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Volunteers work during Renton's 2012 event.

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Not too late to volunteer for Renton’s Earth Day/Arbor Day event

Join the celebration at the May Creek Trail Site where volunteers from neighborhoods, schools, businesses and service clubs…

Seahawks mascot Blitz signals the beginning of the Seahawks 12K run Sunday at The Landing.

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About 5,000 participate in the Seahawks 12K run

More than 5,000 fans participated in the 2013 Seahawks 12K run in Renton Sunday.

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Motor oil spills into Black River from county pump station in Renton

The mechanical failure of a pump in a King County pump station along the Black River in Renton…

Hazen High School students Alexander Nurmi

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Four Hazen students named National Merit Finalists

The Renton School District announced, on Thursday, that four Hazen High School students have been named National Merit…

The FAA has cleared the way for resumption of 787 flights with its approval of battery improvements.

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Boeing to install battery improvements to get 787 flying again

The approval Tuesday of battery system improvements for the 787 Dreamliner by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…

Dianna L. Miskimens

Obituaries

Dianna L. Miskimens

Dianna L. Miskimens, 51, of Renton, Washington, died peacefully at home with her loving family where she lost…

Richard Bisiack

Obituaries

Richard Bisiack

Richard (Dick) Bisiack Dick passed away April 5, 2013 after a courageous battle with Multiple Myeloma. He was…

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King County to hold regular meeting on Cedar Hills Landfill April 24

King County has been meeting with the neighbors of its Cedar Hills Regional Landfill since the mid-1980s in…

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State jobless rate drops to 7.3 percent, lowest since December 2008

After three months at 7.5 percent, Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to an estimated 7.3 percent in…

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Thousands of runners coming to Renton for Seahawks 12K Run Sunday

The 12K Run goes along the southeast shore of Lake Washington and offers participants a unique opportunity to…

Opinion

A way forward for the Cedar library | Our view

The King County Library System has listened, proposing a 19,500-square foot library over the Cedar River that’s not…

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Renton CROP Walk to end hunger is Sunday, May 5

For the 30th year, walkers in Renton will raise money in the Renton CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday,…

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Renton Rotary Club honors April Youth of the Month

Renton Rotary has selected their Youth of the Month for April.

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Search suspended for Renton dentist missing after avalanche

The search has been suspended for Mitch Hungate, a Renton dentist who is missing after an avalanche near…

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Take the Earth Day Climate Challenge

Earth Day is April 22, and the EcoConsumer Earth Day Climate Challenge offers a fresh look at daily…

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Man rescued from burning house in the Highlands

A man was rescued by Renton firefighters Monday morning from a house fire investigators are describing as suspicious,…

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Three northbound I-5 lanes in south Seattle to close overnight for work

With a mostly rain-free forecast this week, construction crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation set…

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First-half property taxes due no later than April 30

King County property owners have until Tuesday, April 30 to pay the first half of their 2013 property…

Letters to the Editor

Vociferous library group doesn’t represent me | Letter to the editor

The vociferous group that is now demonizing KCLS is acting on a false assumption. This assumption is that…

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Renton dentist missing in Snoqualmie avalanche

A woman has died and a Renton dentist remains missing in separate avalanches in the Cascade Mountains near…