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City of Kent tax revenues up, expenses down | 2016 budget update

With city of Kent tax revenues up higher than projected and expenses down, it’s a bright budget picture this year.

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Crews work on a water main in Kent.

Kent City Council approves water, sewer rate hikes

City of Kent water and sewer rates are going up next year and beyond to help maintain and operate each system.

Crews work on a water main in Kent.
Crews finish up work on the new Angle Lake light rail station parking garage in SeaTac at South 200th Street

SeaTac’s Angle Lake light rail station to open Sept. 24

Light rail’s coming a bit closer to Kent next month with a lot more parking spaces.

Crews finish up work on the new Angle Lake light rail station parking garage in SeaTac at South 200th Street
Kent Police investigate in August 2014 the shooting deaths of two Shell station employees. A jury on Tuesday convicted Leland Russell Jr. on two counts of first-degree murder for the killings.

Jury convicts Burien man of Kent Shell station murders

A jury took only a few hours to convict a 31-year-old Burien man of two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of two Shell service station employees two years ago in Kent.

Kent Police investigate in August 2014 the shooting deaths of two Shell station employees. A jury on Tuesday convicted Leland Russell Jr. on two counts of first-degree murder for the killings.

Motorcyclist shoots, injures driver during Kent road rage incident

A motorcyclist shot and injured the driver of another vehicle during an apparent road rage incident last week in Kent.

Kent family avoids injury after near head-on collision outside Leavenworth

A Kent family of four escaped injury after a driver in the opposite direction crossed the center line and struck their trailer while traveling along State Route 2, about 24 miles west of Leavenworth.

A rendering shows what the Grandview Apartments will look like when completed on Kent's West Hill along Veterans Drive (South 228th Street) near Military Road South. Construction is about 25 percent complete.

Affordable-apartment building boom hits Kent’s West Hill

A Bellevue developer plans to build more than 500 affordable apartment units over the next couple of years on Kent’s West Hill.

A rendering shows what the Grandview Apartments will look like when completed on Kent's West Hill along Veterans Drive (South 228th Street) near Military Road South. Construction is about 25 percent complete.
Kent Police are confident they will find the suspect who shot and killed two people at a transient camp last week.

Kent Police identify victims in transient camp killings

Kent Police say the search for a suspect in two killings at a transient camp remains a top priority with eight detectives assigned full-time to the case.

Kent Police are confident they will find the suspect who shot and killed two people at a transient camp last week.
Kent Police are pursuing leads in the shooting deaths of a man and a woman last week at a transient camp.

Kent Police continue to pursue suspect in transient camp killings

Kent Police say the search for a suspect in two killings at a transient camp remains a top priority but that they have no further information to release about the case.

Kent Police are pursuing leads in the shooting deaths of a man and a woman last week at a transient camp.
Kent Police Blotter.

Mother takes daughters to Kent’s Chuck E. Cheese’s in stolen SUV | Police Blotter

A mother of two young girls created a large Kent Police presence outside of the Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant after officers spotted her reportedly driving a stolen vehicle.

Kent Police Blotter.
Ducks gather on the shores of Kent's Lake Meridian where a resident reported spotting an alligator-type creature on Tuesday.

Alligator tale strikes Kent’s Lake Meridian

The uproar this week around Kent’s Lake Meridian appears to be more of an alligator tale than tail.

Ducks gather on the shores of Kent's Lake Meridian where a resident reported spotting an alligator-type creature on Tuesday.

Kent man pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide charge

A 23-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of vehicular homicide and reckless endangerment after he allegedly consumed beer and then drove a car an estimated 100 mph on July 25 that crashed and killed his passenger.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent man hits wife during cheating dispute in car | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly punched or slapped his wife during a dispute in their car about whether he had been cheating on her.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent to send jail inmates to Yakima

When the Kent city jail fills up, staff will send extra inmates to the Yakima County Jail.

The Scotch and Vine restaurant is now open at the Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent.

New restaurant opens at Kent’s Riverbend Golf Complex

The Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent has a new restaurant with the opening this month of The Scotch and Vine.

The Scotch and Vine restaurant is now open at the Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent.
Macrina Bakery owner Leslie Mackie displays items available at the company’s new Kent headquarters

Macrina Bakery celebrates grand opening in Kent

Macrina Bakery had a grand opening on Monday at its new Kent headquarters, 19215 66th Ave. S., including free coffee and a ribbon cutting by Mayor Suzette Cooke.

Macrina Bakery owner Leslie Mackie displays items available at the company’s new Kent headquarters

Kent City Council approves IT staffing increase

The Kent City Council took a rare step of approving new city positions midway through a year rather than during the annual budget deliberations that begin in the fall and conclude in December.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent woman throws candle holder, injures boyfriend | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she allegedly threw a glass candle holder at her boyfriend that cut his face.

Kent Police Blotter.
Macrina Bakery

Free coffee at Macrina Bakery’s Kent grand opening Aug. 8

Macrina Bakery is celebrating the grand opening of its new cafe in Kent by giving away free coffee and espresso beverages on Monday, Aug. 8.

Macrina Bakery

Senior living facility to be built on Kent’s East Hill

The construction of new senior living apartment complexes in Kent continues to boom.