Kent city officials are trying to obtain $1 million in federal and state grants to help pay to replace the deteriorating swimming and fishing dock at the popular Lake Meridian Park.
Former Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $297,500 from his 93-year-old mother nearly one year after Federal Way Police arrested him for investigation of first-degree theft.
A 19-year-old Kent man suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Friday evening in the 15200 block of Southeast 272nd Street, also known as Kent Kangley Road.
The Kent Police Department will host a community awareness meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 5 on the West Hill at Totem Middle School, 26630 40th Ave S.
Kent Police seized nine pounds of heroin worth an estimated street value of $450,000 after detectives arrested a Kent man for reportedly selling the drug to an undercover officer.
Kent city financial staff project revenues from taxes and fees to continue to slowly trend up the next two years.
A King County Superior Court hearing date for ex-Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp was rescheduled for June 3.
Meeker Middle School in the Kent School District closed at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday due to a problem with the sewer system.
King County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a 46-year-old man at a Kent hotel in connection with distributing heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ephedrine between the county and Juneau, Alaska.
Drivers who use the high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes along Highway 167 between Renton, Kent and Auburn won't have to put up with the illegal to cross double white stripes much longer.
People have complained recently to the Kent Police about an Internal Revenue Service phone call scam.
Kent home prices dipped just 2 percent in April compared to the same month last year but sales fell 16.5 percent.
Kent city officials will consider forming local improvement districts (LIDs) to help fund two major construction projects along South 212th and South 228th streets to separate street and railroad traffic.
Come welcome artists from throughout the Puget Sound region during the Kent Summer Art Exhibit and Reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at the city's Centennial Center Gallery, 400 W. Gowe St.
Pacific Power Group is the new name of Pacific Power Products, a Ridgefield-based engine sales company with a location in Kent, 7215 S. 228th St.
A former Kentridge High School teacher faces a July 28 trial date in King County Superior Court for attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
Kent Police arrested a 43-year-old Saudi Arabian man for investigation of unlawful imprisonment with sexual motivation in connection with a 14-year-old runaway girl he took May 11 to a Kent hotel.
State Liquor Control Board and city of Kent officials disagree about how many proposed recreational marijuana retail stores in town sit outside of the 1,000-foot state buffer requirement from schools, parks and daycare centers.
City officials are making another pitch to bring a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility to vacant land in downtown Kent.
A nationwide search produced plenty of applicants for two high-profile city of Kent jobs.