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Looking out over Cell 8 during the fall 2024 public tour of the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Where will all the waste go? King County’s only landfill expected to be completely full by 2040

Cedar Hills Regional Landfill receives about 1 million tons of waste a year.

Ed Prince, Renton City Council Position No. 5. Courtesy image.

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Ed Prince appointed to Renton fire governance board

After a unanimous vote, Renton City Councilmember Ed Prince was elected to the Renton Regional Fire Authority Governance…

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Antonio Garcia-Fonseca’s mother giving her statement to the judge during Michael Leemoui’s sentencing hearing, and a photo of Garcia-Fonseca.

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Man who shot and killed 17-year-old receives 86 months

The judge said no sentence could erase the family’s pain.

Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.
Downtown Renton is no stranger to photogenic dogs.
Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

Life

What’s going on around Renton? | Jan. 9 edition

Don’t miss: Grand Kyiv Ballet presents The Snow Queen at IKEA Performing Arts Center.

Photos by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

Life

2025 Polar Bear Plunge: This time, it’s OK to double dip

Check out photos from the plunge.

Isaac Elegan shakes hands with Head Coach Rashaad Powell in the win over Lindbergh. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

New look Redhawks down Lindbergh for fifth straight time since 2021

Renton snaps longest losing streak (8) since the 1990s against rival Lindbergh.

Chelsea Irvine looks for a player to pass the ball to against North Thurston. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Patriot girls fall in holiday tournament to North Thurston

Ella Whitaker had 14 of the 30 points Liberty scored.

Photo of a coyote. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

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5-year-old boy bitten and dragged by coyote in Renton’s Maplewood Heights neighborhood

A press release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife states that the boy was hospitalized with…

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News

Overnight burglary | Renton police blotter

From the Renton police log.

Kai Powers and Izzy Teal get a good row in on a cold December afternoon. Rowing works up a sweat so it’s best to dress in layers. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

Life

Renton Rowing Center offers aquatic teamwork on Lake Washington

The club offers memberships, discounts, punch cards and a four-week rowing course for anyone joining that club that…

Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol.

News

Car shot at on I-405 in Renton

Washington State Patrol Says the suspect is described as a white male in their 20s with shaggy hair.

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

Northwest

New Washington state laws taking effect in Jan. 2025

New restrictions on cosmetics tested on animals, tougher penalties for negligent drivers, requirements for hospitals to offer drugs…

Renton Redhawks in the River Days Parade. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

News

Year in Review: Renton Reporter’s top stories of 2024

Plus photo highlights from throughout the year.

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Education leaders to meet with legislators for school funding crisis town hall

On Jan. 8, education leaders and PTAs from Renton, Mercer Island, Bellevue, Issaquah and Lake Washington will discuss…

Skyler Thorton [left] and Terrell Aaron [right]. Photos courtesy of GoFundMe.

News

Man receives 10 years in third vehicular homicide conviction

Two men died as a result of a collision in 2023.

Image taken from NWAC website of their member school map. Courtesy image

Sports

Junior college sports landscape could see some serious changes

Court ruling in Tennessee could affect NCAA eligibility for Washington athletes.

From the Hyatt Regency website. Courtesy photo.

Business

Hyatt Regency hotel in Renton sold amid bankruptcy, lawsuit

Dozens of Chinese citizens invested in the hotel through the EB-5 program, which gives investors a green card.

Photo op at the 2024 Polar Bear Plunge. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

Life

What’s going on around Renton? | Jan. 2 edition

Don’t miss: Grand Kyiv Ballet presents The Snow Queen at IKEA Performing Arts Center.

Photo courtesy of Soak & Sage.

Business

Take the (hot or cold) plunge at Soak & Sage

A spa that offers massages, facials, hot soaks, cold plunges and even a sweat lodge: “It’s social, so…

Mount Rainier National Park has around 2 million visitors a year. Image courtesy the National Park Service

Northwest

The mountain is out and it tells cold deadly tales

Data shows that since 2007, Mount Rainier has become the second most dangerous National Park in the winter.