Renton News

Two citizens initiatives likely to qualify for the November ballot would compound an already gloomy budget situation if approved by voters, possibly pushing the state's shortfall past $3 billion.

A Tukwila man accused of fighting with another man at a South King County casino, and then running him over with his van, now faces vehicular-homicide and hit-and-run charges.

Kevin Taul knew he was going to do it. He just didn't know how long it would take.

Renton teachers, from left, Mary Washington, Rosemary Leifer and Lynne Wasson gather during a Center for Inquiry Science training session to discuss how to make the mealworm growth project interesting to ...

A Renton man who was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident last week died Wednesday evening at Harborview Medical Center.

A severe thunderstorm moved through the Eastside along the I-405 corridor Thursday morning, sweeping the region from Renton to Monroe with lightning, hail, strong winds and heavy rains.

Hot rods, muscle cars, low riders and tricked-out trucks. These are just some of the more than 300 rigs that will line the streets of downtown Renton Sunday.

Boeing installed two CFM56-7B engines on the U.S. Navy's first P-8A Poseidon June 21 in Renton, Wash.

The new art show at Carco Theatre features work by the young hands of 13 Sierra Heights Elementary students.

To promote pedestrian safety during summer school and before local children start school in fall, the City of Renton has installed the first speed camera at McKnight Middle School and a stepped-up enforcement ...

A 46-year-old Renton man died Sunday in Oregon while competing in the swimming leg of a triathlon.

Planning is well under way for the 23rd annual IKEA Renton River Days July 23 and July 25 - " 27.

Three banks were held up on Monday in King County leading FBI officials to believe that a repeat bank robber is on the loose, according to KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

More than 80 Renton residents have already signed up with Ki ng County Metro Transit's "In Motion" program to encourage healthier travel.

A 46-year-old Renton, Washington man dies over the weekend while competing in a triathlon at Wickiup Reservoir.

NEW YORK - A new program developed by the U.S. government is tackling the obesity epidemic by helping "tween" girls and their parents make small but important changes to build a healthier ...

After five weeks of sifting through garbage, the challenge is over. The six East Renton Plateau families are done lugging their trash bags to a scale each week.

A disturbance at a Seattle casino may have led to a 22-year-old Renton man being struck and killed as he walked in the roadway in the Boulevard Park neighborhood of unincorporated King County Wednesday night, ...

In late 2006, Port of Seattle Chief Executive Mic Dinsmore walked into Commission President Pat Davis' office, an official port memorandum in hand.

King County prosecutors have filed rape and kidnapping charges against a man who is accused of three rapes in suburban Renton.