Renton News

Scientists have crowdsourced a network of volunteers taking water samples at beaches along the West Coast in hopes of capturing a detailed look at low levels of radiation drifting across the ocean since the 2011 tsunami that devastated a nuclear power plant in Japan.

According to the National Weather Service, today, Saturday brings a 70 percent chance of rain with a high near 59. The rain continues overnight with a low near 48. More rain on Sunday, with a 90 percent chance of precipitation this time and a high near 55. More of the wet stuff Sunday night, as temperatures drop to around 43 with an 80 percent ... (more)

The organization is moving from its current space, which is in the former Green Fresh Market building off of Rainier Avenue, to the new facility at 851 Houser Way N. The program presently has a two-year lease at that space with St. Vincent de Paul, owner of the building, that expires the beginning of April.

Local band the Hi-Speed Wobblies will present "The Renton Gong Show 3" at DeLancey's on Third this Saturday in downtown Renton.

Authorities say a 57-year-old Elmira resident shot in the face during a home invasion was also doused with gasoline.

The Board of Directors of Renton, Wash.-based Bell-Anderson Agency Inc. named Jason Webb, Matthew Heikkala and Jennifer Lutz as senior vice presidents of sales.

A new school devoted to helping nonprofit infants and children with special needs opened in Bothell March 3, as a part of the Northshore School District.

The 21-year-old performer in Cavalia's "Odysseo" is close with the horses he rides under the White Big Top at Marymoor Park, but the ponytailed Escalon saw friendship taken to a new level when the children from the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library spent time in the stables and training tent on Wednesday afternoon.

The Friends of Renton Schools are on a mission to raise $10,000 for Renton School District music programs in the month of March.

Sen. Karen Keiser and Rep. Tina Orwall and Rep. Mia Gregerson will host a telephone town hall for 33rd Legislative District residents from 6 to 7 p.m. March 19. At that time, constituents in the areas of Kent, SeaTac, Normandy Park, Des Moines, Burien and Renton will receive a phone call inviting them to stay on the line to participate in the town ... (more)

The City of Renton this month was recognized by the National League of Cities and the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials at the 2014 City Cultural Diversity Awards for "Embracing Our Diversity" program.

Pramila Jayapal, founder of immigrant advocacy organization One America , is running for Adam Kline's state senate seat.

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.