Steve Hunter

Kent Target parking lot shooting could be self-defense over drug deal

The shooting death of a Kent man at the Target store parking lot reportedly turned out to be a drug deal gone bad and a case of self-defense.

King County Elections mails ballots for Nov. 3 election

King County Elections mailed ballots on Wednesday for the Nov. 3 general election.

A driver lost control of a SUV at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday and smashed into the Niemen Glass storefront at 209 Central Ave. N. Nobody was injured.

Glass landing in Kent

A driver lost control of a SUV and smashed into the Niemen Glass storefront at about 8:01 a.m. on Tuesday at 209 Central Ave. N., near East Smith Street.

A driver lost control of a SUV at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday and smashed into the Niemen Glass storefront at 209 Central Ave. N. Nobody was injured.
City officials plan to replace the swimming and fishing dock at Lake Meridian Park in 2017 because it is deteriorating.

Kent mayor proposes park, street improvements

Kent residents could see over the next couple of years pedestrian improvements along 132nd Avenue Southeast, a new swimming and fishing dock at Lake Meridian Park and a new synthetic turf field at Hogan Park at Russell Road.

City officials plan to replace the swimming and fishing dock at Lake Meridian Park in 2017 because it is deteriorating.
Alberto Avila-Cardenas

Two men to be sentenced for 2010 murder of three men near Kent

Two men are scheduled to be sentenced on Friday in Kent for the murders of three men whose bodies were found in 2011 at a plant nursery in unincorporated Kent near the West Valley Highway.

Alberto Avila-Cardenas

Man to face animal cruelty charge for punching dog at Kent bus stop

A dog, punched last month by its owner at a Kent bus stop, has recovered and remains in the Regional Animal Services of King County shelter in Kent.

Corner of South 212th and West Valley Highway in Kent to get new warehouse

The southwest corner of South 212th Street and West Valley Highway in Kent won’t be vacant much longer as crews put up a 63,546-square-foot warehouse.

Kent Police Blotter.

Fired employee throws chicken, biscuits at Kent restaurant | Police Blotter

A restaurant employee reportedly responded to getting fired by throwing biscuits and chicken all over the floor at the Ezell’s Famous Chicken outlet in Kent.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent man pleads not guilty to downtown shooting death

A 37-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty on Thursday morning to second-degree murder in connection with the shooting of a 42-year-old Kent man on Sept. 10 near downtown.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke.

Kent mayor proposes city property tax hike for 2016

City property taxes could take another jump next year under Mayor Suzette Cooke’s proposed budget.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke.
Kent Police will start issuing citations on Oct. 1 for drivers who speed through new photo-enforced school zones at Meridian and Millennium elementary schools.

Kent Police will soon issue traffic citations at two new school camera zones

Starting Thursday, Oct. 1, Kent Police will send traffic citations to the owners of vehicles caught speeding through the photo-enforced school zones at Meridian and Millennium elementary schools.

Kent Police will start issuing citations on Oct. 1 for drivers who speed through new photo-enforced school zones at Meridian and Millennium elementary schools.
Kent Police Blotter.

Man punches dog while at Kent bus stop | Police Blotter

Kent Police cited a man for investigation of second-degree animal cruelty after he allegedly punched a small dog he owns numerous times while at a bus stop on the West Hill.

Kent Police Blotter.
Trainer Alex Petrov works with April

Circus won’t return to Kent for couple of years

Don’t expect to see the circus back for at least couple of years or more to Kent’s ShoWare Center or anywhere else in the Pacific Northwest.

Trainer Alex Petrov works with April
Commuters on the Sounder train who park at Kent Station will get the chance to have permit parking starting in the fall of 2016.

Permit parking coming to Kent Station next year for train commuters

Train commuters who park at the Kent Station garage will be able to get permits starting in the fall of 2016.

Commuters on the Sounder train who park at Kent Station will get the chance to have permit parking starting in the fall of 2016.

City of Kent to return $221,750 grant for bike lanes

It's rare when a city returns grant money. But that's what Kent will do with $221,750 it received to help build a bicycle corridor along West James Street.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent officers bust gang member for West Hill assault | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested an alleged gang member for investigation of fourth-degree assault and third-degree theft in connection with an attack against a woman on the West Hill.

Kent Police Blotter.
Firefighters check out a Honda Civic involved in a collision with another car on April 13 in Kent. Sherri White

Sheriff’s Office still investigating fatal crash in April near Kent

The King County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate an April 13 head-on vehicle crash just outside of Kent that killed a 25-year-old Federal Way woman.

Firefighters check out a Honda Civic involved in a collision with another car on April 13 in Kent. Sherri White
City of Kent parks staff has closed the boardwalk at Lake Fenwick Park because of a lack of funds to repair it.

Kent parks continue to crumble; more funds needed

The city of Kent's reputation for outstanding parks is changing to outdated parks.

City of Kent parks staff has closed the boardwalk at Lake Fenwick Park because of a lack of funds to repair it.
Gary Ridgway will be coming back to prison in Washington after his transfer to a Colorado prison.

Green River killer Ridgway to return to Walla Walla prison

Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River killer, is coming back to prison in Washington from Colorado to serve his life sentence.

Gary Ridgway will be coming back to prison in Washington after his transfer to a Colorado prison.

Victims in Kent car crash identified | Update

The victims in the single-vehicle crash on Wednesday in Kent have been identified as Dmitriy Yegorshin, of Federal Way, and Eduard Kuzmych, of Auburn.