A festive winter display complete with snowmen, presents and a Christmas tree is covered in snow on Dec. 20. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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Snow covers downtown Renton

Do you have any scenes to share from this week’s winter weather blast?

An AR-15. Courtesy photo

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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.

High Priest Kalu and High Preistess Syleena “Call The Corners,” a small ritual where a candle is lit at each direction of the Earth as the elements of each direction is called upon. Here they call on the guardian of the watchtower of the South, represented by red which symbolizes fire. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

Life

Yule in the PNW: How witches, pagans, Wiccans celebrate winter holidays

Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year, which has been celebrated for thousands of years all…

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…

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Fire Commissioner Myron Meikle poses with Renton Mayor Armondo Pavone.

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Fire Commissioner Myron Meikle retires from Renton Regional Fire Authority

Meikle served 46 years in public service roles.

Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Nigel Quinn and Kyle Martin are about to take their first bites from the first order at Renton’s Big Chicken.

Business

Bok-bok: Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken is here

The restaurant had its grand opening Saturday, Dec. 17.

Santa Claus greets guests at the Weatherly Inn lobby. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing, Inc.)

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Santa and his reindeer visit Renton’s Weatherly Inn

Santa Claus and a couple of his reindeer visited with families on Dec. 15 at Renton’s newly constructed…

The UPS Foundation Esther Ndichu, Black Equality Coalition Anthony Curtis, UPS Community Relations Kate Kane, Community Passageways Dominque Davis and Andrea Altheimer, and UPS’s Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer Laura Lane. Photo courtesy of Black Equality Coalition.

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UPS donates $35K to Community Passageways in Renton

The $35,000 check to Community Passageways will go towards youth development and justice-involved community programs.

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Shootings remain ‘historically high’ | King County Local Dive

A podcast for King County residents featuring top local stories.

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King County audit finds difficulty tracking effectiveness of adult diversion programs

The auditors say the county lacks the strategy, coordination and data to measure cost-effectiveness.

Homeless encampment in a wooded area in Auburn. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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Gov. Inslee proposes $4 billion bond to assist homeless, build housing

WA voters would get the final say.

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Miso Matcha Wreath Cookies (Matcha Spritz Cookies)

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Miso Matcha Wreath Cookies (Matcha Spritz Cookies) by Kat Lieu

By Renton’s own

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Fish consumption advisory issued for several King County lakes

Traces of dangerous “forever chemicals” found in Lake Washington, Lake Meridian and Lake Sammamish

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Anonymous donor helps Renton Regional Fire Authority’s new program

The donation will support the FD CARES Program, which responds to low-acuity 911 calls.

King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove. (Screenshot from King County Council Facebook page.

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King County Council names Upthegrove new Chair as part of annual reorganization

Upthegrove has represented District 5, which includes parts of Kent and Renton, since 2014.

Mayor Armondo Pavone presents City Councilmember Kim Kim-Khánh Văn with her Certificate of Municipal Leadership at Monday night’s council meeting. Councilmembers James Alberson, Jr., Ruth Pérez, Valerie O’Halloran, Ryan McIrvin, Ed Prince, and Carmen Rivera join them for the presentation. (Courtesy of City of Renton)

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Renton City Councilmember Kim-Khánh Văn earns Certificate of Municipal Leadership

The leadership certificate comes from the Association of Washington Cities.

Katherine Bendickson shows the people in her latest training course the Stop The Bleed kit that every school in the Renton School District will receive. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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‘Stop The Bleed’ training and free kits are on the way to every Renton School

The “Stop The Bleed” campaign was started in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting, but its…

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Combo plate with Michiko chicken and garlic sauce as well as Kalbi short ribs.

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Saimin Says lunch counter is a South Renton gem for Hawaiian eats

Hidden in the business parks and warehouses that surround the IKEA in South Renton near Kent, is a…

Courtesy of Renton School District
King County Councilmember, Dave Upthegrove, presents grant to the Renton Schools Foundation

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King County Councilman Dave Upthegrove presents $50K to Renton Schools Foundation

The grant will help support social emotional learning programs and resources.