Renton News

There was a flush of the toilet and the door of a hotel room in downtown Renton opened.

There's another rainy weekend ahead, according to the National Weather Service, but at least it won't be too cold.

The Golden Dynasty tavern on PArk Avenue in North Renton has logged more than 200 police service calls in recent years.

Due to an ever-growing demand for energy on the east side of Lake Washington, Puget Sound Energy this year announced its "Energize Eastside" initiative to bring new transmission lines to our side of the lake.

District Lodge 751 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers , which represents some 32,000 people who build Boeing airplanes in Western Washington and elsewhere, has a new leader.

More than 300 Citizen Corps volunteers attended a full day training this past weekend to learn how to help their communities become safer and better prepared to respond to disasters and emergencies.

Three people were displaced this past weekend following a two-alarm fire in the Shadow Hawk neighborhood and the family's dog, Zahra is missing.

Renton's got a new space for creativity in Glazed Arts ceramic painting studio, which opened March 1 at The Landing.

The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness modified its numbers for the One Night Count, a federally mandated annual survey that tallies how many people are living outdoors or in their cars.

RENTON, Wash. -- Residents of Renton have gotten used to an unusual sight -- a bunch of jets, plopped atop some trains, trekked through the center of town.

Police are warning residents that a common scam is once again making an appearance in the Renton area, particularly in the West Hill area.

There will be new faces and new possibilities on Lake Washington this summer as the George Pocock Rowing Foundation will take over the Cedar River Boathouse this summer.

Recaptured along with Downs were his girlfriend Tanjanique Q. Hillis, and an accomplice, Denisha R. Dunston.

Todd Hofheins, chief financial officer of Providence Health and Services, said the Catholic health network provided $951 million in community benefit, exceeding its target.

The City of Renton on Monday honored members of the Renton Police Department who earned Employee of the Quarter and Employee of the Year honors for 2013.

Hope you enjoyed the sun this week as it may the last we see it for a bit, according to the latest forecast.

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission allocated on Thursday low-income housing tax credits that will finance an affordable housing development for low-income veterans in Federal Way.

The City of Renton is considering treating recreational-marijuana businesses like taverns, instead of typical retail stores, and will only permit producers and processors in the city's "Industrial Heavy" zone.

During the Feb. 4-6 Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance annual convention, Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee Executive Director Laura Hopkins asked for input from suppliers about what will be needed at the Renton aerospace center.

Wendell Downs, who escaped custody at the Bellevue District Courthouse last month, was arrested at around noon today in Renton, according to the Bellevue Police Department.