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Kent Police Blotter: Jan. 30 to Feb. 10

Incidents include 11 shootings: two at city parks, two at apartments, one at WinCo

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Vine Maple Place receives $200,000 grant from KeyBank

Group has centers in Kent and Maple Valley to help families who are homeless

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Man, 21, receives 15 months in Kent 2020 vehicular homicide case

Mother of Kentwood High student killed in crash requested lighter sentence for son’s best friend

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Oscar Lindsay. COURTESY PHOTO, everloved.com

Celebration of Life service set for Kentwood student Oscar Lindsay

Event is at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Real Life Church in Covington

Oscar Lindsay. COURTESY PHOTO, everloved.com
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Kent Police catch carjacking suspects after East Hill pursuit

Guardian One helicopter assists in chase Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13; man and woman arrested

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Mourning, tributes continue for 15-year-old Kentwood High student

Oscar Lindsay remembered for his laugh, love of soccer and ‘unique way of looking at the world’

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King County Courthouse, Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

Kent, Federal Way men sentenced for fatal drive-by shooting

Third man also sentenced in 2017 Seattle killing of woman, 20, a passenger in boyfriend’s car

King County Courthouse, Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County
The Kaiser Permanente Kent Medical Center on the East Hill. COURTESY PHOTO, Kaiser Permanente

Still no timeline on new Kent Kaiser Permanente facility

Company bought the former Kmart property in 2020

The Kaiser Permanente Kent Medical Center on the East Hill. COURTESY PHOTO, Kaiser Permanente
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33rd Legislative District Town Hall set for Feb. 17 at Highline College

State Sen. Karen Keizer and State Reps. Tina Orwall and Mia Gregerson plan to attend

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Kent food distribution warehouse changes name to Pacific Coast Fresh Company

Similar to Pacific Coast Fruit name but signifies products beyond produce by Portland-based business

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Medical examiner: Cause and manner of death of Kentwood student are pending

Fundraiser started online for family of Oscar Lindsay, 15

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Man wanted for attempted murder in Kent fatally shoots himself

Police tried to apprehend man in Lewis County when he died of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

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Kent YMCA to offer free Community Day on Saturday, Feb. 24

Facility will be open noon to 3 p.m. to all for swim, gym and other activities

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Kent man receives 10-year sentence for 2022 fatal shooting

Killed man at apartment complex after a dispute over a parking stall

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Fellow members choose Satwinder Kaur as Kent City Council president

Will serve two-year term; replaces Bill Boyce, who nominated Kaur

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Kentwood High School in Covington. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

Kentwood High student dies from ‘medical event’ | Update

King County Sheriff’s Office says it is not a ‘suspicious’ death

Kentwood High School in Covington. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District
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Male pedestrian hit, injured by vehicle in Kent on SE 272nd Street | Update

19-year-old Kent man airlifted Monday morning, Feb. 5 to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle

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Kent’s sales tax hike proposal to pay for more police fails in Olympia

House, Senate bills didn’t get out of committees despite all-out efforts by city leaders

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Auburn woman, 84, killed in a hit-and-run collision in Kent | Update

Woman identified by medical examiner; she was walking Feb. 4 in the 800 block of Central Avenue S.

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City of Seattle will pay to house migrants in hotel outside of Kent

Venezuelan migrants have been staying at Quality Inn on West Meeker Street

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