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HSPE is on the way to Renton schools
High school students in the Renton School District will begin state testing next week, starting March 15 with…
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Liberty hears Columbine victim’s message of kindness
Rachel Scott was the first student killed in the Columbine High School shootings on April 20, 1999, in…
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Renton police still investigating alleged rape at Lindbergh High School
Renton police are still investigating an alleged rape in late January at Lindbergh High School. "The case is…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Boy tries to sell marijuana at Lindbergh
The following information was compiled from City of Renton police reports. A 16-year-old boy was reprimanded for attempting…
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Renton pilot helping to introduce more women to aviation
Sometime the biggest way to motivate someone is to tell them they can’t do something. For Karlene Petitt,…
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Irish music festival to benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Renton’s A Terrible Beauty Irish Pub and Restaurant is throwing a three-day Irish music festival in support of…
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Summit to help women in business get financing
A major challenge for women entrepreneurs has been lack of access to financing, says Nancy Porzio, district director…
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LeVinh Tran designs her flower arrangements from the heart
Renton resident LeVinh Tran was able to turn a childhood hobby into a second career, weathering the current…
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Renton Civic Theater presenting classic Agatha Christie murder mystery, The Mousetrap
The world’s longest-running play is coming to the Renton Civic Theater. Agatha Christie’s murder mystery, “The Mousetrap,” opens…
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Police blotter: Two performers get into fight at Renton strip club
A fight broke out between two performers at Club Sinrock, 208 S.W. 16th St., at about 1:30 p.m.…
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Valley Medical GLOW event to raise awareness about women’s heart disease
Years ago someone gave Judith Johnson the nickname “Dustie,” because either she was kicking up dust or gathering…
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Man on crutches robbed, beaten unconscious at park and ride in Renton
A Federal Way man was beaten and robbed at the Metro Transit park and ride, 205 S. Seventh…
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California superintendent takes national honor, beating Renton’s top school official
A California school superintendent was named 2011 National Superintendent of the Year this afternoon, beating out Renton School…
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KCLS getting ready for Take Time to Read campaign
As part of the King County Library System’s “Take Time to Read” campaign, Book Cover Walking Tour posters…
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Valley Medical Center to start a farmers market
Renton residents and visitors will have more places to shop this summer as new farmers market is coming…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Teen stabbed walking on river path
The following information was compiled from City of Renton police reports. A 17-year-old Renton boy was stabbed after…
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Aviatrix Bessie Coleman led the way for black pilots
Eva Abram struts before a small gathering at the Renton History Museum. On this night, Feb. 8, she…
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Legislative Day for state refugees and immigrants is Thursday
A group of about 100 English as a Second Language students from Renton Technical College will travel to…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Police remove harassing man from bus
The following information was compiled from City of Renton police reports. A 74-year-old Newcastle man harassed a Metro…