Kent garbage truck driver Hal Smith noticed a young girl standing alone on the other side of the street as he rumbled through his final East Hill neighborhood on a recent afternoon.
A hearing scheduled for Monday in King County Juvenile Court in Seattle to determine whether a 15-year-old Kent boy charged with rape should be prosecuted as an adult, has been rescheduled to March 26.
Two legendary names from R&B - KEM and the Isley Brothers will play Friday, April 13 in Kent as part of the "Smooth Grooves Music Fest."
Gov. Chris Gregoire has asked President Obama to declare a federal disaster area in 11 Washington counties for damages and emergency response costs suffered during January’s severe winter storm.
As this week's rainstorm subsided, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District officials estimate that Mud Mountain and Howard Hanson dams
A 23-year-old Kent man pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of first-degree robbery in connection with robberies in October and November at Key Bank branches in Redmond and Bellevue.
Kent's ShoWare Center suffered financial losses for the third straight year in 2011.
A memorial service for Kentlake High School swim coach Seth Dawson is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver.
The Kent Delivery and Distribution Center for the U.S. Postal Service will remain open even as the agency closes six other facilities in the state.
Have you ever wondered what goes into being a Kent Police officer?
If community members continue to jump aboard the campaign, Kent's old train station downtown someday might become a coffee shop, restaurant, visitor's center or similar retail spot.
Planned water releases from the Howard Hanson flood-control dam in the upper Green River watershed have brought the Green River Wednesday up to a Provisional Phase 3 flood alert level with predictions of a full Phase 3 alert by late Wednesday.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, deployed spotters Wednesday to the Green and White rivers and a team to make emergency
Interactive booths, sports competitions, contests and prizes, along with performances by Kent’s talented kids are just part of the fun at “You Me We," from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at the ShoWare Center.
Soul singer Bettye LaVette performs as part of Kent’s Spotlight Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at the Kentwood Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Avenue S.E., in Covington.
A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report about the Cessna 172 plane crash that killed Kentlake High School swim coach Seth Dawson Feb. 15 near Mount Si in North Bend is expected to be issued by the end of this week or early next week.
About 100 employees will lose their jobs when H.J. Heinz Co. closes a Kent frozen soup plant March 30.
A 42-year-old Renton man, who helped lead a retail theft ring that targeted home improvement stores, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $170,000 in restitution for wire fraud and unlawful possession of a firearm.
The scam that fraudulently uses Better Business Bureau's name will not die.
Kent Police want more residents to call 911 whenever they see something that "just doesn't feel or look right."
