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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.

King County Crime Dive podcast.

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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…

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Henry Moses Aquatic Center

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King County Council OKs $1.7 million for Renton parks

Funding will help maintain and renovate Henry Moses Aquatic Center among other projects.

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Renton woman sentenced for embezzling from multiple nonprofits

Susana Tantico was sentenced to 41 months in prison for embezzling more than $3 million.

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Renton woman charged with kidnapping pleads not guilty

Prosecutors formally filed charge of kidnapping in the second degree

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Renton Regional Fire Authority describes ‘significant’ incidents from August

Fatal vehicle collisions, brush fires, and structure fires among the list of calls

King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay speaks at Sept. 7 press conference in Skyway with colleagues, small business owners, and union representatives in support of a minimum wage increase. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Minimum wage raise proposed for unincorporated King County

If passed, the ordinance would also raise minimum wage county employees, contractors, to $18.99/hour.

Battalion Chief Ryan Simonds, Battalion Chief Jim Ochs, and firefighter and engineer Jeremy Tucker (left to right). (Courtesy of the Renton Regional Fire Authority.)

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Renton firefighters assist with search and rescue in Maui

Three days after wildfires swept the island of Maui in Hawaii, Washington State Task Force 1 arrived outside…

Nine-day closure of SR 516 in Des Moines begins Sept. 15. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia)

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Nine-day closure of SR 516 in Des Moines begins Sept. 15

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UW study explores meth and fentanyl exposure on public transit

Five public transit agencies participated, including Sound Transit and King County Metro.

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Man shot in the chest in Renton

Police currently have limited information on shooting

Preliminary market design (Screenshot from Aug. 14 Committee of a Whole meeting)

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Renton close to selecting architect to redesign Pavilion Event Center

Located in the heart of Renton’s downtown core, the pavilion is a former automobile dealership facility that was…

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A customer buys strawberries from Sidhu Farms at the Renton Farmers Market.

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Renton Farmers Market brings fresh produce to local veterans

Renton Roots - Farm to You aims to address food insecurity in the Renton Community

Courtesy photo. Tutum Hospitium founders Krithik, Dhruv and Ashwin stand outside the Renton Chamber of Commerce with Darlene Larsen.

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Renton teens create website that connects donors to charities

Tutum Hospitium allows donors to supply charities with items that are most needed.

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New amenities and renovated features at Kiwanis Park.

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Kiwanis Park reopens after renovation that began earlier this year

The park was renovated and several new amenities were added.

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Man caught masturbating at Highlands Community Center | Renton police blotter

Gunpoint robbery

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First day of school Aug. 30 at Hilltop Heritage Elementary School.

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Hummingbirds assemble: New elementary school begins first year

Hilltop Heritage Elementary School’s very first first day was filled with bubble machines, helpful teachers and a brand-new…