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Duly Gilbert takes on a Mountainview defender. (Ben Ray / The Reporter)

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Lindbergh boys basketball takes trip to Portland

Even with the loss, the Eagles have a memory they’ll never forget.

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Head-on collision involving a school bus kills one

No children on the school bus were reported to be harmed in the NE 3rd Street collision.

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The Newcastle Police Department won Holiday Spirit Award for their “Buddy the Elf” display at this year’s Battle of the Badges.

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What’s going on around Renton? | Dec. 21 edition

Lots of holiday happenings this month in Renton. And are you ready for the Polar Bear Plunge?

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Renton High School branch of Gesa Credit Union.

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Gesa Credit Union opens branch at Renton High School

The Richland-based credit union will provide work experience for DECA students at Renton High School as Student Tellers.

Lori Anne Razpotnik. (Courtesy of the King County Sheriff’s Office.)

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Human remains identified as victim of Green River Killer

“Bones 17” belonged to a girl named Lori Anne Razpotnik.

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Renton Regional Fire Authority reported a total of 1,651 total incidents for November.

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Renton Regional Fire Authority releases November incident report

The department reported two “significant incidents” during November.

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Intersection shootout | Renton police blotter

The roadway was shut down to vehicular traffic while officers collected numerous shell casings.

(Screenshot from Dec. 4, 2023, Renton City Council meeting.)

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Renton dissolves Equity, Housing and Human Services Dept.

City spokesperson maintains that no services will be defunded or impacted during reorganization.

Members of the Valley Medical Oncology department pose with one of the chairs from the Infusion Center. Each chair costs $6,000. Photos by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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Valley Medical Cancer Center construction to begin in January

A “skybreaking” ceremony at the future site of the Valley Medical Cancer Center explored the need for a…

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Audit suggests pollution from Boeing Field may disproportionately impact BIPOC communities

Auditors found the airport lacks a clear strategy to achieve its goal of becoming a “green airport.”

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Freeway shooter charged for attacks on I-5

Suspect remains in jail on $1 million bail.

Renton police entered Nelsen Middle School on Dec. 14 after a prank phone call alleged of a firearms threat in the school. (Courtesy of the Renton Police Department.)

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Renton police arrest teen after prank leads to school shutdowns

The district closed Nelsen Middle School, Renton High School and Renton Academy campuses Friday.

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DUI patrols to increase for Dec. 15 weekend in King and Pierce counties

State’s Liquor and Cannabis Board is educating bar and restaurant servers on the dangers of overservice.

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Renton’s Illuminations continue at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park until Monday, Jan. 1.

Life

What’s going on around Renton? | Dec. 14 edition

Lots of holiday happenings this month in Renton. And are you ready for the Polar Bear Plunge?

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King County provides nearly $10 million to South King County for land conservation

Conservation Futures Tax levy allows counties to collect a property tax to protect open spaces.

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Peter Montemayor served as one of the Renton Police Department’s longest tenured investigators.

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Longtime Renton police detective calls it a career

Peter Montemayor was hired in 1996.

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Life

Grinches, lightsabers and Buddy the Elf: 3rd Annual Battle of the Badges goes all out

Check out photos from the event.

Renton resident Kat Lieu is close to releasing her second cookbook full of Asian recipes. Her first cookbook, “Modern Asian Baking at Home,” was released in July 2022. (Photo courtesy of Kat Lieu)

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Renton author to release second cookbook of Asian recipes

Kat Lieu’s first cookbook, “Modern Asian Baking at Home,” was released in July 2022 and has been well-received…

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Armed robbery, drugs and fighting with cops | Renton police blotter

Officers observed burnt foil with brown residue in front of the suspect and additional drug paraphernalia.

(Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.)

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Suspect in I-5 freeway shootings arrested in Auburn

Of the five shooting incidents, one resulted in injury, with the shooter striking the driver of a vehicle…