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Symposium planned to help businesses
Auburn, Kent, Renton and southwest King County chambers of commerce will conduct an Emergency Preparedness Symposium on Sept.…
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Emergency declared to prepare for floods
Mayor Denis Law has proclaimed a state of emergency so that the city can prepare now for flooding…
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Chamber board invites RTC trustees to explain new path
City business leaders have invited the Board of Trustees of Renton Technical College to outline what “new direction”…
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RTC trustees pick five candidates for interim college president
The trustees of Renton Technical College Friday picked five candidates to interview to replace the college’s fired president…
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A finance promotion ‘smoking gun’ in RTC president’s firing, says trustee who resigned
The “smoking gun” in the firing of Renton Technical College President Don Bressler is Bressler’s appointment of a…
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Renton Technical president keeps promise, shakes hands of summer graduates
Don Bressler, the ousted but still working president of Renton Technical College, kept his promise to this summer’s…
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Renton Technical College Trustees fire president Don Bressler on a 3-1 vote
The trustees of Renton Technical College on a 3-1 vote just after 6 p.m. Tuesday fired Don Bressler…
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Renton runway repaving done day early; 737s take to the sky again
The repaving of the runway Renton Municipal Airport was finished Monday – a day ahead of schedule –…
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Hillside cleared along I-405; next up is 200,000 cubic yards of soil, new onramp
Crews cleared the hillside this week above Interstate 405 through downtown Renton where about 200,000 cubic yards of…
Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: Phillips, Jarrett in executive race
For the first time in more than a decade, there’s a real race for King County executive. It…
News
The future of RTC’s president: Read Mayor Denis Law’s letter to the college trustees
An executive session of the Renton Technical College Board of Trustees was held on July 31 to discuss…
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Repaving of runway under way at Renton Municipal Airport
Repaving of the runway at Renton Municipal Airport is under way after crews late last week used big…
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Two-alarm fire caused by undersized extension cord powering pool filter
A family of 10 lost their home on old Benson Road early Thursday morning when it was destroyed…
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Runway repaving to ground most flights at Renton Municipal Airport
Don’t be alarmed if you don’t see any Boeing 737s – or any planes for that matter –…
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Cleanup continues at Harrington Square Apartments, heavily damaged in June 30 fire
Work is continuing on the cleanup of the Harrington Square Apartments, which suffered millions of dollars in damage…
Opinion
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shop Renton: Keep buzz, shopping going strong
It’s out there, the CurveCard, perhaps one of the largest efforts of its type in the region to…
Life
Youth circus air show at today’s River Days Kids’ Day starts with pounding ground work
Offer a “good luck” to Paul Pugh and he’ll answer back, it’s not luck, it’s practice. During the…
News
Tent city Nickelsville moves overnight two miles away to Duwamish land
Faced with eviction, Nickelsville, the tent city for the homeless that spent three peaceful months in Skyway, moved…
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I-405 contractor in Renton gets noise variance, but for fewer nights than requested
A top City of Renton official has granted a noise variance for most of the nights requested by…