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How did accused killer escape custody at Harborview?

How did accused killer escape custody at Harborview?

Man charged in Kent murder sheds restraints, runs from armed guards

How did accused killer escape custody at Harborview?
Safe consumption part 3: The opposite of addiction

Safe consumption part 3: The opposite of addiction

Final episode of our three-part series on controversial supervised consumption sites

Safe consumption part 3: The opposite of addiction
City of Kent decides on full closure of James Street for repairs

City of Kent decides on full closure of James Street for repairs

Residents choose 20-day full shutdown to 60-day, one-lane use

City of Kent decides on full closure of James Street for repairs
Access to opioid addiction medication remains limited in King County

Access to opioid addiction medication remains limited in King County

Patients in South King County and Eastside face bigger barriers to treatment

Access to opioid addiction medication remains limited in King County
Call it a garden party

Call it a garden party

Volunteers dig in, help community plots grow, embrace the environment

  • Jul 5, 2018
Call it a garden party
City of Kent Arts Commission seeks artists for traffic box wrap project
City of Kent Arts Commission seeks artists for traffic box wrap project
A boy, an officer and a bicycle

A boy, an officer and a bicycle

Kent Police officer gives boy a new bike

A boy, an officer and a bicycle
Man - accused of killing girlfriend in Kent - shot, injured during escape

Man – accused of killing girlfriend in Kent – shot, injured during escape

King County jail guard shoots Herrin after he flees from Harborview Medical Center

Man - accused of killing girlfriend in Kent - shot, injured during escape
Kent to build roundabout at Willis Street, Fourth Avenue

Kent to build roundabout at Willis Street, Fourth Avenue

State DOT to pay for $3 million project

Kent to build roundabout at Willis Street, Fourth Avenue
Two longtime Kent Police officers retire

Two longtime Kent Police officers retire

Tracey Padilla, Steve Holt combined for 58 years on force

Two longtime Kent Police officers retire
Kent man grabs ex-girlfriend by her dress, pushes her into fence

Kent man grabs ex-girlfriend by her dress, pushes her into fence

Officers arrest man for assault

Kent man grabs ex-girlfriend by her dress, pushes her into fence
Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Number, type of incidents

  • Jul 2, 2018
Puget Sound Fire call report
Kent apartment rents up for eighth straight month

Kent apartment rents up for eighth straight month

Median monthly rent $1,460 for one-bedroom unit

Kent apartment rents up for eighth straight month
Kent City Councilman Thomas wants to remove fireworks ban

Kent City Councilman Thomas wants to remove fireworks ban

‘We went too far, too fast’

Kent City Councilman Thomas wants to remove fireworks ban
Don’t expect a cop to respond to minor crimes in Kent

Don’t expect a cop to respond to minor crimes in Kent

Police chief says residents will need to file online reports for certain incidents

Don’t expect a cop to respond to minor crimes in Kent
Safe Consumption Part 2: The Site

Safe Consumption Part 2: The Site

Lots of people in the Seattle area look to Vancouver for an example of what works, or what doesn’t.

Safe Consumption Part 2: The Site
History takes rightful place on the wall

History takes rightful place on the wall

Descriptive, interpretive plaques adorn vintage buildings throughout downtown Kent

History takes rightful place on the wall
Construction starts on YMCA in Kent

Construction starts on YMCA in Kent

New facility to open by fall 2019

Construction starts on YMCA in Kent

Reminder: DOL to begin new marking on all standard-issue driver licenses and ID cards

Effort starts July 1 to help bring state into compliance with REAL ID Act

  • Jun 29, 2018
Kent fire, police investigate woman for possibly starting house fire

Kent fire, police investigate woman for possibly starting house fire

Blaze broke out early Thursday morning

Kent fire, police investigate woman for possibly starting house fire