Renton News

A film that highlighted Renton businesses and community leaders has won Renton FilmFrenzy II's People's Choice Award.

Renton Reporter Publisher Ellen Morrison, left, presented the Renton FilmFrenzy II Peoplea s Choice Award to filmmakers Nate Jones, center, and Rob Anderson, at right, for their a oeI Am Renton.a The presentation was made at Monday nighta s Renton City Council meeting.

The results are in from the Nighttime Click it or Ticket patrols conducted by local law enforcement between Oct.

Jay Covington, the City of Renton's chief administrative officer, is part of the transition team for county executive-elect Dow Constantine.

Mayor Denis Law is going to present to the City Council a resolution calling for the annexation of all of Fairwood.

Earlier today, King County prosecutors charged Michael Mockovak, co-owner of a Renton-based laser eye surgery clinic, with solicitation of murder.

A fare increase in 2011 and setting new priorities for property tax revenues will allow Metro to maintain existing levels of bus service next year despite the recession, following action Monday by the King County Council.

Two big wind storms swept through the region last week. A low pressure system brought wind gusts to Kirkland on Thursday.

The second effort to form a new City of Fairwood has failed, as the continuing count of ballots in the all-mail election has resulted in little change in the initial count released election night, Tuesday.

Fairwood residents rejected for the second time an election ballot measure to incorporate.

With the second attempt to form a City of Fairwood a failure, the next decision for this community of about 26,000 people is whether to annex to Renton.

Last night I was at a listening party for Beacon Hill hiphop group Helladope 's "Return to Planet Rock" album.

The school district's new transportation building is as shiny as its yellow buses.

State Sen. Fred Jarrett of Mercer Island will join the administration of the new county executive, Dow Constantine, as deputy executive, the highest ranking staff position in the incoming administration, Constantine announced Tuesday.

Despite a recession that seems to have helped - not hurt - business, the Value Village store in Renton is closing after 42 years.

A new downtown record store is changing the music scene with Renton's first indie rock showcase.

Our initial buzz to build interest in MyRenton, our interactive Web site where the entire community can post news, photos and links by neighborhood, got the site off to a good start.

Value Village plans to close its Renton location Nov. 14. The store, first opened March 1967, was the company's first in the Pacific Northwest.

Kenworth received recognition for its T270 and T370 diesel-electric hybrid trucks.

The man who allegedly robbed three banks in King County, including one in Redmond, back in September, was arrested by Spokane-area law enforcement Oct.