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Kent School District celebrates opening of Canyon Ridge Middle School

Renovated facility previously housed Kent Phoenix Academy and Sequoia Middle School

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Horizon Elementary is one of six schools in the Kent School District recognized by the King County Green Schools Program. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

King County honors six Kent schools for their green initiatives

Focus on waste reduction, recycling, energy conservation and water conservation

Horizon Elementary is one of six schools in the Kent School District recognized by the King County Green Schools Program. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District
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Kent City Council candidates all favor hiring more police officers

Six running for office discuss referring property tax increase measure to voters as a funding option

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Kent Museum to feature Seattle Thunderbirds hockey exhibit

Exhibit opens Sept. 16 and goes through Oct. 14

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Kent city administrator to decide whether to uphold firing of police officer

Pat Fitzpatrick will issue decision in a couple of weeks about Officer Michael Morfoot

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Kent salon owner bounces back from shop’s building fire

Wilder and Free Beauty Company sustains damage in Sept. 2 fire; seeks temporary location

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King County offers low adoption fee of $50 for an adult dog

Discount applies in month of September due to overcapacity at Kent shelter

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Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics

Man sentenced to 37 years for 2018 Kent killing of girlfriend

Left 18-year-old Des Moines woman in West Hill park after shooting her in the head

Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics
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Dump truck driver dies in Kent crash on State Route 167 | Update

Blown tire leads to single-vehicle crash Wednesday, Sept. 6 near Willis Street

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Kent 911 call about suspicious vehicle leads to arrests

Man, woman were passed out in vehicle at East Hill gas station

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Kent-based Rainier Youth Choirs seek members for upcoming season

Choirs open to children in the second through 12th grades

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King County awards $2.5M grant towards new Covington Aquatic Center

Facility would be built at new site and cost an estimated $70M to $90M

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Residents walk the grounds of the future East Hill Community North Park in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

City of Kent receives $800,000 park grant from King County

Funds to be used to develop East Hill North Community Park in Panther Lake

Residents walk the grounds of the future East Hill Community North Park in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter
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Kent-based Puget Sound Fire firefighters assist with Maui rescue efforts

Three men return home after emergency response to wildfires

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Kent Police Blotter: Aug. 7-28

Incidents include shootings, carjackings, robberies, Amazon bomb threat

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Second young man dies from injuries in Kent crash along Canyon Drive

Kenyan community mourns deaths of Timothy Mwangi, 18 and Dennis Ndungwa, 22 in Aug. 28 collision

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Kent bicyclist, 27, killed in collision with box truck | Update

Man identified as Carlos Gutierrez-Tinsley by medical examiner

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The U.S. Department of Justice released a photo of Ethan Nordean, circled in red, of Auburn, during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots in Washington, D.C. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. DOJ

Auburn man receives 18-year sentence for role in U.S. Capitol breach

Ethan Nordean, 32, helped lead Proud Boys attack Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Department of Justice released a photo of Ethan Nordean, circled in red, of Auburn, during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots in Washington, D.C. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. DOJ
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Son charged with killing Kent teacher remains in custody at state hospital

Michael Gese accused of murdering Gail Gese in February at her Tacoma home

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Courtesy Photo, Des Moines Police

Juveniles fire shots at each other in Des Moines at elementary school field | Update

School not yet in session at North Hill Elementary; police search for suspects

Courtesy Photo, Des Moines Police