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METRO increases services for Renton

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METRO increases services for Renton

City and county staff work to serve transit riders with longer hours, more routes

Photo by Haley Ausbun. The new murals at the Valley Medical Center Children’s Therapy facility.

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A mural of Renton inspires smiles

Teacher, painter paints children’s waiting room for free

Photo courtesy of Renton Police Department. A car crashed into a house the morning of Sept. 5, at South 34th Street and Main Avenue South.

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Vehicle crashes into Renton home

There are no injuries, according to Renton Police Department

Courtesy of Elisha Deo. Vanna Nguyen and James Le, pictured, have been identified as the missing persons whose boat was found Sep. 2 near Mercer Island.

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Mercer Island police, U.S. Coast Guard are searching for missing boaters

Man and woman were determined missing after police found their boat near Mercer Island.

A new, temporary “Pop-up Park” gave Renton residents visiting the local farmers market a place to rest, or play, for a short-time.                                Photo by Haley Ausbun.

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This small Renton park didn’t pop-up out of nowhere

UW graduate helps Renton utilize unused space downtown

Photo courtesy of Museum of Flight. The Question and Answer session after a screening of “Chesley Bonestell: a Brush with the Future” held Sunday. Aug. 25, 2019 at the Museum of Flight. Left to right: Museum of Flight public programs manager and moderator Cale Wilcox, documentary filmmaker Douglass Stewart Jr., film participant Benedict Heywood and co-editor, Renton-raised Kristina Hays.

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Renton grad’s documentary features art, space

Kristina Hays premiers her first film in her hometown

Courtesy of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1623 Facebook Page.

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VFW shows its ‘All-American’ strengths

Local chapter honored nationally for local outreach

The TIP money is running low

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The TIP money is running low

City planners ask council for financial flexibility to complete road projects

Death near homeless camp ruled a homicide

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Death near homeless camp ruled a homicide

Local law enforcement is looking for information about the victim

Renton officer pleads not guilty in assault case

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Renton officer pleads not guilty in assault case

Soni’s defense attorney calls allegations “salacious”

Courtesy of Pexels. Photo by Martin Lopez.

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Defunct Renton company involved in national medical investigation

Physicians involved agree to pay back $1.1 million from illegal kickbacks

Man found dead near homeless camp

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Man found dead near homeless camp

Police said he was the lone victim in a fire that appeared to be at a homeless camp

Sartori Elementary School has a new “Serenity Room” thanks to a $500 mini-grant from Kaiser Permanente meant to create solutions for educator stress. Photo by Haley Ausbun.

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Kaiser Permanente helps Sartori teachers relax

A new feature at the school helps educators perform better through stress relief

Courtesy of Google Maps. A photo of one placement of a cell-on-wheels (COW) that helps boost data for phone providers in Renton. They’ve started showing up in the city in recent years due to high data usage from traffic in Renton.

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More COWs in the field? Temporary cell towers spur city ordinance

Phone providers cite heavy traffic on increase in Renton data usage

Melissa Glenn, hired in April 2019, is building the new social worker program at King County libraries “from the ground up.” Photo by Haley Ausbun.

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Meeting those in-need where they congregate, the library

New library social worker is making swift, positive changes to lingering residents in need

Scott Kreidermacher, left, and Lara Randolph, right, hold up the food that remains from a busy day at the Free Grocery Store, a new project from nonprofit Sustainable Renton, on Monday, Aug. 19. Photo by Haley Ausbun.

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Free grocery store to combat food waste

A small Renton nonprofit hopes to help homeless and keep food from the landfill

Staff, council scrap city-wide 20 mph plan

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Staff, council scrap city-wide 20 mph plan

Neighborhoods can still request lower limits

From the Renton Reporter archives. The city has been sitting on the old Kaynan hangars, waiting to determine whether they’ll be demolished and reconstructed after the Airport Master Plan.

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Councilmember sees loss of airport grant as a opportunity

Tricky airport planning is taking longer than expected, risking a $100K grant

Buses moving out of downtown

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Buses moving out of downtown

A new transit center may spur affordable home construction

Renderings of the redevelopement of 200 Mill Avenue South, taken from the new contract. Courtesy of city of Renton.

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Downtown plaza promises a hotel, apartments and a park

The plans for the old City Hall location have been cemented by Cosmos and city leaders