Now that Renton City Council voted to move the downtown library to the former Big 5 location on Third Avenue, what will become of the building over the Cedar River?
The Return to Renton Car Show went off without a hitch Sunday and even got a bit of a spotlight with the added bonus of nice weather for the outdoor event.
The Renton History Museum has several exciting exhibits up for display.
Michelle Reid of Maple Valley just bought her black Nissan LEAF less than a month ago. The electric vehicle has almost 700 miles on it and it only cost her family about $10 in electricity to run it so far. She usually plugs in at home to re-charge, but now she has more options as the city launched charging stations in Renton on Tuesday.
For Dave and Chris Williams working on their 1930 Ford Model A is a chance for them to do a project together. And the car shows they participate in are a way to socialize and meet new people.
The Renton couple has spent countless hours and much more money over 8 1/2 years to restore the car to its former glory with some added perks and, of course, its cool purple finish. They drive the Model A three or four times a week in the summer and clean it just as many times, if not more.
For Renton resident Denise Eider parental involvement in education means having her two children do their homework at the kitchen table where she can oversee them and help out when needed.
After 12 years of service Renton School Board member David Merrill is stepping down after this year.
The following information was compiled from City of Renton police reports.
Police cited a Woodinville man for supplying a minor with alcohol on June 22.
Police were alerted to suspicious people in the 5000 block of Northeast 18th Street at about midnight.
“Phenomenal,” that’s what Renton’s Fourth of July organizer Sonja Mejlaender called Monday’s big party at Gene Coulon beach park.
Picnic blankets will unfurl, small barbecues will be fired up, faces will be painted and summer tunes will play all to mark Renton’s Fabulous Fourth of July Celebration at Gene Coulon Park on Monday.
Some 20,000 attendees are expected at the park, which features events all day long.
Canada geese won’t be rounded up at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park this year because they are too few in numbers.
Washington Wildlife Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has rounded up the Canada geese on Lake Washington for several years under an agreement with local cities
A 1-year-old fell out of a second-story window of his house on June 21.
Renton police assisted the fire department at a residence in the 12200 block of Southeast Petrovitsky Road at noon.
The fire that caused $750,000 worth of damage to the Heritage Grove Apartments in the Highlands June 10 has been ruled accidental.
The Renton School District announced Thursday that community members throughout and beyond the district have exceeded their goal to raise $60,000 to keep swimming pools at Hazen and Lindbergh high schools open next school year.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents demonstrated the threat posed by the improper use of fireworks and illegal fireworks at a media event Friday morning at the Renton Fire Department’s training center. The demonstration was done in advance of the retail sales of fireworks which begin Tuesday, June 28.
Federal officials confirm that the device found outside the downtown Renton Library on Wednesday was an improvised explosive device or a pipe bomb.
A 15-year-old threatened his school bus driver on June 1.
The 44-year-old school bus driver notified the transportation officer for the district that a student had threatened her while she was driving from the Renton Academy to Cascade Elementary School.
Return to Renton Car Show, an event that is no longer just for gear heads. People come from as far away as California and Canada but also mostly from the Puget Sound, area organizers sa
What appeared to be a home-made bomb comprised of fireworks was detonated by a bomb squad at 2:12 p.m. today outside the downtown library on Mill Avenue.
The Renton City Council Monday night voted to build two new Renton libraries, one near the Renton Transit Center and the other in the Highlands.