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Renton man pleads not guilty in mother’s homicide

King County prosecutors filed charges against Walter Smith

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Inside the SCORE jail, 20817 17th Ave. S., Des Moines. (File photo)

King County will no longer house inmates at SCORE jail

The cities of Renton, Auburn, Burien, Des Moines, SeaTac and Tukwila own the facility

Inside the SCORE jail, 20817 17th Ave. S., Des Moines. (File photo)
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Renton man hunted down man in Seattle with knife, prosecutors say

Faces first-degree murder charge for Seattle stabbing

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Grant will help expand services at Auburn mental health clinic

The $940,298 grant will fund planning, development and expansion of facility

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Renton aircraft company denies liability in 2022 fatal crash

Pilot and all 9 passengers died after the plane crashed and sank in the waters near Whidbey Island.

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Renton man, 34, dies in motorcycle crash in Auburn

Driving Sept. 20 along State Route 164 reportedly speeding and passing in a no passing zone

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Renton Police warn of staged-collision carjackings

Suspects purposely rear-end vehicles

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Wrong-way crash on I-405 kills Renton woman and Bellevue man

Head-on collision early Saturday, Sept. 16 near Bothell

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Auburn woman dies three days after motorcycle crash on I-5

48-year-old woman was passenger on motorcycle that went out of control

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Man, 29, dies in Auburn from single gunshot

Found shot Sept. 10 in vehicle near 116th Avenue SE and SE 320th Street

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Renton woman charged with kidnapping pleads not guilty

Prosecutors formally filed charge of second-degree kidnapping

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Man shot in the chest in Renton

Police currently have limited information on Sept. 4 shooting

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Motorcycle crash hospitalizes two Auburn residents

Motorcycle struck puddle of water Sept. 2 on Interstate 5 in Seattle and lost control

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(Courtesy of Puget Sound Fire.)

Collision with injuries in Kent

Two vehicles collided on Aug. 24 in the 11400 block of Kent Kangley at Southeast 114th Street, hospitalizing one. Puget Sound firefighters treated one person… Continue reading

(Courtesy of Puget Sound Fire.)
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Three vehicle collision near Auburn hospitalizes two

Driver arrested for negligent driving in Aug. 28 collision along State Route 18

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1 dead in Renton house fire

A residential fire on Aug. 25 killed one person and hospitalized a second person.

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Woman charged in shooting death of rideshare driver

According to charging documents, the woman used the victims vehicle to visit her mother and brother in Skyway, smoke marijuana in Rainier Beach, and see a hairdresser in Kent.

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Pacific man, 19, charged in shooting death of Federal Way man

Police responded Aug. 7 to an apartment complex in the 400 block of South 325th Place.

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Video footage shows an assault on a Renton teacher in March 2023. (Screenshot)

Student’s assault on Renton teacher raises district safety concerns

Video shows violent attack in hallway; 12-year-old girl had prior criminal history.

Video footage shows an assault on a Renton teacher in March 2023. (Screenshot)
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Closer look at Auburn Police Department’s frequent use of K-9 units

City has one of the nation’s highest per-capita rates of dogs biting suspects, according to research.

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