Steve Hunter

Crews bulldoze last week as part of the repair work on the State Route 516 to South 231st Way levee along the Green River.

Kent targets 2018 FEMA accreditation of Green River levee repairs

The city of Kent could get the Green River levee system accredited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) if enough repairs are made over the next two years.

Crews bulldoze last week as part of the repair work on the State Route 516 to South 231st Way levee along the Green River.
Togo's plans to open a sandwich restaurant in May at Kent Station.

Togo’s sandwich chain coming to Kent Station

The Togo’s sandwich chain plans to open a restaurant at Kent Station.

Togo's plans to open a sandwich restaurant in May at Kent Station.

State plans second gypsy moth treatment Wednesday in Kent

The state Department of Agriculture plans a gypsy moth spray treatment on Wednesday in Kent.

The Green River

Kent offers free water testing for pre-1940 homes after lead turns up in Tacoma

Kent’s water remains very safe, said city water superintendent Sean Bauer.

The Green River
The city of Kent is working with local hotels

Kent seeks to draw tourists through website

Getting more visitors to town remains a priority for the Kent City Council.

The city of Kent is working with local hotels
Kent Police Blotter.

Fired Kent delivery driver tussles with officers | Police Blotter

Things took a quick change for the worse when a fired package delivery driver in Kent refused to leave his former workplace.

Kent Police Blotter.
The city-owned Riverbend Golf Complex has been buying city water to irrigate its two golf courses from a fire hydrant but a new well will be drilled this spring.

Drilling to start for new Riverbend golf irrigation well

The city of Kent’s Riverbend Golf Complex moved a step closer to getting a new irrigation well.

The city-owned Riverbend Golf Complex has been buying city water to irrigate its two golf courses from a fire hydrant but a new well will be drilled this spring.
A King County Sheriff's Office dive team will check out this vehicle spotted on Monday afternoon in the Green River in Kent near the 25000 block of Frager Road.

Car spotted in Green River in Kent; nobody inside

Divers didn’t find anybody inside a vehicle discovered Monday afternoon in the Green River near the 25000 block of Frager Road in Kent.

A King County Sheriff's Office dive team will check out this vehicle spotted on Monday afternoon in the Green River in Kent near the 25000 block of Frager Road.
Corey Mann

Corey Mann gets 40 years in prison for 2013 murder of Kent woman

Latasha Walker’s relatives erupted in cheers on Friday afternoon at a Kent courtroom when a judge gave Corey Mann the 40-year maximum prison sentence for the 2013 fatal beating of the 24-year-old woman at her Kent apartment.

Corey Mann

Kent City Council seeks City Hall remodeling costs

Kent city staff should know this fall the estimated cost to remodel four city buildings to provide more office space.

A car clipped an apartment and crashed into a tree Wednesday evening in the 12700 block of Southeast 240th Street. Nobody was seriously injured.

Vehicle strikes Kent apartment, tree

Paramedics took a woman to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries Wednesday evening after another vehicle struck her SUV from behind in the 12700 block of Southeast 240th Street.

A car clipped an apartment and crashed into a tree Wednesday evening in the 12700 block of Southeast 240th Street. Nobody was seriously injured.

Costs hit $800,000 for Kent’s Pine Tree Park sale termination

The taxpayers’ tab for the Kent City Council’s decision to terminate the Pine Tree Park sale is $800,000 – $40,000 higher than what city staff initially released.

King County emails dispute city of Kent’s stand on Pine Tree Park

King County officials claim they didn’t mislead Kent city leaders and staff about how funds from a planned sale of Pine Tree Park could be used.

William Hayes

Inmate escaped from top floor at RJC in Kent

The jail inmate who briefly escaped from King County’s Maleng Regional Justice Center Tuesday in Kent ran all the way from the fourth floor to get outside.

William Hayes
Kent Police Blotter.

Kent officers bust man for stealing vehicle | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of possession of a stolen vehicle after an officer spotted him pumping gas into the car.

Kent Police Blotter.
Kent Police capture a man Tuesday morning near the corner of West Meeker Street and Fourth Avenue South who ran a few minutes earlier from his court hearing at the Maleng Regional Justice Center.

Kent Police catch RJC escapee

It didn’t take Kent Police long to catch the man in the red jumpsuit running down Fourth Avenue on Tuesday morning after he briefly escaped from custody at the Maleng Regional Justice Center.

Kent Police capture a man Tuesday morning near the corner of West Meeker Street and Fourth Avenue South who ran a few minutes earlier from his court hearing at the Maleng Regional Justice Center.
Kent Police want the public's help to identify this man in connection with an assault in November at a Kent sports bar.

Kent Police seek public’s help to ID assault suspect

Kent Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man who reportedly assaulted another man in November at a Kent sports bar.

Kent Police want the public's help to identify this man in connection with an assault in November at a Kent sports bar.
Firefighters quickly put out a small kitchen fire Friday morning at the Kent Valley Motel

Firefighters put out kitchen fire at Kent Valley Motel

Firefighters extinguished a small kitchen fire late Friday morning at the Kent Valley Motel, 743 Central Ave. N.

Firefighters quickly put out a small kitchen fire Friday morning at the Kent Valley Motel

Teen gang member pleads not guilty to Kent murder charge

A 17-year-old Seattle gang member pleaded not guilty on Thursday to first-degree murder for shooting a 19-year-old man in January at a Kent apartment complex.

Voters in Kent and Covington will decide on the April 26 ballot whether to let the Kent Regional Fire Authority extend its fire benefit charge for another six years.

Kent RFA voters to consider fire benefit charge extension

Voters in Kent, Covington and Fire District 37 will decide on the April 26 ballot (Proposition No. 1) whether the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority can continue for another six years its fire benefit charge against property owners to help pay for fire services.

Voters in Kent and Covington will decide on the April 26 ballot whether to let the Kent Regional Fire Authority extend its fire benefit charge for another six years.