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New garbage contract covers part of Benson Hill annexation
The city’s proposed changes to its garbage collection and recycling programs will apply to most – but not…
Opinion
Renton: Learn how to get along with wildlife
Who came first? In this case, the bears. That’s important as we try to figure out how best…
News
Shattuck reopening delayed about a year
Shattuck Avenue will reopen sometime in fall 2009, a year behind schedule because of delays in designing “sacrificial…
News
Changes coming in garbage service
Garbage rates will increase – the first rate hike in nearly a decade – for Renton businesses and…
News
Bears: Leave them alone, Renton animal-control officer says
Bears are no strangers to Renton and rarely, if ever, have they posed an overt threat to a…
Sports
SEAHAWKS: Name reflects institutions’ goals to help adults, kids
The Seattle Seahawks and the Virginia Mason Medical Center have partnered for nearly a decade to improve the…
News
Another bear saga unfolds, this time in the Highlands
It wasn’t the ending that state fish and game officer Bruce Richards had wished for a mother bear…
Sports
Renton businesses expecting a boost from the Seahawks The big score
Shout it from the rooftops and the flag poles, the Seahawks are here and there’s some hope they’ll…
News
About 5,000 Machinists on strike in Renton
About 27,000 Boeing Machinists – including about 5,000 in Renton – are on strike, after negotiations with The…
News
Renton Police pursuing leads in fatal shooting
The victim of a fatal shooting outside a sports bar on Airport Way early Thursday morning has been…
News
Burglary suspect arrested near Lindbergh High School
Renton police arrested a suspect in a burglary Wednesday afternoon near Lindbergh High School, which was about to…
News
Duvall closure affects some school routes
With the opening of school Tuesday, Renton school buses and students are again navigating through the closure of…
News
Charges filed in accident that left motorcyclist critically injured
A 39-year-old man remains in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle following an early morning collision…
News
Bonney Lake man dies in fiery crash on I-405 in Renton
A 29-year-old man from the Bonney Lake area died in a fiery crash on southbound Interstate 405 at…
News
RTC receives grant to train ER techs
Renton Technical College has received a $400,000 grant that will help medical workers climb their way up on…
News
Donalisa demolished; Bryant land to redevelop New possibilities for north Renton
The boarded-up Donalisa Motel, a downtown eyesore where the homeless occasionally lived and neighbors say drug deals were…
News
Olympics: The thrill of victory is thrilling to watch
Like many of you, I’ve enjoyed watching the Olympics from Beijing. Who couldn’t get caught up with watching…
Opinion
An important race in the 41st District
It sure seems early for a primary election, in mid-August, when the sun shines bright and hot, and…
News
Knife-wielding Renton woman dies in fire she set
A 52-year-old Renton woman died in a house fire Monday night in the Highlands that she apparently set…