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Good morning Renton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a late-night date ended in a Renton carjacking
- Why a Renton-based Seahawk may start again in a must-win game
- How a month-long cartel sting reshaped the Puget Sound drug trade
Also on today's calendar: Vintroverts' New Year's Eve and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Rentonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Rentonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 46 and low of 34 degrees.
- Saturday: Low clouds may break, temps: high: 44, low: 35.
- Sunday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 46 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Carjacking with a gun (rentonreporter.com) — Several recent police incidents around Renton include a late-night carjacking at gunpoint after a date ended with a drop-off in the city, plus a separate shooting where Renton fire crews treated a victim. Officers also handled burglaries, drug-related arrests, copper theft, and an auto theft, with several cases still under investigation. 
• Notebook: Seahawks' Josh Jones likely to start again at left tackle vs. Carolina (spokesman.com) — From the Seahawks’ Renton headquarters, coaches expect left tackle Josh Jones to get another start Sunday in Carolina with Charles Cross still sidelined by a hamstring injury. Jones graded well in last week’s overtime win over the Rams, while former Seahawk Mike Jackson now anchors Carolina’s secondary and is eager to face his old team with playoff stakes for both sides.
• $2 million in drugs tied to Sinaloa Cartel seized by King County Sheriff's office (fox13seattle.com) — King County deputies say they’ve dismantled a Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug network supplying meth, fentanyl, and heroin across multiple counties, including areas near Renton. The month-long “Operation Eastbound and Down” led to six arrests, nearly 300 pounds of meth seized, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in suspected drug proceeds recovered, disrupting a major pipeline into the broader Puget Sound region.
📸 Around Renton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Renton
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★ Featured events ★
- ADOPT-A-PET Party for 8
Tomato Tomato Creative Space, 226 Main Ave S Unit C, Renton
1:30 pm
Sunday December 28
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Other local events
- Amazing Bubble Man at IKEA Performing Art Center, Renton WA
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center , 400 S 2nd St , Renton
2:00 pm - Amazing Bubble Man at Renton's IKEA Performing Arts Center Dec 28th 2:00 PM
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center , 400 S 2nd St , Renton
2:00 pm - Tech Help Mondays
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - The Friendship Club
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
12:00 pm - Stuffed Animal Sleepover
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
6:00 pm - Vintroverts' New Year's Eve
Drum Roll Wine , 911 S 3rd St , Renton
12:00 pm - New Year’s Eve Crafternoon
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
Sunday December 28
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
Friday January 2
📣 Renton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton
10:30 am - Nar-Anon Family Groups
Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
4:30 pm - Dinosaur Concert with Mikey the Rad Scientist
Boulevard Park Library , 12015 Roseberg Avenue South , Seattle
12:00 pm - Weydii Ambassador Sabtida / The Welcoming Center
Tukwila Library , 14380 Tukwila International Boulevard , Seattle
2:00 pm
Friday December 26
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Learn To Welcome Santa Claus On Christmas Eve —Swannee Rivers Read on Patch
- Happy Christmas from Frankenstein and Lucy~ ❤️❤️❤️
(I used free assets I found on the internet to Photoshop a photo of my kitties to make this Christmas card~ No AI used!) (Nextdoor Briarwood) - Report of police activity at church in Bellevue, Washington.
3:37PM on Dec 24: Nextdoor user reports seeing two ambulances, two fire engines, and police at St. Louis Catholic Church. (Nextdoor )
- Renton School District 403 posted a job opening for Middle School Boys Basketball Head Coach in Renton. Apply here.
- Albertsons Company Inc. posted a job opening for 0519 Cake Decorator/Baker in Renton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Renton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tukwila
- KIRO hosts denounces ICE as veteran released after months in detention (mynorthwest.com)
- King County Flood Patrol team works 24/7 to monitor levees during historic weather event (kiro7.com)
- Food and dining becoming prime attractions at Tacoma, Tukwila malls (thenewstribune.com)
SeaTac
- Auburn man pleads guilty to hate crime, attacking Black woman with knife (seattletimes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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