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Hi Renton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Renton Highlands visit changed this charity’s mission
• What witnesses say happened before a motorcyclist was run over in Renton
• Why a Renton jury cleared a man in a 2024 stabbing

Also on today's calendar: Vintroverts' New Year's Eve and 6 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Richard B.!

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A bit of rain, with a high of 50 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 47, low: 36.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 47 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. The Forgotten Children's Fund brings gifts and joy for nearly 50 years (rentonreporter.com) — Families in Renton, including the Renton Highlands, are among those receiving full Santa-style home visits, gifts, and even furniture from the Forgotten Children’s Fund. The all-volunteer group serves hundreds of western Washington families each year, runs a “North Pole” warehouse in Kent, and is seeking donations and volunteers to keep helping working families who are struggling to make ends meet.
   

2. Auburn man charged with vehicular assault after motorcycle crash in Renton (kentreporter.com) — A man is facing felony charges after an alleged road rage crash in Renton that left a motorcyclist with severe head and neck injuries near SE Petrovitsky Road and 108th Avenue SE. Prosecutors say witnesses, including a van of Boy Scouts, reported the Jeep aggressively swerved and chased the motorcycle before striking it. The driver remains jailed in King County as the victim recovers in intensive care.
   

3. Defendant in 2024 Renton stabbing death acquitted (rentonreporter.com) — A Renton resident has been acquitted in the 2024 stabbing death that happened in a Renton home, after a jury accepted his self-defense claim. Prosecutors argued he was the aggressor, while the defense said he lawfully used force after retreating indoors. The case hinged on Washington’s self-defense and home-protection laws, and the jury deliberated for about two days before reaching its decision.
   

4. Seahawks' Leonard Williams defends suspended teammate (seattletimes.com) — From their Renton headquarters, the Seahawks are adjusting after linebacker Derick Hall was suspended one game for a play that injured a Rams lineman, with teammate Leonard Williams publicly backing Hall’s character. The team is also tweaking its practice schedule around Christmas and monitoring key injuries as it prepares for a road game in Carolina.
   

5. Why Washington state is building ‘stepdown' mental health facilities (chronline.com) — Renton is home to one of Washington’s new “stepdown” mental health facilities, Aristo Behavioral Health, which helps people transition after involuntary psychiatric treatment. The story explains how these small, state-funded centers work, why they’re struggling to fill beds, and the debate over whether resources should go instead to permanent supportive housing and broader community services.
   

📸 Around Renton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Renton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• EXIN Blockchain Essentials 1 Day Training in Renton, WA
  Regus - Renton - Triton Towers Three, 707 S Grady Way Suite 600, Renton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  10:00 am

Friday December 26

• Community Coffee Hour with REACH Renton
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  11:00 am
• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
  1:00 pm
• Renton Winter Art Camp Half-Day: Fri 12/26
  1506 Davis Ave S , Renton
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• ADOPT-A-PET Party for 8
  Tomato Tomato Creative Space , 226 Main Ave S Unit C , Renton
  1:30 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
• Amazing Bubble Man at IKEA Performing Art Center, Renton WA
  Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center , 400 S 2nd St , Renton
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Vintroverts' New Year's Eve
  Drum Roll Wine , 911 S 3rd St , Renton
  12:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• King County Department of Local Services Office Hours
  Skyway Library , 12601 76th Avenue South , Seattle
  1:00 pm
• One-on-One Computer Help
  Issaquah Library , 10 West Sunset Way , Issaquah
  5:00 pm
• Broadview Christmas Alcathon
  Phoenix Club , 14701 Aurora Ave N , Shoreline
  5:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
  Newcastle Library , 12901 Newcastle Way , Renton
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Small Ways to Keep the Spirit of Christmas Alive at Home —Swannee Rivers Read on Patch

• It’s been a rough season for Miracle on 134th Street, my walk through Christmas light display.
  I lost the beautiful archway a week ago in the 60MPH winds. But, I have a new arch and as of now everything is looking great. Come to 17334 SE 134TH… (Nextdoor Briarwood)
• Today was an exceptional day.
  My initial photograph at Lake Wilderness provided an early indication of the positive trajectory of my morning. (Nextdoor Jones)

• Cost Plus, Inc. - World Market posted a job opening for Seasonal Stock Associate in Renton. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Renton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Renton here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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