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State budget cuts threaten Renton kindergarten, staffing
Published 5:33pm Friday, December 9, 2011Proposed state budget cuts to education could mean teacher layoffs, increased class sizes, staff benefit reductions among other cost-cutting measures in Renton School District. Read more
Thieves take $4,000 worth of tools from Habitat for Humanity Renton site
Published 6:40pm Wednesday, December 7, 2011Habitat for Humanity of East King County reported another burglary at its La Fortuna construction site in the Cascade neighborhood of Renton last week. Read more
Equipment failures prompt Renton to replace firefighters’ breathing units
Published 3:43pm Tuesday, December 6, 2011The Renton City Council Monday night approved spending $402,000 for the new breathing equipment for the city's 150 firefighters. Several equipment failures have put firefighters ... Read more
City of Renton to activate cold-weather shelter when needed
Published 10:53am Friday, December 2, 2011The City of Renton, Catholic Community Services, and Harambee Church have partnered to provide a shelter that will be activated during cold weather. Read more
Boeing to build the 737 MAX in Renton
Published 11:26am Wednesday, November 30, 2011Machinists Union members will vote next week on a four-year contract extension that includes a commitment by the Boeing Co. to build its 737 MAX ... Read more
Renton School Board to decide Wednesday how to use Honey Dew
Published 4:34pm Tuesday, November 29, 2011The Renton School District School Board will decide at its Wednesday meeting whether to open a school that's been closed as a neighborhood school for ... Read more
How to prepare for an earthquake | Safety Preparedness guide
Published 1:00pm Tuesday, November 22, 2011The Renton Reporter has published the 2011 Safety Preparedness special section, which includes how to prepare for an earthquake. • Repair defective electrical wiring, leaky ... Read more
All eyes now turned to 737 future for Boeing in Renton
Published 11:30am Tuesday, November 22, 2011Boeing’s workforce in Renton and elsewhere in the state, plus an unrivaled network of suppliers, are key reasons to keep the production of the new ... Read more
Liberty takes out Eastside Catholic, moves on to face Seattle Prep in state title game | Soccer
Published 6:56pm Friday, November 18, 2011One more game. This Liberty girls soccer team has certainly had their share of accomplishments. Now, they've got one game left to determine if they can ... Read more
Liberty’s Mackenna Briggs and Elise Tinseth | Preps to watch
Published 4:54pm Wednesday, November 9, 2011lise Tinseth, and excellent newcomers like Mackenna Briggs, the Liberty swim and dive team heads into state looking good. With strong veterans like Elise Tinseth, and ... Read more
Renton Chamber of Commerce gets $175,000 for new headquarters, visitors center
Published 3:25pm Tuesday, November 8, 2011The Renton City Council Monday night approved $175,000 from the lodging tax to go toward a down payment on the landmark train depot on Burnett ... Read more
Renton honors five outstanding volunteers at 2011 Citizen of the Year dinner
Published 4:08pm Monday, November 7, 2011Dining on wild sockeye salmon from Bristol Bay, Alaska, a crowd of more than 100 honored the 2011 Citizens of the Year Norm and Carol ... Read more
Hazen’s Kayla DiMicco | Preps to watch
Published 3:15pm Wednesday, November 2, 2011Hazen’s Kayla DiMicco is anomaly. The sophomore has qualified for the 3A state meet in four swimming events, and diving, putting her in rare air. “I’m ... Read more
Lindbergh’s Kaitlin Zinsli | Preps to watch
Published 3:13pm Wednesday, November 2, 2011If Lindbergh swim and dive coach Roger Miron could pick the model athlete to join his team, he might just go with someone like junior ... Read more
Renton students put teeth in healthy diet
Published 10:44am Friday, October 21, 2011As the nation recognized National School Lunch Week Oct. 10-14, five King County school districts, including Renton, have started on the road to improving school ... Read more
Lindbergh boys still ranked No. 1, Renton boys No. 8, Lindbergh girls No. 7 | Cross country
Published 1:11pm Wednesday, October 19, 2011The Lindbergh boys stayed on top of the cross-country coaches' state rankings. The Eagles have held the No. 1 ranking in 2A for most of ... Read more
Boeing now producing 35 737s a month at its Renton plant
Published 2:57pm Tuesday, October 18, 2011Boeing has begun producing the first Next-Generation 737 at the program's new production rate of 35 airplanes a month. The rate is increasing from 31.5 ... Read more
Lindbergh sweeps Seamount meet, runners prep for sub-districts | Cross country
Published 11:45am Monday, October 17, 2011Lindbergh won the boys, girls and JV Seamount cross-country titles Saturday at Evergreen High School. Read more
Renton residents learn how to embrace diverse neighbors
Published 10:35am Friday, October 7, 2011If 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 ... Read more
Bulletin board at Renton schools to provide disaster information
Published 4:11pm Monday, September 19, 2011City of Renton officials, school district staff and Emergency Management officials unveiled a new program as part of September's National Preparedness Month to inform the ... Read more