Renton School District officials have reversed their decision about student absences due to Wednesday’s Seattle Seahawks victory parade in downtown Seattle.
While some vacant Renton properties have piqued the interest of potential buyers, others continue to sit waiting for new owners. However, local real estate agents say the market does appear to be getting better.
In the scrap collecting business for three years, Jeff Gaidjergis is using his funds to give back to society through humanitarian projects that take him all over the world.
Renton High School will find out in April if the school has been approved to host a new International Baccalaureate program.
Started in 1993, the program has taught many kindergarten through fifth grade students life skills, creating a mini-society of student-run businesses, nonprofits and agencies.
Establishing a student government and resources for student activities is so important that students voted to increase their services and activities fees last year.
Reporter Tracey Compton shares her thoughts about mentoring as January is National Mentoring Month.
A new name sits atop the former Holiday Inn at Renton Village on Grady Way, as the owners transition to their next brand license agreement.
Owner has started a gofundme page to help with back rent at Renton’s only book store.
Exercises focus on power walking and body toning, while moms sing out counting songs and nursery rhymes to entertain their children.
Design work continues on a new middle school planned on the current site of the Renton Academy in Newcastle.
Services have also expanded at the site, with more guests at the community supper and children involved in the after school programs.
According to police officials, human trafficking is an issue the police department experiences off and on in the city.
A new entertainment venue that specializes in Vietnamese coffee, food and music is drawing a diverse audience.
Seasonal affective disorder is an organic type of depression that has to do with a chemical imbalance in the brain, explains Rhonda Griffin, a mental health counselor at Valley Medical Center.
One Renton teen made her 16th birthday extra sweet by enlisting others to give generously to the Seattle Humane Society.
About 35 Renton and Highline teachers came together recently to urge state legislators not to tie teacher evaluations to state standardized tests as a way to measure student growth.
Youth and volunteers with the Renton Youth Advocacy Center delivered blankets to the REACH Center of Hope women and children’s shelter on Monday.
When Helenanne Botham started volunteering at Renton City Hall the year was 1995.
The Renton Salvation Army helped parents of more than 640 families fulfill their Christmas lists this year with their annual toy distribution, from the site of the former LA Fitness at Renton Center, earlier this week.
