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Luke Lockhart is the Kent Reporter Thunderbird Player of the Week

#20 Luke Lockhart Active Position: C Date of Birth: 11/01/1992 Height: 5' 10" Weight: 169 lbs Shoots: R Resides: Burnaby, British Columbia Drafted: Eligible 2011

The Kent Predators are about to start their season and will call the ShoWare Center home.

Predators individual and group tickets on sale Monday

The front office for the Indoor Football League's expansion Kent Predators announced today that individual and group tickets for all seven 2010 home games will go on sale 10 a.m. Jan. 25.

The Kent Predators are about to start their season and will call the ShoWare Center home.
The Kent Police Department is seeking the help of the public locating a woman missing since January 2

Police still seeking leads on missing Kent woman – Video

Searchers from the King County Sheriff’s Office Marine and K-9 units were unable to find a missing 49-year-old Kent woman Jan. 13 at Clark Lake Park on the East Hill in Kent.

The Kent Police Department is seeking the help of the public locating a woman missing since January 2
Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK!  From the Jan. 16 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Thursday

Congratulations to this week’s Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK!

From the Jan. 16 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK!  From the Jan. 16 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Thursday

Kent man charged with rape, kidnapping of Federal Way teen

A 47-year-old Kent man was charged Jan. 15 with first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping of a 14-year-old Federal Way girl.

State, county work to prevent Green River flood pollution from Kent auto-wrecking yard

The Washington State Department of Ecology and King County are taking proactive steps to help prevent toxic material from escaping the site of an old Kent auto-wrecking yard in the event of Green River flooding.

Kent motorcyclist killed in Highway 512 crash | Developing story

A Kent man was killed Saturday night when he lost control of his motorcycle, crashed and was struck by three vehicles as he lay in the roadway.

The Kent Predators are about to start their season and will call the ShoWare Center home.

Kent Predators football team looking for a few good men and women; tryouts for players, dance squad scheduled

The expansion Kent Predators indoor football team announced Tuesday that they will have another round of open tryouts as they look to finalize their training camp roster in preparation for the 2010 season.

The Kent Predators are about to start their season and will call the ShoWare Center home.

Crews reopen 2 lanes of Highway 18

The state Department of Transportation reopened two lanes of westbound Highway 18 in Auburn at 3:23 a.m. Tuesday.

Globetrotters to return to ShoWare

The Harlem Globetrotters are coming back to Kent 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at the ShoWare Center.

Drama, comedy at the Kent senior center

Catch an afternoon of comedy, drama and music from 1:15-2:15 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.

Kent Police park their cars in a closure of the Kent-Kangley Road in Kent Friday afternoon

Three arrested in shooting incident on Kent’s East Hill; police say it was a drug deal gone bad

Kent Police were questioning three men and were looking for at least one other man Friday afternoon in connection with two shots fired from a shotgun near an East Hill apartment complex in the 11300 block of Southeast Kent-Kangley Road.

Kent Police park their cars in a closure of the Kent-Kangley Road in Kent Friday afternoon
A landslide on State Route 18 near Kent closed all three lanes of traffic near the West Valley Highway and Highway 167.

Westbound SR 18 to remain closed until at least Jan. 20 near Auburn

The westbound lanes of State Route 18 will remain closed until at least Jan. 20, after a second slide brought down approximately 1,500 cubic yards of mud, rocks and debris across all westbound lanes of the highway Jan. 14.

A landslide on State Route 18 near Kent closed all three lanes of traffic near the West Valley Highway and Highway 167.
Be aware of the signs your child may have one of the serious illnesses going around this season - the flu

Enter the flu season: Ways to stay healthy in the time of H1N1, regular flu and RSV

You are surrounded by people with runny noses, coughs and sore throats. And now your kids are showing signs of being sick. But what do they have and should you be worried?

Be aware of the signs your child may have one of the serious illnesses going around this season - the flu
Debris from the State Route 18 landslide near Kent can be seen in this photo taken Jan. 15 by the state Department of Transportation.

Mudslide closes westbound Highway 18 at Highway 167

Friday morning commuters up westbound Highway 18 in Auburn found themselves forced to detour to Peasley Canyon Road after a landslide closed all three lanes of traffic near the West Valley Highway and Highway 167.

Debris from the State Route 18 landslide near Kent can be seen in this photo taken Jan. 15 by the state Department of Transportation.

Celebrate Martin Luther King Day by doing a service project in Kent

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a national holiday, is Jan. 18. With schools and many businesses closed, including the City of Kent offices, Kent Parks… Continue reading

PREP HOOPS: KR, KW boys win; KW, KL girls win

Much of the talk about the Kentridge High boys basketball team this season has circled around star guard Gary Bell.The league’s leading scorer, however, has… Continue reading

Kentwood’s Hayden Peterson (top) holds down K-M’s Alec Moss during Wednesday night’s 119-pound match. Peterson hadn’t wrestled in more than two weeks due to a mild concussion he suffered during a tournament. The Kentwood junior returned strong

Wrestling: Kentwood beats Kent-Meridian | Also: State Rankings

Business as usual. That was the rallying cry for the Kentwood High wrestling team Wednesday night, which felt the heat from surging Kent-Meridian, but was able to cool off the Royals 40-25 in a South Puget Sound League North Division dual meet. Kent-Meridian was coming off a team title from the Liberty Invitational on Saturday. On Wednesday night, however, the Royals couldn’t solve Kentwood, which received pins from Ruben Navejas (112), Teddy Zografos (130), Matt Gordon (145) and Nathan Herrick (275) en route to the victory.

Kentwood’s Hayden Peterson (top) holds down K-M’s Alec Moss during Wednesday night’s 119-pound match. Peterson hadn’t wrestled in more than two weeks due to a mild concussion he suffered during a tournament. The Kentwood junior returned strong

PREPS OF THE WEEK: Jan. 4-9

PREPS OF THE WEEK: Jan. 4-9JORDAN THOMPSON WALKER, Kent-Meridian• Grade: Junior.• Sport: Basketball.• Accomplishment: Thompson Walker delivered back-to-back big performances last week, scoring a season-high… Continue reading

PREP REPORT: KW’s Smith returns to court; KL gymnast Thielman enjoys big night

He’s back.Josh Smith returned to Kentwood boys basketball team Tuesday night in fine fashion, scoring 10 points in a 61-37 South Puget Sound League North… Continue reading