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Speakers at the Valley Comm/Crisis Connections press conference on April 16. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Help is 3 numbers away: Crisis 911-988-211 services are now under one roof

“Through the Valley Comm 911/Crisis Connections partnership, we will help thousands more South King County community members get…

A photograph of Mantry Norris provided by Norris’s family for the jury. (Screenshot)

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Inquest jury hears case of 2019 Renton police shooting

Jurors will determine the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Mantry Norris.

Naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan, can be administered via a nasal spray as an opioid antidote. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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Renton to receive lump sum from opioid distributor settlement

City will put this money toward various substance use prevention efforts and more.

Renton Regional Fire Authority. Courtesy image.

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Firefighters extinguish large brush fire in Renton

Renton firefighters responded to a large brush fire Friday evening, April 19, on the 500 block of Grandey…

Surveillance footage of Sergeant Russell Radke’s shooting of Anthony Tovar, 43, showed Tovar drop an “apparent shotgun” on the ground after Radke fired two shots. (Screenshot.)

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Inquest finalized for 2019 officer-involved shooting in Renton

Anthony Tovar, 43, died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds on Dec. 12, 2019.

Various members of the Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition and other people protest the Israel-Hamas war on Grady Way. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Renton Reporter

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Small crowd in Renton protests nuclear arms, military spending

Washington Against Nuclear Weapons Coalition gathered various groups on Tax Day to get Congressman Adam Smith’s attention.

(Courtesy of the Renton Police Department.)

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Renton teen charged as adult in homicide

Suspect was already on electronic home detention for pending firearm-related charges and was ordered not to have contact…

Renton detectives discovered the knife used in the stabbing of a 33-year-old woman in a recycling bin. (Courtesy of the Renton Police Department.)

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Renton police arrest suspect accused of stabbing woman

Detectives located the knife used in the incident in a recycling bin while investigating the stabbing.

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Prosecutors to review 2023 officer-involved shooting in FW

Prosecutors will review a multi-agency team’s investigation into the officer-involved shooting of a 43-year-old man that resulted in…

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Robbery of a middle school student | Renton police blotter

From the Renton police log.

(Courtesy of the Renton Police Department.)

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Teen dies in fatal Renton shooting

A 16-year-old suspect was arrested.

The Renton City Council, Mayor Armondo Pavone, and Kate Krug from the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center pose with the Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation. Photo courtesy of the City of Renton

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Council roundup: Sexual Assault Awareness Month proclamation

“I encourage all residents to join advocates and communities throughout King County in taking action to prevent sexual…

(Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.)

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DUI crash in Renton injures three; cars engulfed in flames

A fiery three-vehicle collision in Renton on April 14 injured three drivers, hospitalizing two.

Renton Police Department. (File photo)

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Renton increases hiring bonus for new police officers

Bonus is a $20,000 payment upon hire and $20,000 payment upon completion of a one year probation.

Number of juvenile suspects per year in robberies in Renton from 2019 to 2023, including residential robberies involving firearms, strong-arm highway robberies, gas station robberies involving firearms, miscellaneous strong-arm robberies, and miscellaneous robberies involving firearms.

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Data shows youth crime is on the rise in Renton

Crimes involving firearms and domestic violence served as the department’s “biggest concerns.”

Pictured left to right: James Wilhoit, Kristen and Don Pederson, Officer Traino and wife Michelle and son Chris, Mayor Armondo Pavone. Photo courtesy of James P. Wilhoit

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American Legion honors local first responders for heroism

On March 28, the Renton American Legion Fred Hancock Post 19 honored two area first responders at its…

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Reyna Hernandez, 54, a small business owner, was reported missing on Feb. 28.

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Renton police take over investigation of business owner’s death

The Renton Police Department announced April 4 that they have taken over the investigation into the kidnapping and…

Kent Police recovered nearly 800 catalytic converters in a 2021 bust. File photo

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New state legislation fights catalytic converter theft

Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on March 26 adding new regulations to the purchase and sale of…

(Photo courtesy of Kindering)

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Legislation ensures services for young children with disabilities

Advocates and providers gathered in Olympia on March 26 as Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1916, a…

Flowers, framed photos, plush toys and a QR code to the GoFundMe pages of the families grace the memorial site after the March 19 crash. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Driver in fatal Renton crash placed under house arrest

Bail for Chase Daniel Jones, accused of four counts of vehicular homicide, was initially set at $1 million