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🌱 Patch AM: How fake flood videos are complicating Renton’s real recovery
Coming up on the Renton Patch calendar: Vintroverts' New Year's Eve
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In today's newsletter:
- How fake flood videos are complicating Renton’s real recovery
- How a Renton teen’s fake ID led to a quick arrest
- How did Auburn’s biggest 2025 crises spill over toward Renton?
Also on today's calendar: Vintroverts' New Year's Eve and 8 more events.
Find out what's happening in Rentonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Rentonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 49 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 47, low: 40.
- Friday: Cloudy with occasional rain, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. AI videos, conspiracy claims muddy reality after South King County flooding (fox13seattle.com) — Renton residents are facing a long cleanup from Cedar River flooding even as misleading AI-generated videos and conspiracy theories about the wider South King County floods continue to spread online. Local mayors warn that fake disaster clips and weather-manipulation rumors are deepening fear and frustration while communities like Pacific and Kent work through real infrastructure and recovery challenges. 
2. Fake ID leads to counter jump and cigar robbery at Kent convenience store (kiro7.com) — An 18-year-old Renton resident was arrested after Kent police say he assaulted a convenience store employee and stole cigars from a shop on East Hill. Witness photos and store surveillance helped officers quickly identify and locate the suspect nearby, where they recovered the cigars and took him into custody. The injured employee reported only minor head injuries.
3. Year in Review: Auburn's top stories of 2025 (auburn-reporter.com) — Two of Auburn’s biggest 2025 stories directly touched Renton, including a Green River levee breach that triggered evacuations in small parts of Kent, Renton, and Tukwila, and Seattle’s lawsuit involving a Renton gun shop over allegedly convertible Glock pistols. The broader roundup highlights major Auburn crime, politics, flooding, and public safety developments that shape the wider South King County region Renton residents share.
4. A Bold Blueprint: How ACE Is Shaping Success For Young Black Men In Seattle (seattlemedium.com) — Young Black men in Renton stand to benefit from ACE’s expanding mentorship and education programs, which now partner with Renton Public Schools alongside several Puget Sound districts. The Seattle-based nonprofit offers academic support, life skills training, scholarships, and a Black Male Educator Institute to increase Black male teachers, all aimed at steering boys toward college, trades, and leadership instead of violence or the justice system.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Renton
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- Vintroverts' New Year's Eve
Drum Roll Wine , 911 S 3rd St , Renton
12:00 pm - Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Creative Art Oasis
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
4:00 pm - Tech Help Mondays
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Toddler Story Time at Renton Library
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
10:30 am - Baby Story Time at Renton Library
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
11:15 am - Branding Your Startup
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Creative Art Oasis
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
4:00 pm - Playdate @ Drum Roll Wine
Drum Roll Wine , 911 S 3rd St , Renton
3:00 pm - Sunday Funday: Indoor Cornhole!
Drum Roll Wine 911 S. 3rd St. Renton, WA 98057
3:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Friday January 2
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Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
- King County Department of Local Services Office Hours
Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
1:00 pm - New Year's Eve Alcathon
Phoenix Club , 14701 Aurora Ave N , Shoreline
5:00 pm - District 36 Alcathons
Hope Hall , 8305 Meadowbrook Way SE , Snoqualmie
5:00 pm - Family-Friendly New Year's Eve Celebration
Arena Sports , 2115 NW Poplar Way , Issaquah
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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💬 Chatter
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- Simple Ways to Say Goodbye to 2025—Without Spending a Dime —Swannee Rivers Read on Patch
- When the Holidays Are Over but Christmas Break Isn’t —Swannee Rivers Read on Patch
- I know this is redundant as he’s been posted twice before, but our little guy is still missing.
He was with the rover sitter when he ran away so he is unfamiliar with the area. Last seen by the intersection 186th pl and 135th pl SE (Renton -… (Nextdoor Forest Estates) - I'm not sure if I'm the only one learning this, but I just learned today that if you exchange or buy a propane tank, you should check the date on the new tank.
By law, tanks older than 12 years can't be legally refilled. In July, I brought a U-haul propane tank to U-Haul to get it refilled (in Renton). U… (Nextdoor The Orchards)
- Cintas Corporation posted a job opening for Production Supervisor - 2nd Shift in Renton. Apply here.
- The Cleaning Authority posted a job opening for Housekeeper House Cleaner in Renton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Renton here.
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