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.
Kent city officials are keeping a close watch on the drop in storage capacity at the Howard Hanson Dam because of the potential impact of… Continue reading
King County prosecutors charged Vincent Wayne Housley on Monday with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the killing of his parents after an… Continue reading
Kent city officials plan about $250,000 worth of repairs this year to add another five years of life to the Kent Meridian Pool.“With the needed… Continue reading
Assault: A Kent woman reportedly punched her boyfriend in the face during an argument about another woman 9:25 p.m. Jan. 28 at an apartment in… Continue reading
Kent city officials expect construction costs at the city-owned ShoWare Center to stay within budget when all of the final invoices are submitted in the… Continue reading
A King County animal-control officer says he did the right thing when he filed an animal-cruelty complaint last October against the county managers of the… Continue reading
A freight train traveling at 45 mph struck a semi-truck carrying new cars Friday on a crossing at South 212th Street near 72nd Avenue South… Continue reading
Families can soon expect much-improved living and playing conditions at the Birch Creek Apartments on Kent’s East Hill.The King County Housing Authority, which owns the… Continue reading
A 20-year-old Seattle woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of first-degree animal cruelty in connection with a puppy that starved to death last… Continue reading
King County officials are still trying to decide whether they’ll be doling out reprimands to an animal-control officer and the officer’s sergeant after the two… Continue reading
The Kent City Council could decide within the next month whether to pick the May or August ballots this year for Panther Lake residents to… Continue reading
Beware, ShoWare.High school basketball is coming Jan. 30 to Kent’s new arena.Fans will get chance to follow the bouncing ball for the first time at… Continue reading
Work is water and a whole lot more for Kelly Peterson.Peterson, a city of Kent environmental conservation supervisor, helps oversee the quality of drinking water,… Continue reading
Kent city officials spent nearly $150,000 to combat the two-week snowstorm that struck last month. That's nearly five times as much money as the city… Continue reading