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Cedar River library will serve for decades to come | The Best Case rebuttal

The Renton Reporter last week asked advocates for each of the two sites vying as the location for…

Diana Gould is missing.

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Renton Police ask help locating woman missing from Highlands home Update: She’s safe

The Renton Police Department is asking for the public's help to locate 82-year-old Diana Gould, who left her…

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Monday is the deadline to register to vote in Aug. 7 election

There is still time to register to vote in the Aug. 7 primary election but not much time.

Renton Breakathon Team

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Four Renton martial-arts studios donate $15,319 to CISR

Four martial-arts schools in the Renton area have collected $15,319 for Communities in Schools of Renton.

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Waste Management sets dates to pick up missed garbage collection | Strike update

Waste Management on Thursday gave the City of Renton a formal contingency plan for collection of garbage, recycling,…

Life

Renton kicks off Moonlight Movies Friday

Moonlight Movies, sponsored by the City of Renton, run July 27 through Aug. 17, under the stars. Seating…

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Renton seeks AmeriCorps volunteer

Renton’s Fire and Emergency Services Department is recruiting a person for a full-time grant-funded AmeriCorps volunteer position to…

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Waste Management strike could affect garbage collection in Renton

Members of Teamsters Local 117 who collect recycling and yard waste in Renton and elsewhere went on strike…

Renton firefighters stand near an overturned semi truck on East Valley Road Wednesday.

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Truck overturns on East Valley Road in Renton, closing roads for about three hours

The Renton Police Department at about 3 p.m. Wednesday was closing roads in the area around East Valley…

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Renton City Council may face tough decisions after library vote

The Aug. 7 vote may not result in a final decision on siting the downtown library, as the…

Emanuel R. Davis

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Renton Police seek help locating suspect in May bank robbery

The Renton Police Department is asking the public help in locating Emanuel R. Davis, a convicted felon who…

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Port of Seattle OKs $230 million renovation of north satellite

The Port of Seattle Commission gave final design authorization Tuesday for an estimated $230 million renovation of the…

Letters to the Editor

Renton man believed missing moved out of state

A 74-year-old Renton man, Sam Humphrey, who was reported to police as missing after he was last seen…

Letters to the Editor

The library: Let’s not get fooled again | Letter to the editor

Both sides agree the Cedar River site is unique and incredibly beautiful. Plus a lot bigger. And it…

Letters to the Editor

The library vote: It’s generational | Letter to the editor

Building a new library, estimated at $9 million, versus renovating the Cedar River site as a library, estimated…

Letters to the Editor

City Council abdicated responsibility | Letter to the editor

We elect people to make decisions that protect our interest today and into the future. The council abdicated…

Letters to the Editor

Misinformation doesn’t help library dialogue | Letter to the editor

I think the energy of the Cedar River Library group is admirable, but severely short-sighted. The Cedar River…

Letters to the Editor

With the library follow the money | Letter to the editor

While I've lived and worked in Renton since 1968, this is my first attempt at a letter to…

Letters to the Editor

Library puts the home in hometown | Letter to the editor

It is an amazing thing that has happened in our little city. People, young and old and in…

Letters to the Editor

Sheryl McCloud has experience to sit on high court | Letter to the editor

There is an open seat on the Washington State Supreme Court, which will be filled in the November…