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Employees stand outside the Mazatlan Restaurant on Rainier Avenue South Wednesday morning after the restaurant suffered about $50

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Fire Wednesday morning damages Mazatlan Restaurant in Renton

An early morning fire Wednesday caused about $50,000 damage to the Mazatlan Restaurant on Rainier Avenue South, according…

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Prosecutors call Skyway man extreme danger to community, charge him with rape, kidnapping

A 20-year-old Skyway man who prosecutors allege sexually assaulted a woman in Skyway at knifepoint has been charged…

Shannon ‘Shambo’ Waters relaxes at her Highlands home with her beloved dogs

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Shambo is home in Renton working, relaxing with dogs and lifting up people

Let’s get a couple things cleared up first thing. Shambo didn’t lose her tribe’s fishing gear nor did…

Duc Tran

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2010 is critical year for rising star Tea Palace in Renton Highlands

Just as the economy is tanking, the Tea Palace’s star is rising. The Tea Palace Asian Restaurant and…

The ribbon was cut – three times – at the dedication Monday morning of the new Emergency Services Tower and Level III Trauma Center at Valley Medical Center. State Sen. Margarita Prentice

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Valley Medical’s new Emergency Services Tower dedicated in Renton

Valley Medical Center’s new Emergency Services Tower – the Margarita Prentice Trauma Center – was dedicated Monday in…

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Library Web sites

As an editor, I learn a lot from readers who react in unexpected ways to how we present…

A 737 fuselage rumbles over a closed Shattuck Avenue recently on its way to Boeing’s 737 production plant in north Renton. The road is closed at the railroad bridge in order to install a stormwater control pipeline.

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Renton: Shattuck Ave. S underpass to reopen early this year

Work is well under way on completing a roughly $2 million stormwater project that will allow the reopening…

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The past teaches us; the future is hopeful

2009 was a year of extremes for Renton. Remember the bitter cold of last winter and the extreme…

Marlene Winter

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Renton dog lover wants city to consider on-leash dogs in part of Coulon Park

Barry can walk north from his house along Lake Washington. If he goes south just a few lengths…

Mark Peterson is Renton's interim fire chief.

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Mark Peterson named Renton’s interim fire chief

Deputy Fire Chief Mark Peterson has been appointed interim chief of the Renton Fire and Emergency Services Department,…

Paul Sullivan will give up ownership of the Uptown Glassworks on Main Avenue in order to keep the shop open under new owners. He will remain as the shop's manager.

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Paul Sullivan finds Christmas angel; Renton’s Uptown Glassworks to remain open

Paul Sullivan has found his Christmas angel. “The star was shining today,” he said this week. He’s working…

Shannon Waters of Renton is on the jury that will select the million-dollar winner on the CBS reality show

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Loyalty doesn’t pay off for Renton’s ‘Shambo;’ she’s out of million-dollar ‘Survivor’ race

Shannon “Shambo” Waters of Renton used her charm, hard work and loyalty to make it deep into the…

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Coyote on the loose in Liberty Ridge

An unwelcomed guest is prowling the Liberty Ridge neighorhood in the south Highlands. A coyote has been seen…

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Renton City Council sends Fairwood annexation for November ballot

Fairwood will decide in November whether to annex to the City of Renton. The Renton City Council Monday…

Business

Small Business Development Center at RTC looking for new adviser

The Small Business Development Center in Renton is looking for a new adviser, but its services are still…

Mystie Biggs discovers a purse made from a record at a Renton Chamber of Commerce holiday auction

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Renton Chamber of Commerce raises about $53,000 in revenue

The Renton Chamber of Commerce raised about $53,000 in gross revenue from its 2009 Holiday Auction last week…

Business

A-1 Locksmith gets back into vacuum business in a big way

Locksmith Tom Swanson is back in the vacuum-cleaner business big-time, along with his brother Bud. The Swansons lost…

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Aukeen District Court moves to high ground in Renton

The Aukeen/Kent District Court in Kent is moving to high ground in Renton to avoid any flooding of…

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Auburn man charged with murder in Renton shooting

A 26-year-old Auburn man was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the shooting death Dec. 4 of man…

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I-405-SR 167 interchange project will (hopefully) be complete Friday morning

Two years in the making, a project to make one of the most-congested stretches of freeway in the…