Renton News

Private liquor sales got off to a brisk start Friday in Renton, with security much in evidence at some stores.

A free Earthworks Tour Inaugural Bicycle Ride is Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. at the Herbert Bayer Earthworks Park at Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park in Kent.

Customers were steady at North Bend's Liquor Store No. 179 as the clock ticked down to closing time Thursday, May 31.

I'm always looking for my next off-the-beaten path discovery in Renton--and Jay Berry's Cafe on Coalfield Corner has my heart on a plate.

King County public defender Royce Roberts can't recall the number of times his clients have asked him if he's a real attorney.

Downtown Renton and the Valley Medical Center campus will come alive with the tastes of summer when fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables and a wide variety of other food vendors are available through two farmers markets in Renton.A Renton Mayor Denis Law will officially ring the bell at the Renton Farmers Market at the Piazza onA Tuesday, June 5, ... (more)

Green is the new black. Several decades ago the First Lady's fashion sense made the headlines; this week it's Michelle Obama's green thumb and the release of her new book, "American Grown: The story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America." Part autobiography and partly a gardening "how-to," the book also serves as an ... (more)

First Financial Northwest, Inc. , today announced the results of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, following the certification by the Company's independent Inspector of Election, Carl T. Hagberg and Associates, that there was a quorum present at the meeting.

Facing new challenges in an election year, U.S. union tradeswomen attending a second annual conference earlier this month in Sacramento reviewed anti-union measures on ballots across the U.S. and vowed to unite to slow attrition.

Nineteen-year-old Jarod Lane has been charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend, 17-year-old Jessica Scholl.

Last week, a group of education advocates, teachers, parents and legislators filed an initiative measure that will authorize a limited number of public charter schools in Washington state and evaluate their success in improving academic achievement and outcomes for Washington public school students.

A Newton Press Die Inspection System mounted on the front of a Grabener coinage press at the San Francisco Mint is being used to inspect for installation of the correct dies in the proper die alignment.

Renton is a busy place on Memorial Day weekend. Hundreds gathered to honor fallen veterans , Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park drew mobs of sun seeking vacationers, and many more families gathered with friends for backyard barbecues.

My name is Blossom Blue. Sadly my familyA surrendered me to Purrfect Pals afterA they had to move and could not takeA me with them.

A teenager accused of stabbing and beating his ex-girlfriend to death and then setting her house on fire has been arrested.

The suspect in the death of 17-year-old Jessica Scholl Friday morning apparently has been arrested in Oklahoma City, Ok., the Renton Police Department announced Monday afternoon.

State-run liquor stores in Renton and across the state areA closing throughout the week, leading up to Friday when only private retail outlets will sell liquor.

The Lindbergh High School community came together Sunday night at a candlelight vigil to remember Jessica Scholl, who was killed Friday morning in her home.

The sinking of the Deep Sea in Penn Cove off Whidbey Island has cost the state an estimated $350,000 so far, the state Department of Ecology said last week.

How to fill the awkward gap between the end of Sunday school in May and the end of public school in June? St.