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Kent School Board rejects proposal to move sixth graders to middle schools

Votes against boundary change recommendations by staff, consultants for 2021-2022

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King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, right, nominated Bill Boyce, left, of Kent, to serve on the Harborview Board of Trustees for the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

Dunn nominates Kent’s Boyce to Harborview Board of Trustees

To serve on group that helps oversee Harborview Medical Center operations

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, right, nominated Bill Boyce, left, of Kent, to serve on the Harborview Board of Trustees for the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County
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Kent man, 23, charged with first-degree murder for stabbing woman

He reportedly stabbed 20-year-old woman three times near apartment elevator after dispute

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Kent Police Blotter: Jan. 14-24

Robbery, assault, sex crime among incidents

  • Jan 27, 2021
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Kent man sues Bothell Police, King County for setting him up on murder charge

Ian Simmers, then 16, spent nearly 23 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit

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Most Kent crime numbers jump in 2020 compared to 2019

Shootings up 54%; robberies drop 26%

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District names four candidates for vacant Kent School Board seat

Joseph Bento, Russell Hanscom, Inal Tshovrebov and Thomas Williams

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Mags, open carry at protests and AR-15s on Olympia’s agenda

Lawmakers are eyeing a number of bills which could change firearm regulations in the state.

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Kent man, 21, injured as Tacoma Police vehicle fled crowded street

Officer hit pedestrians after people surrounded his vehicle downtown

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

Lawmakers consider prohibiting use of credit score to determine insurance rates

Advocates say credit scoring makes low-income and minority policy holders pay more for coverage.

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20-year-old woman fatally stabbed at Kent apartment complex

Police arrest 24-year-old man after standoff

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June 2018 algae bloom. Photo courtesy of Department of Ecology

Human-caused ‘dead zones’ threaten health of Puget Sound

Wastewater treatment plants account for about 70% of the excess nutrients.

June 2018 algae bloom. Photo courtesy of Department of Ecology
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Survey shows rent debt to be disproportionately distributed among minorities

More than half of Black renters surveyed said they owed rent money from previous months.

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Calls that Social Security number has been ‘compromised’ leads to $400,000 scam

SeaTac man indicted for mail fraud in scheme that stole money from elderly victims

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Man returned to King County to face Kent murder charge

Paul Dervin accused of killing his wife Nov. 30 in her West Hill home

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Construction along 76th Avenue South in Kent nears completion

Road was raised 3 feet to help reduce flooding

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West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Ecology.

EPA loans King County $96.8 million to prevent untreated water from spilling into Puget Sound

Loan comes a week after an over 10 million gallon overflow into the Puget Sound and Lake Washington.

West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Ecology.
A crew member works at the Sound Transit light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in Seattle. Sound Transit plans to build a similar facility in either Federal Way or Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

Sound Transit to release draft EIS March 5 for light rail maintenance facility

3 sites under consideration; 2 in Federal Way and 1 in Kent

A crew member works at the Sound Transit light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in Seattle. Sound Transit plans to build a similar facility in either Federal Way or Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit
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2-year-old child, woman rescued from Auburn house fire

Fire started in the garage around 11:40 p.m. Jan. 20 near the 30100 block of 50th Lane S.

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Puget Sound Fire’s Taylor chosen Educator of the Year

Washington Public Fire Educators select her for 2020 honor

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