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Emerald Downs to open for horse racing June 22

Emerald Downs to open for horse racing June 22

No fans initially at Auburn track; fans can wager from home

Emerald Downs to open for horse racing June 22
Kent City Council approves $4.4 million 76th Avenue South project

Kent City Council approves $4.4 million 76th Avenue South project

Road to be raised to stop flooding

Kent City Council approves $4.4 million 76th Avenue South project
Car wash businesses can now operate in Washington | Update

Car wash businesses can now operate in Washington | Update

Brown Bear opens locations May 8

Car wash businesses can now operate in Washington | Update
Kent City Council awards $4.7 million Fourth and Willis roundabout project

Kent City Council awards $4.7 million Fourth and Willis roundabout project

Work to start this summer at major intersection

Kent City Council awards $4.7 million Fourth and Willis roundabout project
Zan Fiskum, 22, of Maple Valley, is one of nine finalists on NBC’s ‘The Voice.’ Her father John Fiskum works for the city of Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

Local singer Zan Fiskum advances to final 9 on ‘The Voice’

Maple Valley singer has ties to Kent

Zan Fiskum, 22, of Maple Valley, is one of nine finalists on NBC’s ‘The Voice.’ Her father John Fiskum works for the city of Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent
Driver cited for going 115 mph on I-5 in Kent

Driver cited for going 115 mph on I-5 in Kent

High speeds on uptick with less traffic on highways

Driver cited for going 115 mph on I-5 in Kent
FILE PHOTO, Brian Liesse, T-Birds

T-Birds issue ticket refunds, exchanges for cancelled games in Kent

17,000 tickets sold for three March contests at ShoWare Center

FILE PHOTO, Brian Liesse, T-Birds
$1.4 million unclaimed Lotto ticket bought in Auburn expires May 21

$1.4 million unclaimed Lotto ticket bought in Auburn expires May 21

82 high-value prizes totaling more than $5.7 million currently unclaimed

$1.4 million unclaimed Lotto ticket bought in Auburn expires May 21
Closures on I-5 in Kent for Federal Way Link light rail construction

Closures on I-5 in Kent for Federal Way Link light rail construction

Along southbound shoulder, lanes near Midway Landfill

Closures on I-5 in Kent for Federal Way Link light rail construction
Man faces murder charge in Kent strangulation of woman

Man faces murder charge in Kent strangulation of woman

Incident began as vehicle-train collision

Man faces murder charge in Kent strangulation of woman
NASA selects Kent-based Blue Origin to help return humans to the Moon

NASA selects Kent-based Blue Origin to help return humans to the Moon

Goal to land the first woman and next man on the surface by 2024

NASA selects Kent-based Blue Origin to help return humans to the Moon
State Ecology grant to pay for 3 electric school buses in Kent, 2 in Renton

State Ecology grant to pay for 3 electric school buses in Kent, 2 in Renton

22 districts to get buses funded by Washington’s Volkswagen diesel emission settlement

State Ecology grant to pay for 3 electric school buses in Kent, 2 in Renton
Kent mayor orders construction permit extension by 180 days

Kent mayor orders construction permit extension by 180 days

To allow developers to navigate challenges of COVID-19

Kent mayor orders construction permit extension by 180 days
Driver who crashed vehicle into train in Kent arrested for murder | Update

Driver who crashed vehicle into train in Kent arrested for murder | Update

Female passenger killed by strangulation not collision

Driver who crashed vehicle into train in Kent arrested for murder | Update
COVID-19 deaths climb to 30 in Renton, 23 in Kent, 21 in Enumclaw

COVID-19 deaths climb to 30 in Renton, 23 in Kent, 21 in Enumclaw

‘We still have way too many cases occurring each day,’ Health officer says

COVID-19 deaths climb to 30 in Renton, 23 in Kent, 21 in Enumclaw
Six staff members test positive for COVID-19 at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent

Six staff members test positive for COVID-19 at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent

Public Health – Seattle & King County to offer voluntary testing this weekend at facility

Six staff members test positive for COVID-19 at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent
Kent reopens city parks for trail use | Update

Kent reopens city parks for trail use | Update

Playgrounds, restrooms, gathering spaces still closed

Kent reopens city parks for trail use | Update
10 mayors from South King County ask Inslee to reopen construction industry
10 mayors from South King County ask Inslee to reopen construction industry
Auburn mayor asks governor to restore streamlined sales tax funds

Auburn mayor asks governor to restore streamlined sales tax funds

City could lose $2 million per year; already facing deficit of up to $9 million in 2020

Auburn mayor asks governor to restore streamlined sales tax funds
Hexcel lays off 160 at Kent aerospace manufacturing plant

Hexcel lays off 160 at Kent aerospace manufacturing plant

Impacts of Boeing 737 MAX grounding, COVID-19 pandemic

Hexcel lays off 160 at Kent aerospace manufacturing plant