Renton News

One of the concerns faced by many museum curators is the problem of showing museum visitors about life in the past.

The 50-year-old Seattle man needed somewhere to urinate June 28, so he went through a fence into the backyard of a house on Jones Avenue Northeast.

The National Weather Service is calling for clear skies and temperatures in the 90s all weekend long and have announced an excessive heat watch for the area through Sunday evening.

With the first wave of business licenses released on Monday and several marijuana retail outlets opening on Tuesday, Renton retail license lottery winners were still preparing to open their stores, despite not being in the initial batch of license approvals.

The King County Sheriff's Office is currently hiring 9-1-1 communication specialists and will be holding a recruiting workshop at the station in Renton on July 12. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, interested applicants may attend a workshop to learn about the hiring process, training, expectations and more.

YAKIMA, Wash.- One central Washington wildfire has burned across 28 square miles in just two days while another has broken out in hot, tinder-dry conditions.

IN a crowded contest for Seattle's 37th Legislative District state Senate seat, Pramila Jayapal stands out for the breadth and depth of her civic involvement.

Boeing announced the launch of its new Space Bins on July 10, 2014, which provide more room for carry-on bags.

The death of a 3-year-old boy in Renton in May was due to an overdose of methadone, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.

A contingency of the Zone 3 Fire Explorers and advisors head to the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind., in the next few days to compete in the National Fire/Emergency Services Exploring Conference.

Between now and the year 2033, Boeing is anticipating a worldwide demand for nearly 37,000 new passenger planes, worth an estimated $5.2 trillion.

The application will mark the beginning of the governmental review process for this proposed on-site relocation.

A freeway chase by a man in his underwear and a 911 call by mail thieves landed a couple in jail on Saturday.

A Seattle contractor faces charges that he defrauded homeowners, including some in Renton, who paid him more than $45,000 to upgrade their bathrooms and kitchens, and do other home renovation projects.

The Washington Utilities Transportation Commission can't prevent Puget Sound Energy from running upgraded transmission lines more than 100 feet above neighborhoods from Renton to Redmond, but it can prevent the energy company from recovering costs if the project is deemed unnecessary or excessive.

The Renton Meal Coalition is in desperate need of support for The Area of Renton Interfaith Shelter Endeavor program and may not be able to provide for their resident for more than a few weeks.

The group, made up of residents from the communities affected by Puget Sound Energy's plans to upgrade transmission lines, was created to discuss the pros and cons of the possible routes through Renton and other communities.

The King County Sheriff's Office is currently hiring 9-1-1 communication specialists and will be holding a recruiting workshop at the station in Renton on July 12. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, interested applicants may attend a workshop to learn about the hiring process, training, expectations and more.

The Boeing Corporation has released the following statement on the derailment of a train carrying 737s bound for final assembly at the Renton plant: A team of experts from Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems continues to assess damage to six 737 fuselages resulting from the July 3 train derailment near Rivulet, Mont.

After a late start getting cars to arrive, the Return to Renton Car Show took over downtown Renton last Sunday.