Renton Reporter

2 days ago | rentonreporter.com | Drew Dotson

A Renton resident is speaking out to have the South Vietnam flag represent local South Vietnamese refugees. At the May 19 Renton City Council meeting, Brian Do, said he was speaking on behalf of the South Vietnamese community who reside in Renton — and criticized the use of the Vietnamese flag in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month proclamation and reception the prior week.

2 days ago | rentonreporter.com | Joshua Solorzano

The Renton Police Officers Guild has filed a lawsuit against the City of Renton, alleging that the city incorrectly told the guild that it could not establish a health savings account for employees with surplus funds from employees’ self-insurance program. In Renton’s counterclaim, it denied the central claims that the guild made in its lawsuit, which the guild’s attorney also presented to the Renton Reporter.

4 days ago | rentonreporter.com | Drew Dotson

The Renton Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection to the murder of Axel Chirinos Banegas. The Special and Directed Enforcement Teams arrested a 56-year-old man on investigation of murder in connection with the homicide of 23-year-old Banegas, who was found in his apartment by a family member in the 1100 block of Edmonds Avenue NE on March 5, 2025. The man was arrested in Renton on June 3, and was taken into custody without incident.

4 days ago | rentonreporter.com | Drew Dotson

The city of Renton held a Pride flag-raising event to celebrate the start of Pride Month. At the flag raising on June 2, Mayor Armondo Pavone said this was the sixth year of raising the Pride flag and was the first time they have raised the flag accompanied by a proclamation at the Renton City Council meeting. Pavone said the LGBTQ community has made substantial progress and achievements in Renton and throughout the United States in recent years.

5 days ago | rentonreporter.com | Drew Dotson

A plane crashed into the water at Renton Municipal Airport on Sunday with no injuries. At around 2:30 p.m. June 1, a single-engine, privately owned aircraft reported mechanical issues during takeoff and made an emergency landing in the water at the north end of the airport. The Mercer Island Police Department Marine Patrol Unit responded to the reported crash and secured the area. MIPD reported the pilot and passenger of the airplane were both uninjured and out of the plane when they arrived.