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One former Franklin High School student is dead and another is locked up in a Seattle jail on suspicion of homicide in the strangling death of his girlfriend.

In December 2012, Emily Sue Falkenstein of Renton, Wash., drove into a marked crosswalk where wheelchair-bound Gregory Ramirez, 48, was crossing with his 6-year-old niece in his lap.

Rain appropriately fell during a Thursday gathering of Kent, King County and state politicians to kick off an $18 million Green River levee repair project.

Hanspeter Ueltschi is the fourth-generation owner of BERNINA International, a sewing manufacturer.

Luther's Table, in Renton, is hosting two big events in April: a pre-Easter music event and a gala.

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Based on the explanations provided by the architecture and engineering teams and special situations surrounding each library project, the city feels comfortable that these costs are within reasonable range, said Iwen Wang, city finance and information technology administrator.

A number of Renton hillsides and slopes will hopefully get more careful and frequent inspection, after the landslide that swept through Oso in Snohomish County and because of a recent assessment of the potential hazard they pose in Renton.

Jeanne Marie Moshner passed suddenly at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, WA, on Tuesday, April 8th at the age of 80. She was born on June 13th, 1933, in Renton, WA, to Bruce and Hazel Shuman.

A Boeing Co. 737 airplane is lined up at the company's assembly facility in Renton, Wash.

Mercer Island City Councilmember Tana Senn has confirmed that she will run for State Representative for the 41st Legislative District.

A 20-year-old Renton man told detectives his alternate personality, "Frost," is responsible for the death of his girlfriend Saturday, April 12, according to court documents.

King County prosecutors on Wednesday charged Gabriel Navarro of Renton with first-degree murder/domestic violence, accusing the 20-year-old of strangling his girlfriend to prevent her from ending their three-year relationship and to punish her family members.

This map shows two potential routes for Puget Sound Energy's Energize Eastside project, which would run 18 miles of transmission lines from Renton to Redmond.

The Bellevue Chamber, along with other chambers of commerce in Washington, has advocated persistently for a statewide transportation package.

Two plots of land tucked behind Mercerdale Park and Farmer Insurance could be redeveloped into 18 townhouses, pending approval by the city.

A 20-year-old Renton man told detectives his alternate personality, "Frost," is responsible for the death of his girlfriend Saturday, according to court documents.

Conflicting stories led to the arrest March 27 of a 20-year-old Renton woman, who is seven months pregnant, for felony domestic violence.

The National Weather Service is calling for a mostly cloudy morning for today, Saturday, but clearing through the afternoon to mostly sunny skies and a high near 61. Mostly clear Saturday night with an overnight low around 40. The sun sticks around Monday with a high near 69, but clouds begin to roll in Monday night with a chance of showers through ... (more)

Each month, the Mercer Island Police Department compiles a breakdown of its crime numbers and compares them to the year prior.