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A Valley SWAT unit returns to the staging area at McKnight Middle School after a Kent man surrendered after a standoff with police.

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Kent man surrenders in Renton Highlands after standoff with police

A standoff for more than an hour in the Highlands ended Tuesday afternoon when a SWAT team fired…

In June Boeing and American Airlines announced that American would be the launch customer for the evolutionary ecoDemonstrator Program

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Renton cheers as biggest airplane order ever includes 737 with new engine

The order is significant for Renton because it includes 100 737s equipped with a new, more fuel-efficient engine,…

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A grim end to missing girl case, remains found

Ezekiel James Watkins was charged on Monday by the King County Prosecutors Office with first degree murder in…

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Remains found where slain19-year-old Renton woman was buried

Human remains were recovered Sunday in an area of southeast Renton where crime scene investigators have been searching…

Police and search-and-rescue crews are searching an area in southeast Renton near Meeker Middle School for the remains of 19-year-old Kathy Chou of Renton.

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Kent man faces charges in homicide of 19-year-old Renton woman

The suspect in the murder of 19-year-old Kathy Chou more than a year ago took Renton detectives on…

Kathy Chou

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Renton man arrested in disappearance of Lindbergh senior a year ago; police search open area

A 22-year-old Renton man has been arrested in the disappearance in April 2010 of 19-year-old Kathy M. Chou,…

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Hospital district commissioners set budget, meeting date

The commissioners for Public Hospital District No. 1 Tuesday approved a budget and a date for their meetings,…

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First trustees appointed to new board overseeing Valley Medical Center

The first three trustees have been appointed to a new board that will oversee operations of Valley Medical…

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Officials say play smart, wear life vest on the rivers this warm weekend

A new county ordinance is now in effect that requires those floating on rivers in unincorporated areas wear…

Captains Rutendo and Terry Masango

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Benefit raises nearly $60,000 for Salvation Army Renton Rotary Food Bank

On the night that Renton said goodbye to Salvation Army Captains Terry and Rutendo Masango, the community raised…

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Money found to staff sheriff’s storefront office in Skyway for six months

King County has found the money to once again staff the Sheriff Office's storefront office in Skyway. The…

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Cedar River reopened upriver from Ron Regis Park after logjam removed

The Cedar River was reopened to recreational users near Cedar Rapids Tuesday, following the removal a logjam last…

This is Jett.

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Jett kicks off Renton River Days Duck Hunt that has, well, a goose

There’s a twist on this year’s IKEA Renton River Days Duck Hunt and it has to do with…

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Roodman says no to additional retention pay; commissioners vote no confidence in Heide, Hemstad

The meeting of the Valley Medical Center commissioners' meeting Monday night was packed with the unexpected, along with…

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Valley Medical commissioners to consider key change to ethics code; read the code

Valley Medical Center's commissioners will consider a change to their ethics code Monday that if not made could…

Two members of the King County Sheriff's Office dive team

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County crew removes logjam that closed Cedar River; reopening not automatic

A county crew has removed a logjam spanning the Cedar River today that forced the river's closure earlier…

Owner Armondo Pavone stands outside Armondo’s

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Armondo’s in Renton to close Sunday; but owner is already making plans

Armondo Pavone woke up last Saturday morning with all sorts of ideas about what to do next as…

Mayor Denis Law

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Denis Law running unopposed for second term as Renton mayor

Mayor Denis Law will keep his job for a second term, after no one opted to run against…

Renton Police Officer Shawn Tierney takes aim at a crow in a tree on Williams Avenue South late Thursday afternoon

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Dive-bombing crows no match for sharp-shooting Officer Tierney

Crows found their match on Williams Avenue South late Thursday afternoon, after strafing pedestrians and even pecking one…

Captain Terry Masango stands in the distribution center of the Salvation Army Renton Rotary Food Bank where food is disributed to about 1

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Salvation Army captains headed to San Diego area

In some of the toughest economic times ever to face Renton, Terry Masango has helped make sure that…