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Town hall talk: Resident urge lawmakers, leaders to tackle wide range of issues

Town hall talk: Resident urge lawmakers, leaders to tackle wide range of issues

Voters in Legislative District 47 have a lot they want their representatives in Olympia to tackle. And if the 50-plus who came to an evening… Continue reading

Town hall talk: Resident urge lawmakers, leaders to tackle wide range of issues
The flood-prone Green River. FILE PHOTO

County to evaluate alternatives for flood hazard management in Lower Green River corridor

The King County Flood Control District is preparing a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to evaluate alternatives for the Lower Green River Corridor Flood Hazard… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2018
The flood-prone Green River. FILE PHOTO
Kent School Board approves plans for independent performance audit of the district

Kent School Board approves plans for independent performance audit of the district

Audit will look at financial transactions, policies and procedures made during the past six school years

Kent School Board approves plans for independent performance audit of the district
Puget Sound prepares for the big one

Puget Sound prepares for the big one

Three years after an alarming report made national headlines, locals are quietly preparing disaster.

Puget Sound prepares for the big one
Woman killed in Kent hit-and-run

Woman killed in Kent hit-and-run

A 46-year-old Renton woman was hit and killed Tuesday morning in Kent by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene. The pedestrian was crossing at… Continue reading

Woman killed in Kent hit-and-run
Man who held ATF undercover agent and confidential informant at gunpoint pleads guilty

Man who held ATF undercover agent and confidential informant at gunpoint pleads guilty

Oct. 20, 2017 incident in Lowe’s Parking lot in Kent resulted in injuries to two assailants

  • Dec 18, 2018
Man who held ATF undercover agent and confidential informant at gunpoint pleads guilty
Special tribute to the fallen

Special tribute to the fallen

U.S. Army veterans Chriss Moen and Debi Lovelace, a Navy mother, salute after laying a wreath for departed World War II Navy veteran Donald Hanson… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2018
Special tribute to the fallen
A woman works on a drawing next to an unused viewing scope as a smoky haze obscures the Space Needle and downtown Seattle last August as smoke from wildfires moved across the region. (Photo courtesy of The Herald/Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)

Why do Washington voters struggle with climate change policies?

Despite environmental awareness and the public’s apparent desire for reform, statewide initiatives keep failing

A woman works on a drawing next to an unused viewing scope as a smoky haze obscures the Space Needle and downtown Seattle last August as smoke from wildfires moved across the region. (Photo courtesy of The Herald/Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)
Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Type, number of incidents

  • Dec 17, 2018
Puget Sound Fire call report
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia on temporary cradle. Photo by Eric Long, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

NBA superstar invited to museum’s Apollo 11 exhibit

Warriors’ Stephen Curry, former moon landing doubter, is welcomed to upcoming display of lunar spaceship

  • Dec 14, 2018
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia on temporary cradle. Photo by Eric Long, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
City of Kent looks to change downtown zoning to allow light industrial

City of Kent looks to change downtown zoning to allow light industrial

Effort to sell city-owned Naden property

City of Kent looks to change downtown zoning to allow light industrial
Kent Police to start up body-worn cameras pilot program

Kent Police to start up body-worn cameras pilot program

10 officers to wear devices beginning Dec. 21

Kent Police to start up body-worn cameras pilot program
Law enforcement agencies bust 14 more in drug dealing crackdown

Law enforcement agencies bust 14 more in drug dealing crackdown

Kent man named as high-level manager of group

Law enforcement agencies bust 14 more in drug dealing crackdown
Gregerson to chair State Government and Tribal Relations Committee

Gregerson to chair State Government and Tribal Relations Committee

33rd District representative serves part of Kent

Gregerson to chair State Government and Tribal Relations Committee
Overnight lane closures this Friday and Saturday near the I-405/SR 167 interchange in Renton

Overnight lane closures this Friday and Saturday near the I-405/SR 167 interchange in Renton

For the Reporter Late-night and weekend drivers who use State Route 167 in Renton near the I-405/SR 167 interchange should prepare for overnight lane closures… Continue reading

  • Dec 13, 2018
Overnight lane closures this Friday and Saturday near the I-405/SR 167 interchange in Renton
Underserved youth get in tune with RAP

Underserved youth get in tune with RAP

Nonprofit organization tries to make a difference in the lives of at-risk kids and their struggling families

Underserved youth get in tune with RAP
High wind could strike Kent, Seattle, Tacoma and vicinity on Friday

High wind could strike Kent, Seattle, Tacoma and vicinity on Friday

Potential 40 mph sustained winds, 60 mph gusts

  • Dec 13, 2018
High wind could strike Kent, Seattle, Tacoma and vicinity on Friday
Spreading some holiday cheer

Spreading some holiday cheer

JCPenney at Southcenter teams up with Seahawks to bring joy, gift cards to deserving Y kids

  • Dec 13, 2018
Spreading some holiday cheer
City of Kent raises school-zone speeding fines to $136 from $124

City of Kent raises school-zone speeding fines to $136 from $124

Many drivers caught by city’s cameras

City of Kent raises school-zone speeding fines to $136 from $124
State Patrol seeks help in hit-and-run cold case that killed Kent girl

State Patrol seeks help in hit-and-run cold case that killed Kent girl

Recent progress made in 1999 Benson Road incident

State Patrol seeks help in hit-and-run cold case that killed Kent girl