Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke received a standing ovation before and after her fourth annual State of the City Address in front of a crowd of… Continue reading
Chris Tomlin encourages fans to sing along at his concerts.So when one of the most popular contemporary Christian singers performs Sunday at the ShoWare Center… Continue reading
EscapeA man waiting to be booked into the Kent city jail reportedly tried to escape through a hole in a restroom wall before a guard… Continue reading
A U.S. District Court judge on Friday in Seattle sentenced a 22-year-old Kent man to three years of probation with 90 days to be served… Continue reading
Micah Starks enjoys the attention when people walk up to him at the ShoWare Center or Kent Station and want to know about his uniform… Continue reading
A 48-year-old Kent man was among the three Boeing engineers killed in the crash of a Turkish Airlines 737-800 jet Feb. 25 in Amsterdam.John Salman… Continue reading
Robbery
Two men escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash after they reportedly robbed a fast-food restaurant at about 10:10 p.m. Feb. 10 on the 1300 block of West Meeker Street.
A new park and elementary school are slated to pop up on Kent’s West Hill within the next two years on adjacent properties.In fact, Kent… Continue reading
Once Ros Winslow started to collect antique glass and other items about 15 years ago to decorate her home, she became hooked.After only a few… Continue reading
Vincent Wayne Housley ignored his attorney’s advice and pleaded guilty Monday during his arraignment in Seattle to charges of killing his parents in their Panther… Continue reading
The future of the city-run Safe Havens domestic-violence visitation and exchange facility could be in jeopardy next year unless additional funds are found.“For 2009, Safe… Continue reading
Dennis Housley found out just how many lives his parents touched when 91 classic-car owners drove in a funeral procession for Joe and Karen Housley… Continue reading
The Kent Police Officers Association union voted Wednesday to allow the city to hold off on making contributions to a deferred-compensation package for officers.The union… Continue reading
A King County Superior Court judge on Wednesday agreed to delay an arraignment until Monday for Vincent Wayne Housley, charged with killing his parents in… Continue reading
Nearly 30 dealers from four states will display everything from postcards of trains to old-movie posters Saturday and Sunday at the Kent Commons.The more than… Continue reading
Friends of the late Joe and Karen Housley plan a procession of classic cars Thursday morning through Kent to honor the couple. The procession will… Continue reading
Then-Kent Police Chief Jay Skewes told Lorna Rufener at her job interview in 1980, “I’ve been waiting for you for seven years.”That comment puzzled Rufener,… Continue reading
Vincent Wayne Housley, the man charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the killing of his parents Feb. 1 at their Panther… Continue reading
The frustration mounts each year for Mike McCaughan as he watches Mill Creek flood the yard and street outside of his home on Kennebeck Avenue in Kent.
“It floods constantly two or three times a winter,” McCaughan said Wednesday as stood next to the creek, just east of Mill Creek Middle School and south of James Street. “The creek turns into a river two or three times a year.”
Andre “Hot Shot” Branch never missed watching the Harlem Globetrotters as a kid when they came to his hometown of Houston in the 1970s and early 1980s.
“I was a fan before I became part of the team,” said Branch, in a phone interview Friday.
