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Samantha Nelson, Yelda Aziz, Derek Drake, Joseph Drake and Jawahir Ali stand outside Puget Sound Training Center in Renton. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Job training center for immigrants resurrects ESL classes

With an increased demand for English classes, Puget Sound Training Center has partnered with Renton Technical College to…

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Robbery suspects prowl vehicles in casino lot | Renton police blotter

From the Renton police log.

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Renton police warn of staged-collision carjackings

Renton police say they have seen an increase in staged vehicle collisions in the region with the aim…

The site of where the Lones Levee was cleared on Green River to restore salmon habitat. Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing

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King County salmon habitat recovery projects receive state funding

The state awarded 66 grants totaling $53.7 million to projects in and around Puget Sound.

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Man stabbed in tent in Renton

Officers arrived and located the victim in the hallway of an apartment complex.

(Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.)

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Wrong-way crash on I-405 kills Renton woman and Bellevue man

A 48-year-old Renton woman and 32-year-old Bellevue man died Sept. 16 in a two-vehicle traffic collision on Interstate…

Staff of Renton Highlands Preschool, dressed up for Halloween. From left to right: Maeve Gallagher, Melanie Tofte, Katie Czerwinksi, Karen Beckman Householder, Gizel Matthews, and Shannon MacGillivray. (Annika Hauer/For the Reporter)

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Renton Highlands Preschool celebrates 70th anniversary

By Annika Hauer, For the Reporter

Cooking oil spill in the Black River wetland. (Screenshot from Dept. of Ecology twitter post)

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Who put hundreds of gallons of cooking oil in the Black River?

Dept. of Ecology: “Deliberate dumping” of cooking oil has killed fish and birds, will be expensive to clean.

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Renton man sentenced for role in plot to burn down Seattle Police union building

Justin C. Moore brought 12 gasoline-filled molotov cocktails to 2020 protest.

Liberty senior captain Chloe Smith looks for teammates for a pass. Ben Ray / The Reporter

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Soccer: Liberty washes away Hazen, remains unbeaten

Five different Patriots found the back of the net in the win.

Patient customers wait in line for over an hour for Macadon's anniversary celebration. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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The way the french cookie crumbles

Downtown Renton’s Macadons celebrates its one-year anniversary.

The view of Boeing and Lake Washington from the Hyatt Regency in Renton. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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

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Action from the first full week of athletics | Around the Sound Sports

Sports reporter Ben Ray takes a closer look at prep football action throughout South King County.

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Doug Baldwin, Seattle Seahawks want you to volunteer at food banks

Local organizations are partnering with the goal of signing up 3,000 or more food bank volunteers.

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Patient assaulted in hospital room | Renton police blotter

Renton police dispatched at approximately 4:17 a.m. Aug. 27 to Valley Medical Center after receiving a report of…

The cast and crew of the short "CHAT" pose after their film's The Summit screening in Renton.
Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Renton hosts The Summit festival featuring local films and artists

“There’s more filmmaking here than people think.”

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Henry Moses Aquatic Center

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King County Council OKs $1.7 million for Renton parks

Funding will help maintain and renovate Henry Moses Aquatic Center among other projects.

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Renton woman sentenced for embezzling from multiple nonprofits

Susana Tantico was sentenced to 41 months in prison for embezzling more than $3 million.

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Renton Regional Fire Authority describes ‘significant’ incidents from August

Fatal vehicle collisions, brush fires, and structure fires among the list of calls

King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay speaks at Sept. 7 press conference in Skyway with colleagues, small business owners, and union representatives in support of a minimum wage increase. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Minimum wage raise proposed for unincorporated King County

If passed, the ordinance would also raise minimum wage county employees, contractors, to $18.99/hour.