Renton Technical College announced Monday that it will receive a $2.1 million grant during the next three years from the Departments of Labor and Education.
Community members and letter carriers Wednesday protested the planned closure of the Skyway Post Office.
If you saw people running around with cameras filming all over Renton last weekend, then you witnessed parts of the city’s 50-hour filmmaking competition, the Renton FilmFrenzy. This year films had to incorporate a line about aerospace in Renton, a piece of public art and a scene from the Harvest Festival, which was taking place in the Piazza on Saturday.
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the most comprehensive study of the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population is under way in King County, including in Renton.
Known to many throughout the area for her work as executive director with the Renton Community Foundation, Lynn Bohart is revealing a different side of her personality with her latest eBook, “Your Worst Nightmare.”
A family of seven received housing, food and clothing assistance from the American Red Cross Friday after a fire heavily damaged their house on West Hill.
If Renton residents want to embrace and engage the city’s diverse population, it’s going to take patience, persistence and establishing trust guest panelists said at a Neighborhood Program meeting on the topic Oct. 5.
Marty Wine, the City of Renton assistant chief administrative officer, has been selected as the new city manager for Tigard, Ore.
The following information was compiled based on City of Renton police reports.
A Renton store employee was caught and fired for buying what she thought was marijuana in the store’s parking lot Sept. 9.
It’s that time of year when the leaves should be changing colors, warm drinks provide comfort and pumpkins appear on doorsteps and in pies.
The 10th Harvest Festival is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Piazza on Burnett Avenue.
In the Nov. 8 general election a longtime Renton City Council member is facing a challenge from a first-time candidate, motivated initially by her opposition to relocate the downtown Renton Library.
Emmy-winning comedian John Keister will host the fourth annual Renton Historical Society Gala Auction Fundraiser on Oct. 26.
Their “Curveball” in hand, 16 teams of filmmakers will scatter across Renton this weekend to create short films with the city as their backdrop. The Fourth Annual Renton FilmFrenzy starts at 5 p.m. today (Friday) when filmmakers are e-mailed their Curveball, a line of dialogue, location or specific task they must incorporate into their four-minute film.
Norm and Carol Abrahamson are the 2011 Citizens of the Year, the first time in the long history of the community recognition that a couple has been honored.
Marty Wine, the City of Renton’s assistant chief administrative officer, is one of two finalists for the Tigard, Ore., city manager’s job.
The City of Renton’s Neighborhood Program Quarterly All-Neighborhoods meeting is Wednesday (Oct. 5) at City Hall.
A 16-year-old Renton youth will spend about 5 1/2 years in a state prison facility for an attack at the Renton Transit Center May 5 that left a man with severe injuries.
Just Between Friends’ consignment event is this weekend in Renton, where buyers can find discounted children’s and maternity items that are gently used.
The free Falll Shredathon is Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Sam’s Club parking lot, 901 S. Grady Way.
The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound has given Vision House $34,400 for new water heaters at their Vision House Children’s Village, a complex located in Renton that serves homeless families with children.