interactive golf retailer – Golf Galaxy – gets into the swing of things with its grand opening…

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Boeing third-quarter revenues drop $1 billion; strike talks resume Thursday

The Boeing Co. and the union representing its roughly 27,000 Machinists will return to the bargaining table this…

Terry Higashiyama

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Vandals dump two picnic tables on sockeye redds

Vandals dropped two picnic tables from the walkway next to the downtown Renton Library last week – right…

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Murder charge filed against Auburn man in Fairwood shooting

A 20-year-old Auburn man was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting last Sunday of a…

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ELECTION 2008: Open seat in the 41st generates spirited race

A business and community leader in Renton and a Mercer Island City Council member are vying for a…

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Kent man carjacked at gunpoint Monday night in Renton

A 20-year-old Kent man was kidnapped at gunpoint Monday at about 9:30 p.m. while he was talking on…

Opinion

Agencies that help others desperately need our help

Never, it seems, has there been such desperate times financially, especially for those who rely on Wall Street…

Karen Hooper of Renton demonstrates how she reached into her Jeep Cherokee to grab the backpack of a young man who was trying to steal her vehicle Sunday morning. The would-be thief ran off but was caught soon after.

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No way was thief going to get this grandma’s Jeep

Here’s one grandma and Miami Dolphins fan no car thief should mess with.

Jimmy Darrah

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Boeing, Machinists end talks without an agreement; strike continues

The Boeing Co. and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers on Monday ended a second round…

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City Council votes to oppose Initiative 985

The Renton City Council has voted unanimously to oppose Tim Eyman’s Initiative 985, which in effect would end…

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Human services take hit in county budget

Human services providers are warning that the financial crisis hitting King County government could shred the “safety net”…

Rogert Waterhouse

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The reading boy returns

The “Homework Comes First” Statue by artist Martha Pettigrew is back on its highly visible perch near the…

Heidi Lawless and her son

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King County budget shortfall puts Renton health center service at risk

A “safety net” for thousands of Renton’s less-fortunate citizens is at risk because of a $90 million shortfall…

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Vandals damage fish weir on Cedar River; salmon snagged

A weir used to collect sockeye salmon for a critical breeding program to restore the salmon run on…

Bernice Hoggard retired as director of the Renton Senior Center in 1986.

Life

RENTON THEN AND NOW, BERNICE HOGGARD: For senior center director ‘people always came first,’ says her successor

Bernice Hoggard was “born to be a senior center director,” says Shawn Daly, who worked for her for…

Opinion

New Renton garbage contract is the right thing for the environment

Renton, it’s time to start playing with your garbage. It’s all for a good cause, the environment. The…

David  Nelson  has a volunteer position as public information officer for Fire District 20 and a dispatcher job with a private ambulance company.

Life

RENTON THEN AND NOW, David Nelson: Lessons learned at Hazen still pay off

Growing up, David Nelson could see Hazen High School from his neighborhood. So, why, he wondered back in…

Attorney Mark Prothero

Life

RENTON THEN AND NOW, Mark Prothero: He makes waves in the pool and in the courtroom

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Renton City Council approves new garbage/recycling contract

For more information on the new garbage and recycling contract, contact Linda Knight, the City of Renton solid-waste…

Rick Shinnick

Life

State, Seattle to collect sockeye in Renton for Landsburg hatchery broodstock

Thousands of sockeye will end their journey up the Cedar River to spawn this fall almost under the…