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Give cities share of marijuana taxes | Commentary

In November 2012, the voters of Washington State approved Initiative 502 (I-502), legalizing recreational marijuana statewide. With legalization,…

Troy X. Kelley

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Washington state auditor indicted following federal investigation

A U.S. grand jury in Seattle has returned a 10-count indictment against Troy X. Kelley, 50, of Tacoma…

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Eight men arrested in sex-trafficking sting | Police blotter

The following information was compiled from Renton Police Department case reports.

Sports

Sports Roundup | Hazen’s up, down soccer season

Hazen has a mixed soccer season, Liberty falls to Mercer Island, the Patriots win big and the Seahawks'…

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Community Garage Sale Saturday

It’s once again time for treasure hunting as the Community Garage Sale takes over the Renton Community Center…

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Spring Shredathon is this Saturday at Sam’s Club

The City of Renton offers free document shredding during its Spring Shredathon this Saturday.

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Renton dentist killed at construction site of family’s new Mercer Island home

Dr. Jack Chen, 40, had stopped by the house on Southeast 39th Street to check on construction progress,…

A Hazen High School physics class with teacher Todd Pollard. Hazen was one of the 401 schools in the state to receive a Washington Achievement Award.

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Four Renton schools win the Washington Achievement Award

Four Renton Schools, Lindbergh, Renton, Hazen high schools and Talbot Hill Elementary, have received Washington Achievement Awards, which…

Renton Technical College students Breeann Loya and Joe Spieldenner with RTC President Steve Hanson and Board of Trustee Tyler Page. The students made the All-Washington Academic Team.

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Two RTC students named to All-Washington Academic team

Two Renton Technical College students were recently honored by Gov. Jay Inslee and RTC President Steve Hanson for…

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Travel advisory: Passes could be messy this weekend

Forecasters are predicting more than a foot of snow to fall along the west slopes of the North…

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Communities in Schools to host spaghetti dinner fundraiser

Special guests are slated to include members of the Seattle Sounders FC. There will also be raffles and…

The Campbell Hill team works on their answer at the Battle of the Book

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The (book) battle was on!

Sitting in color-coded t-shirts by school, students responded to questions from a reading list of 16 books.

Frank Shiers Jr.'s editorial comic

Opinion

Seems like more than 20 percent | FRANK SHIERS JR.’S VIEW

Frank Shiers Jr.'s editorial comic, week of April 10, 2015.

Letters to the Editor

City’s actions make bad commute worse | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

"We find it difficult to understand how adding new traffic to a failing intersection is in the public…

Opinion

There’s little room for bargaining on state’s budget | JERRY CORNFIELD

What should be apparent, though maybe not admitted in this particular gathering, is neither majority party enjoys much…

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Renton Rotary Club honors April Youth of the Month

Renton Rotary Club honors April Youth of the Month:

Micheal McArtor

Obituaries

Micheal McArtor

Micheal (Mike) McArtor Micheal (Mike) McArtor, 40 of Renton, died March 23, 2015 of a heart attack. He…

Sports

Seahawks announce preseason schedule

Seattle will play at home against the Broncos and Raiders and play at the Chiefs and Chargers this…

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Liberty soccer falls in OT

The Liberty Patriots soccer team fell to Mercer Island Wednesday in a 2-1 overtime thriller.

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Hazen soccer crushes Tyee 9-1

The two teams entered the game tied for second place in the Seamount League but Hazen made statement…