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Cooking oil believed to have been “dumped” in the Black River near the Renton Pump Station.

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Dept. of Ecology unsure of cost to clean up Black River oil dump

The agency says it has no leads as to who dumped hundreds of gallons of cooking oil in…

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Robbery suspect gives up on potential victim | Renton police blotter

Officers responded to the victim’s address in the 8400 block of South 134th Street and contacted the victim,…

The City of Renton is seeking public feedback for the Clean Economy Strategy (CES 2.0), which Mayor Armondo Pavone spoke about in his State of the City address in March 2023. Image from screenshot.

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Public comment open for Renton’s Clean Economy Strategy

Draft plan is available online and details city’s plans to build sustainable jobs and infrastructure.

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County Councilmember Upthegrove running for state lands commissioner

Fifth Democrat to enter race; council District 5 includes parts of Kent, Renton

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Renton man, 34, dies in motorcycle crash in Auburn

A 34-year-old Renton man died in a two-vehicle traffic collision on Sept. 20 on State Route 164.

Samantha Nelson, Yelda Aziz, Derek Drake, Joseph Drake and Jawahir Ali stand outside Puget Sound Training Center in Renton. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Job training center for immigrants resurrects ESL classes

With an increased demand for English classes, Puget Sound Training Center has partnered with Renton Technical College to…

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Robbery suspects prowl vehicles in casino lot | Renton police blotter

From the Renton police log.

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Renton police warn of staged-collision carjackings

Renton police say they have seen an increase in staged vehicle collisions in the region with the aim…

The site of where the Lones Levee was cleared on Green River to restore salmon habitat. Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing

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King County salmon habitat recovery projects receive state funding

The state awarded 66 grants totaling $53.7 million to projects in and around Puget Sound.

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Molotov cocktails lead to prison sentence | King County Crime Dive

In this episode, we take a look at the sentencing of a man who wanted to burn down…

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Man stabbed in tent in Renton

Officers arrived and located the victim in the hallway of an apartment complex.

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Wrong-way crash on I-405 kills Renton woman and Bellevue man

A 48-year-old Renton woman and 32-year-old Bellevue man died Sept. 16 in a two-vehicle traffic collision on Interstate…

Adrienne Marcel Farrow, a 47-year-old Renton resident, continued driving, fleeing the scene of the collision that killed 59-year-old Renton resident Krista Brown. (Courtesy of Renton Public Records.)

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Renton woman sentenced for 2021 hit-and-run death

At around 7 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 59-year-old Renton resident Krista Brown exited her Metro bus in Renton…

Reid Sarris, who has lived in Renton since 2020, will be in the running for Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2024. (Photo courtesy of Matt Liebman)

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Renton resident Reid Sarris will run for state superintendent of schools

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Staff of Renton Highlands Preschool, dressed up for Halloween. From left to right: Maeve Gallagher, Melanie Tofte, Katie Czerwinksi, Karen Beckman Householder, Gizel Matthews, and Shannon MacGillivray. (Annika Hauer/For the Reporter)

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Renton Highlands Preschool celebrates 70th anniversary

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Cooking oil spill in the Black River wetland. (Screenshot from Dept. of Ecology twitter post)

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Who put hundreds of gallons of cooking oil in the Black River?

Dept. of Ecology: “Deliberate dumping” of cooking oil has killed fish and birds, will be expensive to clean.

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Renton man sentenced for role in plot to burn down Seattle Police union building

Justin C. Moore brought 12 gasoline-filled molotov cocktails to 2020 protest.

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Behind the Auburn Proud Boy sentencing | King County Crime Dive

In this episode, we explore how a 32-year-old Auburn man, one of the leaders of the Proud Boys…

Scan QR code to sign-up and volunteer. (Courtesy of Northwest Harvest, Safeway, Washington Food Coalition, Vault89 Strategies, Seattle Seahawks, and KING 5)

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Doug Baldwin, Seattle Seahawks want you to volunteer at food banks

Local organizations are partnering with the goal of signing up 3,000 or more food bank volunteers.

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Patient assaulted in hospital room | Renton police blotter

Renton police dispatched at approximately 4:17 a.m. Aug. 27 to Valley Medical Center after receiving a report of…