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Teen with gunshot wound flees hospital | Police blotter

A 15-year-old boy ran from the emergency room at Valley Medical Center May 19, saying he had been…

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Janyce Johnson | Obituary

Janyce Chandler Johnson, 83, died May 23, 2013, in Renton.

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Food truck round up this Saturday at Uwajimaya

Uwajimaya, in the Renton Village shopping center, will host a "Food Truck Round Up" this Saturday.

The Renton Farmer's Market is officially open for the season

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Market season! | SLIDESHOW

The Renton Farmer's Market officially opened for the season on Tuesday.

Marlene Winter

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Renton Community Foundation awards $113,500 in grants

The Renton History Museum and the Renton School District were the primary beneficiaries when grants totaling $113,500 were…

The team 'Los Bandoleros' competes during the final rounds of the NW Regional Robotics Competition at Lindbergh High School May 30. The team finished second overall.

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Tic-Tac-Robot | SLIDESHOW

Forty-five teams from five schools from all around Puget Sound were at Lindbergh High School May 30 for…

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Final work coming on Garden Avenue North widening

The remaining work on the widening of Garden Avenue North will begin on Monday, June 10, which means…

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Renton motorcyclist injured in I-405 accident

A 24-year-old Renton man riding his motorcycle on northbound I-405 was injured in a three-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon,…

Students and staff from Liberty High School in Renton joined members of the Metropolitan King County Council's Transportation

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Liberty High students on the road to ‘Patriot Way’

Renaming 168th Avenue Southeast to "Patriot Way" to honor Liberty High School students is headed to the King…

Life

Arts Commission to show local artist’s work at Carco

The public is invited to meet the artist at a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June…

Tiffany Park Elementary School fifth-grader Tyler Ashley is inducted into the 2013 AAA School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame.

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Tiffany Park fifth-grader inducted into 2013 AAA School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame

Tyler Ashley was one of 10 outstanding patrollers from across Washington recognized at the evening awards ceremony held…

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Renton man faces up to 98 years in prison for murder, assault

A Renton man will be sentenced June 14 after a jury found him guilt in May of shooting…

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County offering advice on how to get rid of invasive knotweed

King County landowners struggling to fight invasive knotweed on their property know that this tall green menace is…

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State issues more than $622,000 in first quarter Ecology violations

The money owed from penalties may be reduced from the issued amount due to a ruling by the…

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Patrols to enforce behavior laws at Renton Transit Center to begin

Starting next week, visitors to the Renton Transit Center downtown will see police emphasis patrols on the look…

Letters to the Editor

Missing hummingbirds show up in the Highlands | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

"Normally we get one or two hummingbirds throughout the year, but this season we’ve been inundated!"

Life

Check out ‘Schoolhouse Rock Live’ at the IPAC next week

What happens when a nervous teacher prepares for the first day of school in the wee hours of…

Frank Shiers

Opinion

Get ready parents! | FRAK SHIERS, JR’S VIEW

Frank Shiers, Jr's editorial cartoon, week of May 31, 2013.

Letters to the Editor

Hummingbirds still missing from Victoria Park neighborhood | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

"We have seen goldfinches and sparrows but certainly the variety of birds has dropped drastically since this time…

Business

Boeing receives order for 60 737 MAX airplanes

Boeing and TUI Travel PLC announced a commitment today for 60 737 MAX airplanes, valued at $6.09 billion…