Renton News

The Road Map Project's annual results report shows significant progress being made on important education milestones in the South Seattle and South King County region, but more work must be done to help all students succeed.

Many local charities and food banks filled Thanksgiving baskets and are currently working on Christmas food baskets for the holiday season.

Nearly 10 years after a former Seattle firefighter was injured in a fall while on duty, the State Supreme Court has upheld a King County jury verdict awarding the man $12.75 million On Dec. 23, 2003, Mark Jones awoke in a dark bunk room at the Seattle Fire Department's Station 33, according to court paperwork.

RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle receiver Percy Harvin did not practice Wednesday and continues to be day to day on his recovery from hip surgery.

The Machinists union on Wednesday presented what it called "a preliminary proposal" to the Boeing Co.

Two or three times a year, Nestora Salgado visited her home state of Guerrero, Mexico, to visit relatives still living there and bring clothes to poor children.

A King County jury has returned a $50 million verdict against a Kent public hospital and a medical testing firm after finding both failed to detect a severe genetic problem in a fetus.

Kevin Fullen and Myke Smith, of Renton, were customers of wedding planner Jenny Harding.

Due to extremely low temperatures expected to continue into the early part of the week along with the forecast of snow, the City of Renton in partnership with Catholic Community Services will continue to open the Severe Weather Shelter at Renton Harambee Center through Wednesday morning, Dec. 11. The shelter is located at Renton Harambee Center, ... (more)

KING 5's Glenn Farley and Jake Whittenberg sat down with an exclusive panel of machinists.

This photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, shows gallery owner Deborah Sponder walking her dog in the Design District neighborhood of Miami.

Participating in the ribbon cutting Monday morning of the completed Rainier Avenue improvements were, from left, City Council members Ed Prince and Marcie Palmer, U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, Mayor Denis Law, Sound Transit Deputy Director Jim Edwards and City Council member Rich Zwicker.

This photo taken Nov. 21, 2013 shows James Lott outside the Wal-Mart store where he works as a pharmacist in Bonney Lake, Wash.

Deputies attempted to arrest 36-year-old Jeremy Alan Maddelena in the area of SE 136 St. and 171st Ave. Maddelena fled the scene in a stolen car before he could be arrested.

The new Central Sound Aerospace Training Center set to be built at the Renton Airport recently received some additional funding from the state Legislature and will now be built to its full size.

A man in his mid-20s who implied he had a weapon robbed the Chase Bank in the Fred Meyer store on Nov. 14 of an undisclosed amount of cash.

Saturday marks Renton's Holiday Tree Lighting celebration at the Piazza. The event is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Santa will be on hand as well as food and entertainment for the whole family.

Sun Benjamin, a home health care worker, looks out from under a cap advocating a $15 minimum wage as she prepares to walk with other protesters on a day-long march in support of fast-food workers Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, in SeaTac, Wash.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. Valley Hospital has locked out at least 80 nurses and other employees in the aftermath of Wednesday's one-day strike and the hiring of temporary replacement workers.

It involved Sandra Wixon and the Sweet Decadence team. I dreamed that the "living room" of Newcastle was set to close.