Bits and pieces of the last five years lie frozen in Kal Leavy’s private art studio. There’s a May 11,…
A state trooper responding to a collision on northbound I-405 in Renton Thursday morning was hit by a truck that lost control on ice on the freeway, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The trooper, who was standing about 15 feet off the freeway, received minor injuries.
I am not inclined to make New Year’s resolutions. But in the context of this column, I will: Resolved: We…
Ron Jackson has been a familiar face in downtown Renton for more than two years, in his black and yellow security uniform and riding his bike.
Editors and readers typically diverge on what they think were the most important stories of the year. This year, we…
Valley Medical Center will appeal a state decision that prevents it from adding 30 acute-care patient beds in its new Emergency Department tower.
The appeal comes after the state Department of Health granted on Dec. 21 a request by MultiCare Health Systems to build a 58-bed hospital in Covington.
Nine months ahead of schedule, starting Tuesday afternoon drivers will have a new way to get on and off Interstate 405 in downtown Renton. They’ll drive the new onramp to northbound I-405 from Talbot Road and get off southbound I-405 on an offramp to Talbot. The Stage 2 I-405 widening project also includes a new lane in each direction on the freeway near City Hall.
Renton’s roads survived relatively unscathed during the weekend’s massive rainstorm. A small, out-of-way bridge wasn’t so lucky.
An undetermined amount of sewage overflowed into the Cedar River last weekend when stormwater overwhelmed a pipeline under the river, forcing sewage through two locked manhole covers.
About 3.3 inches of rain fell on Renton over the weekend, causing localized flooding and some road closures, courtesy of the Pineapple Express.
A very wet “pineapple express” from the Hawaiian Islands is going to hit Renton and the rest of Western Washington…
City staff and community members have worked on the draft for months and it builds upon policies developed in the ongoing discussion about how to redevelop the Highlands area on Sunset near such cross avenues as Harrington and Edmonds and the Greater Hi-lands Shopping Center.
The City of Renton and the Renton School District have received the 2010 Sister Cities Peace Prize Award that recognizes…
Stored in a warehouse in Seatac is a 600-bed hospital in a box, waiting for the day when hospitals can no longer handle the mass casualties of a disaster or medical emergency
All that’s needed is a building or buildings and medical personnel and others to triage the injured or sick and save their lives.
Laura Edson went shopping for groceries last Oct. 13 and in the frozen-food aisle of Fred Meyer, saved a man’s…
A former girls basketball coach from Renton convicted nearly 10 years ago for sexual misconduct with a minor was sentenced…
Mercer Island Republican Steve Litzow is the new state senator in the 41st Legislative District. A machine recount Wednesday and…
A 51-year-old resident of a West Hill group home was charged Wednesday with assault and arson in a shooting Nov….
Once in session starting Jan. 10, state lawmakers will spend the next four months in Olympia talking about priorities for…
The suspect in the shooting of a woman in a group home Wednesday evening on West Hill was booked into…
