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Sports

Fall sports preview in South King County | Around the Sound Sports

Welcome back to the Around the Sound Sports podcast! This episode takes a closer look at opening day…

King County Crime Dive podcast.

Northwest

Behind the violent deaths of a rideshare driver and a mother | King County Crime Dive

In this episode, we take a closer look at a Seattle woman accused of killing a rideshare driver,…

Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

News

Photos: Renton celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day

From noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, folks arrived to Liberty Park in Renton from all over…

Renton Police Department.

News

Girlfriend stabs man with scissors | Renton police blotter

The man showed officers a second stab wound near his groin area.

Photo by Benjamin Leung/Renton Reporter
The Econo Lodge at 4710 Lake Washington Blvd. NE in Kennydale.

News

Econo Lodge in Kennydale seen as potential homeless shelter

Recent developments have raised questions about the City of Burien’s intent with the Econo Lodge, a hotel in…

Local drag performer Kara Sutra at Brewmaster’s Taproom in Renton. Photos by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

Life

Drag Queen Story Time returns to Brewmaster’s Taproom

Local drag performer Kara Sutra brings yee-haw fun and excitement to Drag Queen Story Time at Brewmaster’s Taproom…

File photo.

News

Report details King County Sheriff’s Office misconduct complaints

King County’s Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) has released their annual report on the King County Sheriff’s…

The detour will be used during the second weekend of September 2023, after a similar closure a month earlier. Image courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation.

News

I-405 from Bellevue-Renton will be closed for Sept. 8 weekend

From Coal Creek Parkway in Bellevue to Sunset Boulevard in Renton, I-405 will be closed for 55 hours,…

Scene from the Aug. 25 fire. (Photo courtesy of Renton Regional Fire)

News

1 dead in Renton house fire

A residential fire in Renton on Aug. 25 killed one person and hospitalized a second person.

The City of Renton’s interactive sidewalk map. (Screenshot from City of Renton website)

News

Benson and Highlands among Renton’s most ‘sidewalk needy’ neighborhoods

City has identified 188 miles of public roadways that are currently missing sidewalks.

WSDOT highway camera photograph of crews battling the brush fire. (Courtesy of the Renton Fire’s social media)

News

Renton firefighters extinguish brush blaze on I-405

The fire resulted in temporary closures to the on-ramp.

File photo

News

Fraud at gunpoint | Renton police blotter

Fraud at gunpoint

(Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing) 
Scene from the recent Renton River Days Parade.

News

What’s going on around Renton? | Aug. 24 edition

Aug. 26

Courtesy of Renton Downtown Partnership
Josh Shulkind

News

Renton Downtown Partnership announces new Executive Director

Josh Shulkind joins from Clover Park Technical College, where he worked as its grant development manager.

King County Crime Dive podcast.

Northwest

Local police department’s high rate of K9 dog bites | King County Crime Dive

In this episode, we look at how the Auburn Police Department has one of nation’s highest rates of…

News

Renton man accused of killing his mother on front porch

King County prosecutors have charged a 40-year-old Renton man for the Aug. 9 murder of a 70-year-old Renton…

Dante is from the Netherlands and currently lives at Serenity Equine. He is a therapy horse who works with veterans from the Odyssey Project for Wounded Warriors. (Photos by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing)

Business

King County horse rescue organization falls on hard times

The Serenity Equine Rescue and Rehabilitation in Maple Valley is one of the top local horse rescues, but…

Screenshot from King County website
Cemetery Pond wetland in December 2022.

News

King County wants feedback on plans for Renton’s Cemetery Pond

The county will host an online open house from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 22.

Photo Provided by Queen Harvey
Tameren Smith talking with media after practice.

Sports

Renton Redhawks football gets ready for 2023 campaign

After a 5-5 mark a year prior, the Redhawks look to finish over .500 for first time since…

News

Woman charged in shooting death of rideshare driver

According to charging documents, the woman used the victims vehicle to visit her mother and brother in Skyway,…