The following information was compiled from City of Renton police reports.
A Renton woman was robbed of more than $1,000 while shopping in Sam’s Club on May 3.
The 45-year-old woman was shopping in the bakery department of the store located at 901 S. Grady Way around 3 p.m.
That commonality among the campers at Camp Eyabsut in North Bend was disfiguring scars each had as the result of burns they suffered. But this year’s camp was unexpectedly canceled when its host and sponsor, the Northwest Burn Foundation, announced it was going to restructure the program this year.
Seattle and King County-based St. Vincent de Paul plans to expand its services in Renton and Kent in the near future.
Someone vandalized the basketball courts at Liberty Park overnight on May 11.
It might take some primping, styling and beefing up, but it could be worth it for some locals if they are selected for future seasons of the ABC television shows, “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette.”
The public will have the once in a lifetime chance to view the planet Venus passing between the earth and the sun on June 5.
Longtime restaurateur Vince Mottola of Vince’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria has launched a successful tour company that’s now in its tenth year.
But, don’t call him the Rick Steves of Italy, Mottola’s approach to travel is slightly different than the Edmonds-based guru.
Actor and director, Matthew Lillard, visited Lindbergh High School Friday afternoon to give a couple drama classes lessons in acting and in life. Lillard is the director of “Fat Kid Rules the World,” which opens the Seattle International Film Festival at the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center venue Friday night.
May 18 is F5 Bike to Work Day, hosted by the Cascade Bicycle Club.
Renton will have one of the 43 official commute stations, where commuters can pick up free stuff, snacks, city and county maps, bicycle commuting information and have their bikes checked by bike shop station sponsors.
A Buckley man was cited for peeing on the side of the road in Renton on May 10.
About 600 pounds of projection equipment was loaded Monday morning into the Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center, host to the Seattle International Film Festival in Renton. The festival kicks off this Friday, May 18, in the city for the second year in a row. It may be the last year that 35 millimeter film projection is used in the festival. Renton is the only site this year of all the SIFF venues to have 35 millimeter projection equipment.
Friday morning at King County YouthSource in Renton, Bank of America announced it is providing a $50,000 grant to the Workforce Development Council that will fund 16 internships through the City of Seattle’s Summer Youth Employment Program.
Penny Slothower was motivated to volunteer at the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Resource Center at Valley Medical Center after being hit by a double dose of reality.
Shortly before she made her decision, her daughter and her sister were diagnosed with cancer.
Up until that point, at age 66, Slothower had never had a mammogram. That changed, at her daughter’s request.
The following information was compiled based on City of Renton Police reports.
A Renton woman was harassed by a customer, forced to quit her job and contacted the police on April 16.
The 20-year-old woman worked at a coffee stand in Newcastle where she began receiving unwanted attention from a 28-year-old male customer in September 2011.
The Renton City Attorney’s Office put into play the last piece of a ballot measure allowing Renton residents to decide where they want a new downtown library constructed.
A good-size crowd gathered Friday night for Renton shop Happy Delusions first “Altered Barbie Art Show.”
Girls, girls and a few brave boys. These are players of Hazen High School’s spring play, “It Happens Every Summer,” by David Rogers.
The show runs at 7 p.m., May 3, 4, 5, 11 and 12 in Hazen High School Auditorium, 1101 Hoquiam Ave., NE in Renton.
The following information was compiled based on City of Renton Police reports.
A Renton woman was involved in a road-rage incident in downtown Renton on April 22.
The 32-year-old woman told police that she tried to pass a grey Dodge Charger on State Route 167 sometime after midnight.
The Friends of Renton Schools celebrated its third benefit breakfast Monday morning with the help of former NASA astronaut Bonnie Dunbar and raising close to $189,000 for Renton schools.
The Friends of Renton Schools celebrated its third benefit breakfast Monday morning with the help of former NASA astronaut Bonnie Dunbar.
