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The TIP money is running low

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The TIP money is running low

City planners ask council for financial flexibility to complete road projects

Death near homeless camp ruled a homicide

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Death near homeless camp ruled a homicide

Local law enforcement is looking for information about the victim

Renton officer pleads not guilty in assault case

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Renton officer pleads not guilty in assault case

Soni’s defense attorney calls allegations “salacious”

The King County Courthouse. File photo

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King County set to bring in tax-free housing funding

It’s set to reap $100 million over the next 20 years from state coffers.

Courtesy of Pexels. Photo by Martin Lopez.

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Defunct Renton company involved in national medical investigation

Physicians involved agree to pay back $1.1 million from illegal kickbacks

Man found dead near homeless camp

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Man found dead near homeless camp

Police said he was the lone victim in a fire that appeared to be at a homeless camp

Sartori Elementary School has a new “Serenity Room” thanks to a $500 mini-grant from Kaiser Permanente meant to create solutions for educator stress. Photo by Haley Ausbun.

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Kaiser Permanente helps Sartori teachers relax

A new feature at the school helps educators perform better through stress relief

Courtesy of Google Maps. A photo of one placement of a cell-on-wheels (COW) that helps boost data for phone providers in Renton. They’ve started showing up in the city in recent years due to high data usage from traffic in Renton.

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More COWs in the field? Temporary cell towers spur city ordinance

Phone providers cite heavy traffic on increase in Renton data usage

Melissa Glenn, hired in April 2019, is building the new social worker program at King County libraries “from the ground up.” Photo by Haley Ausbun.

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Meeting those in-need where they congregate, the library

New library social worker is making swift, positive changes to lingering residents in need

Halau Hula Ka Lei Mokihana I Ka Ua Noe perform at the 10th annual Uwajimaya Renton Polynesian Festival, Saturday Aug. 17. Photo by Haley Ausbun.

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Celebrate culture with music, food and dance

The 10th annual Uwajimaya Renton Polynesian Festival was held Saturday Aug. 17, and celebrated Polynesian cultures with food,…

Scott Kreidermacher, left, and Lara Randolph, right, hold up the food that remains from a busy day at the Free Grocery Store, a new project from nonprofit Sustainable Renton, on Monday, Aug. 19. Photo by Haley Ausbun.

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Free grocery store to combat food waste

A small Renton nonprofit hopes to help homeless and keep food from the landfill

Staff, council scrap city-wide 20 mph plan

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Staff, council scrap city-wide 20 mph plan

Neighborhoods can still request lower limits

From the Renton Reporter archives. The city has been sitting on the old Kaynan hangars, waiting to determine whether they’ll be demolished and reconstructed after the Airport Master Plan.

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Councilmember sees loss of airport grant as a opportunity

Tricky airport planning is taking longer than expected, risking a $100K grant

Buses moving out of downtown

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Buses moving out of downtown

A new transit center may spur affordable home construction

Local church group reenacts families’ pilgrimage

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Local church group reenacts families’ pilgrimage

This summer, over 90 youth, ages 14-18 from the Renton area re-enacted the experiences of some of their…

Courtesy of Mary’s Place. Volunteers from KeyBank’s Hispanic-Latino Impact Networking Group and Key Women’s Network gave a formerly homeless family “everything they would need to start fresh in a new apartment” through the Make-a-Home program.

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Volunteers needed to help displaced families

A mother and her children found a home in Renton thanks to Mary’s Place nonprofit

Renderings of the redevelopement of 200 Mill Avenue South, taken from the new contract. Courtesy of city of Renton.

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Downtown plaza promises a hotel, apartments and a park

The plans for the old City Hall location have been cemented by Cosmos and city leaders

Photo by Haley Ausbun. Seniors in nearby care facilities took flight in a 1942 Boeing Stearman biplane at Renton Municipal Airport, offered by Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.

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No age cap to fly

On Sunday, Aug. 11 and Monday Aug. 12 seniors from Burien, Mercer Island and Issaquah with interest or…

Clear winners in a tight Renton primary

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Clear winners in a tight Renton primary

Pavone and Maxwell qualify with a six vote difference

Suspect uses a Lime rental car to steal packages

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Suspect uses a Lime rental car to steal packages

Renton Police are searching for information on a thief who destroyed a doorbell camera