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Car damaged by bullets during Feb. 19 Interstate 5 shooting. (Courtesy of Washington State Patrol)

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King County Councilmember wants more info about I-5 shootings

The letter, addressed to WSP Chief John R. Batiste, comes in wake of a Feb. 19 drive-by shooting…

Project site map for Lind Avenue SW Storm System Improvement Project. (Screenshot from city documents)

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Renton seeks funding for Springbrook Creek flood project

Flood water has resulted in the closure of SW 43rd Street twice in the past five years.

Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority service area map. (Courtesy of Puget Sound Fire)

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Puget Sound Fire agrees to continue sharing FD CARES service with Renton

FD CARES is alternative response model that works proactively to reduce the emergency response load.

Braeden McSweeney, center, holds his Renton Police Department Life Saving Medal, standing with his boss and coach, Jake Davies, Mayor Pavone and the Renton City Council in the background. Courtesy photo.

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Teen lifeguard receives medal for saving a life

Braeden McSweeney, 17, was on his way to Henry Moses Aquatic Center last August when he came across…

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Puget Sound Energy files two-year rate plan for electric, natural gas

Driven by the state’s clean energy laws, the plan has been filed to the Washington Utilities and Transportation…

CCTV footage captured Shellonda Keychell Daniel stealing from Ulta’s Renton location on Dec. 14, 2022. (Court documents.)

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Woman’s stealing spree from local Ulta stores leads to charges

The thefts ranged from individual store losses of $1,042 to $19,459, and the Attorney General’s Office has filed…

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO

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White supremacists accused of double homicide, dumping bodies in South King Co.

A horse and dog are also dead in this murder investigation.

Washington Early Support for Infants and Toddlers program advocacy group at the State Capitol for HB 1916. (Photo Courtesy of Kindering)

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‘When services decline, it’s the kids who pay the price’

Legislative bill would recover funding for the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers program - and could save…

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DOJ settles with King County Sheriff’s Office in agreement to improve language access

OLEO has previously expressed concerns about the office’s language access policies.

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Screenshot from a report in the 2023-2025 Capital Budget Request Design rendering of the public square surrounding the renovated Pavilion Building.

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Renton Pavilion Events Center redesign may finish in 2026

City accepts $1.5 million in federal funding with extended timeline of construction.

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Renton’s minimum wage measure is passing in early vote counts

If passed, Initiative Measure No. 23-02 would make Renton’s minimum wage one of the highest in the nation.

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Struck in the head by a man he knew | Renton police blotter

Renton police responded on Jan. 31 at 6:59 p.m. to a report of an assault on the 1500…

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King County Sheriff’s Office to develop language access program

The King County Sheriff’s Office plans to develop and implement a language access program following a complaint filed…

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Sexual assault and robbery | Renton police blotter

From the Renton police log.

The plane door that flew off of the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX found by NTSB investigators in a Portland resident’s backyard. (Courtesy of NTSB)

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Amended lawsuit filed against Boeing, Alaska Airlines in wake of NTSB report

22 plaintiffs are listed in the amended lawsuit.

NTSB investigators examine the MED plug from Alaska Airlines flight 1282. (Photo courtesy of National Transportation Safety Board)

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Report: Boeing 737 Max was missing four bolts on exit door

On Jan. 5, the plane was flying from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, at 16,000 feet of elevation…

Sawed-off shotgun. (Photo courtesy of Olympia Police Department)

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Renton man sentenced for killing 17-year-old with sawed-off shotgun

Incident took place at a Bellevue movie theater parking lot.

(Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.)

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DUI crash in Renton hospitalizes two

A two-vehicle collision Feb. 2 on State Route 167 in Renton has hospitalized two men.

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Gunshot wound in the lower back | Renton Police Blotter

Burglary and shooting

Ramandeep Mann (left) spoke against the Raise the Wage ballot initiative as Michael Westgaard (right) spoke for it during a forum Jan. 31 at Carco Theatre in Renton. (Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing)

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Minimum wage initiative: Renton community members discuss misconceptions and more

Renton voters will decide whether to implement one the highest minimum wages in the country in Feb. 13…