The city of Kent will lay off 10 employees in January because of declining revenues in order to balance the 2012 budget.
A Kent mobile home park will receive about $1.53 million from the King County Housing Finance Program to renovate the park and preserve affordable housing for low-income homeowners.
Kent Police arrested two young men and four juveniles Tuesday in connection with a series of burglaries, robberies, thefts and car prowls.
The U.S. Postal Service is considering closing its Kent Delivery and Distribution Center but no decision has been made yet.
Kent Police arrested a National Guard sergeant for investigation of patronizing a prostitute after he allegedly picked up in his vehicle a woman walking the night of Nov. 30 in the 26200 block of Pacific Highway South.
LA Fitness will close the Kent Bally Fitness Club on Dec. 8 and transfer members to the LA Fitness club just one-half mile away.
King County prosecutors charged a 37-year-old Kent man with second-degree promoting prostitution after he allegedly used an 18-year-old woman with a mental disability to perform sex acts with men for money and then give the cash to him.
A 46-year-old Kent man was killed by a Sounder commuter train at about 5:40 p.m. Thursday after he reportedly stepped into the path of the train at the West Meeker Street and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crossing.
Applus Technologies was named the Kent Green Business of the Year for 2011 by the city of Kent.
Families unable to afford tickets for holiday shows can pick up free tickets at the Kent Food Bank.
A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 27 in King County Juvenile Court to determine whether a 15-year-old Kent boy charged with two East Hill rapes will be tried as an adult.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief after he reportedly stomped a hole in the kitchen floor during a dispute with his wife about calling the dentist for an insurance question.
Toys for Joy is an event where new, unwrapped toys are collected, sorted, wrapped, and delivered to the Kent Food Bank for distribution to needy families in the community.
Seattle Thunderbirds forward Branden Troock will miss about four weeks with a broken rib suffered in Satuday's game at the Kamloops Blazers.
A Highline School District teacher and coach pleaded not guilty Monday to third-degree attempted rape of a child in connection with a 15-year-old girl he met in October at Kent's Lake Meridian Park.
Nearly 2,400 people attended a Kent job fair Tuesday at the ShoWare Center.
Kent residents can donate pajamas at the Farrington Court retirement community to give to foster kids served by Treehouse.
Check out the ShoWare College Classic in Kent when the Seattle University Redhawks play the Evergreen State College Geoducks on Monday, Nov. 28.
Looking for a job? Then get to Kent's ShoWare Center Tuesday, Nov. 22 for a job fair.
The scheduled sentencing Friday of former insurance agent Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim, of Kent, was continued until Dec. 9 after she demanded a new attorney.
