More than 80 Renton residents have signed up with King County Metro Transit’s “In Motion” program to encourage healthier travel. The program is kicking off just as local residents are dealing with major construction along the Interstate 405 corridor.
Renton Salvation Army Capt. Terry Masango estimates use at the Salvation Army Renton Rotary Food Bank increases 10 to 15 percent during the summer months.
“Generally, it goes up in the summer while the kids are at home,” he says.
And that increase is on top of the increase the food bank is experiencing due to what Masango calls the “harsh economic environment.”
The King Conservation District Board of Supervisors has hired Jeffrey Possinger as new executive director.
King County Executive Ron Sims wants a 25-cent fare increase on Metro buses to help offset rising fuel costs and avoid having to cut any service.
The King County Flood Control Zone District is beginning its first season of levee repairs and other flood-prevention projects on local rivers, some of which are designed to protect homes and businesses in Renton.
Hannah eats lunch every day in the community room at Royal Hills Apartments. She has for maybe three or four years. Otherwise she would probably heat a frozen dinner for lunch. But that wouldn’t include games with friends. The 9-year-old was playing Trouble after a recent lunch of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, apples, trail mix and milk.
Investigators said the fire that destroyed the Carnation-area home of Eighth Congressional District candidate Darcy Burner was caused by a malfunctioning electrical device, according to Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff’s Office.
It’s a question that haunts Paul Dunn.
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Two almost back-to-back log jams are blocking most of the Green River about 2½ miles downstream from Flaming Geyser State Park, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office.
The Return to Renton 2008 18th Annual Benefit Car Show and Cruise is Sunday (July 6) in downtown Renton at the Piazza, at the corner of South Third Street and Burnett Avenue South.
The carpool lanes in both directions of Interstate 405 between State Route 167 and the West Valley Highway were closed for several hours Tuesday to repair a ramp-metering system damaged by workers widening the freeway.
Kevin Taul knew he was going to do it. He just didn’t know how long it would take. “It” is going from Renton Academy to a comprehensive high school. And it took him just a semester.
The Renton Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a light-colored SUV involved in a collision with a…
A listing of community events happening in and around Renton.
The Renton Salvation Army’s annual Need Knows No Season fund-raising banquet at the Spirit of Washington Event Center Thursday drew lots of people, but brought in less money than expected. The banquet raised $41,000.
A generous community has helped ease the financial pain inflicted on 83-year-old Alvina Popke by a unscrupulous scam artist.
A fund was set up at US Bank to help raise money to offset Popke’s loss. About $665 was raised from 10 donations.
Because the donations are kept private, Popke can’t thank each donor personally.
But, she wants everyone to know the money will help.
To promote pedestrian safety during summer school and before local children start school in fall, the City of Renton has installed the first speed camera at McKnight Middle School and a stepped-up enforcement campaign against drivers who speed, run red lights, and do not stop for school buses.
The 23rd Annual IKEA Renton River Days kicks off July 23 and continues July 25-27.
The theme for this year’s festival is “Explore the Heart of Renton.”
River Days got its start in 1986. The festival includes stage entertainment, food, arts and crafts, recreation and special features for kids.
