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King County encourages folks to recycle their old holiday lights

The county has compiled a list of retailers and organizations that will recycle old light strands.

Renton Mayor Armondo Pavone and several members of the Renton City Council accompany Topgolf Renton Director of Operations Paul Howard for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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A year in review: Top Renton news from 2022

Restaurant openings, new developments, school lunch debt paid and the return of your local newspaper. Take a look…

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State suspends Renton physician’s license after child molestation charges

The man allegedly molested a minor while living in Bellevue.

An Axon body-worn police camera; not necessarily the cameras King County Sheriff’s Office will use. Photo courtesy Axon

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Rep. Schrier secures $2 million for King County Sheriff’s Office

The money will be split between expanding the office’s Crisis Response Team and deploying body cameras.

Oxycodone pill. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

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State sues 3 major drug retailers for role in fueling opioid epidemic

AG Bob Ferguson alleges Albertsons, Kroger and Rite Aid of failing to prevent overuse of opioid prescriptions

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Family First Community Center on track for February finish

Mayor Armondo Pavone toured the Family First Community Center in late December, led by Martin Pastucha, the city’s…

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Wizard’s Keep Games robbed for the fifth time in three years

A GoFundMe has been made to help with the costs of damages that insurance won’t cover.

Image courtesy of MMIWP 2022 Interim Report
A major reference for the Washington State MMIWP Task Force Summit was the 2022 Interim Report which was released in August. The art used for the report is by Malynn Wilbur-Foster, a Salish artist from the Squaxim Island, Skokomish Nations and an MMIWP family member.

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‘The land cries out’: Family members of missing, murdered Indigenous people share stories

The Washington State Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Task Force held its summit Dec. 14-16.

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Renton High School teacher pleads not guilty to sexual misconduct charges

Nicholas Yale was put on leave in May 2022 when the school was notified by two students that…

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Renton to prohibit sale, delivery, and marketing of dogs sourced from puppy mills

The ordinance will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

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Renton Airport mailbox will deliver last-minute letters to Santa Claus

The mailbox is on West Perimeter Road and can be accessed from Airport Way.

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Department of Health warns of high rates of flu this season

In addition to the flu, other respiratory illnesses such as COVID and RSV are overloading hospitals.

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Department of Health warns of high rates of flu this season

In addition to the flu, other respiratory illnesses such as COVID and RSV are overloading hospitals.

Traffic moves slowly along I-5 through Everett on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / Sound Publishing)

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Holiday travel: Icy Sea-Tac airport tops ‘Misery Map’

The predicted third-busiest holiday travel season since 2000 faces a wintry mix of traffic jams and flight issues.

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Pho lunch special.

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Warm up this winter with Renton’s Pho Asia Noodle House

Vietnamese pho is the perfect meal for cold weather.

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For 7th straight year, Democrats aim for assault weapon ban

Democratic legislators will seek several gun control laws in the 2023 session, including one requiring a permit to…

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Downtown Renton, pictured here on Wells Avenue and 3rd Street with a view of Erasmus the Renton Dragon.

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Renton City Council presented with the community’s most recent census data

From 2010 to 2020, median household income rose from $61,592 to $79,824.

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Renton lights menorah to celebrate Chanukah

To kick off Chanukah, a giant menorah was lit up at the Landing in Renton Sunday, Dec. 17.…

Snow accumulated in some parts of the Puget Sound region. Here’s a scene from a Mercer Island home on Dec. 19, 2022. Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos

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Snow and cold temps expected this week in Puget Sound region

The weather forecast calls for several inches of snow as well as a cold snap this week in…