Example of fentanyl. (File photo)

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Auburn couple pleads not guilty in drug-related death of 1-year-old son

Medical Examiner’s autopsy found the boy died from fentanyl, methamphetamine intoxication.

Ring camera footage captured K’Shawn Konscience Jimerson striking Michael Dean Gray with a wooden stick prior to the stabbing, according to an affidavit of probable cause. (Court documents)

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Suspect, 19, in Renton handyman stabbing is back in jail after bail increase

Judges increases bail to $500,000 from $50,000; Michael Dean Gray, 65, died Sept. 27.

Kelsey Hall has been growing dahlias since 2018; her farm now sells more than 4,000 flowers a year, and grows up to 200 different varieties. Photo courtesy Kelsey Hall

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Local farm’s fame blooms in light of a newly-discovered dahlia

“Daffodahlia” caught the attention of Martha Stewart.

All the prosecutors (left) and KPA leadership and electeds (right). Courtesy photo

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Korean Prosecutors Association launches Pacific Northwest Chapter

King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion delivered a speech at the launch ceremony.

The Vital app is available now on iPhone and Android devices. Courtesy image.

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DOH launches app to help cancer survivors

Vital: A Companion App for People Living with Cancer is a partnership between the Washington State Department of…

Renton High School. File photo

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School district plans to build new Renton High School

Project involves purchasing 42 parcels adjacent to the current site.

The inaugural flight of the new direct flight between Seattle and Manila from the Philippine Airlines (PAL) lands at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Oct. 2. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / Sound Publishing

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Federal Way Filipino community embraces direct flight from Seattle to Manila

October is also Filipino American History Month.

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Suspect in violent Renton stabbing posts bail

K’Shawn Konscience Jimerson, 19, was charged in the death of 65-year-old Michael Dean Gray.

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Man killed in Auburn motorcycle crash on SR 167

Collision Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1 southbound near Highway 18

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Man dies while in Federal Way Police Department custody

Valley Independent Investigative Team will conduct an investigation.

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Man, 19, arrested in stabbing death of handyman in Renton

King County Medical Examiner’s Office identified 65-year-old Kyle Dean Gray’s death as a homicide

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Renton High School staff receive Governor’s Lifesaving Award

The staff members all worked together with school nurse last year to save the life of a 10th-grade…

A group of volunteers from Raise the Wage Renton, shown gathering signatures in 2023. Renton residents approved a higher minimum wage for the city in a Feb. 2024 special election. (Photo courtesy of Raise the Wage Renton)

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Minimum wage is going up in Washington

Cities can set minimum wages higher than the state. Seattle, SeaTac, Tukwila, Renton, Bellingham and Burien all will…

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Fewer Washington residents have delinquent debt than national average

About 14% of Washington residents carry delinquent debt, lower than the national average of 22%, according to a…

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Meet James Mitchell Renton High School’s new school resource officer

‘When these kids know that we care, that people care about them, they want to do better’

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Wild Waves Theme Park in Federal Way offers a 24-hour coffin challenge

Six participants must stay inside a coffin for 24 hours for the chance to win prizes.

Demolition has begun on the Auburn Avenue Theater, with the main marquee among the things coming down first. Courtesy photo

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Auburn Avenue Theater’s marquee comes down

Built in 1926; city plans new theater complex

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Man, 41, charged in Auburn drive-by shooting

To be arraigned Oct. 3; incident left man in critical condition

Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, and Democrat Dave Upthegrove, right, are competing in the 2024 Washington state lands commissioner race. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)

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WA lands commissioner debate: Herrera Beutler and Upthegrove square off

The candidates disagreed on land management and timber strategies as they compete for the job of running the…

The strike began at midnight Friday, Sept. 13, with Renton workers and supporters picketing from the early morning hours and into the afternoon, and some saying they will picket and strike for as long as it takes. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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Boeing makes ‘best and final offer’ to striking machinists

Proposed deal would include a 30% pay increase, which falls short of the 40% increase sought by the…