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Kent Police seek witnesses in brutal hotel attack of man

Kent Police seek witnesses in brutal hotel attack of man

Man dies from injuries in Dec. 15 assault outside Hawthorn Suites

  • Dec 26, 2017
Kent Police seek witnesses in brutal hotel attack of man
Metro to offer free bus rides New Year’s Eve

Metro to offer free bus rides New Year’s Eve

From 4 a.m. Dec. 31 to 4 a.m. Jan. 1

  • Dec 26, 2017
Metro to offer free bus rides New Year’s Eve
Snowy weather kept Kent fire crews busy

Snowy weather kept Kent fire crews busy

Numerous minor traffic accidents on slippery streets

  • Dec 26, 2017
Snowy weather kept Kent fire crews busy
Kent apartment rents jump 6.8 percent compared to 2016

Kent apartment rents jump 6.8 percent compared to 2016

Two-bedroom unit median rate at $1,740

  • Dec 26, 2017
Kent apartment rents jump 6.8 percent compared to 2016
Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Numbers, types of incidents

  • Dec 26, 2017
Puget Sound Fire call report
Kent’s Toys for Joy program collects 4,435 toys, 612 stuffed animals

Kent’s Toys for Joy program collects 4,435 toys, 612 stuffed animals

Holiday season brighter for families in need

  • Dec 22, 2017
Kent’s Toys for Joy program collects 4,435 toys, 612 stuffed animals
Sound Transit Board approves 2018 budget; two projects to impact Kent

Sound Transit Board approves 2018 budget; two projects to impact Kent

Funds for light rail extension, Sounder parking garage.

  • Dec 22, 2017
Sound Transit Board approves 2018 budget; two projects to impact Kent
Museum of Flight accepting student and teacher applications for high school STEM summer programs

Museum of Flight accepting student and teacher applications for high school STEM summer programs

Feb. 16 is student deadline for museum’s Western Aerospace Scholars Sophomore program; teacher applications due Feb. 2

  • Dec 21, 2017
Museum of Flight accepting student and teacher applications for high school STEM summer programs
Expect Kent YMCA rates to be higher than private clubs

Expect Kent YMCA rates to be higher than private clubs

City, Y officials say facility will offer much more to members.

Expect Kent YMCA rates to be higher than private clubs
King County assessor calls Trump tax plan a ‘rip-off for King County’

King County assessor calls Trump tax plan a ‘rip-off for King County’

Wilson says middle class, lower income families to pay for wealthy tax breaks

  • Dec 21, 2017
King County assessor calls Trump tax plan a ‘rip-off for King County’
Toys express

Toys express

Les Schwab Tire Center Toy Drive collects 40,000 toys for needy kids

Toys express
King County executive releases top 17 accomplishments in 2017

King County executive releases top 17 accomplishments in 2017

Transition to battery-powered buses leads the list.

  • Dec 20, 2017
King County executive releases top 17 accomplishments in 2017
Kent city leaders set priorities for 2018 legislative agenda

Kent city leaders set priorities for 2018 legislative agenda

Streamlined sales tax mitigation remains atop list

  • Dec 20, 2017
Kent city leaders set priorities for 2018 legislative agenda
Sen. Murray says tax cuts to benefit ‘ultra-wealthy and Trump family’

Sen. Murray says tax cuts to benefit ‘ultra-wealthy and Trump family’

Claims Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid endangered

  • Dec 20, 2017
Sen. Murray says tax cuts to benefit ‘ultra-wealthy and Trump family’

Influenza on the rise in Washington; health officials say ‘get vaccinated now’

Influenza illnesses are increasing and health officials at the Washington State Department of Health urge Washingtonians to get a flu shot now. Officials also want… Continue reading

  • Dec 20, 2017
King County Medical Examiner’s Office report: What we learned from those who died in 2016

King County Medical Examiner’s Office report: What we learned from those who died in 2016

2,494 deaths show trends in homicides, drug overdoses, traffic fatalities.

  • Dec 19, 2017
King County Medical Examiner’s Office report: What we learned from those who died in 2016
Reichert calls tax cuts ‘truly historic’

Reichert calls tax cuts ‘truly historic’

House approves bill Tuesday.

  • Dec 19, 2017
Reichert calls tax cuts ‘truly historic’
Kent officers bust bar-fighting brothers on East Hill

Kent officers bust bar-fighting brothers on East Hill

Man punches security guard in face at Sam’s Sports Bar.

Kent officers bust bar-fighting brothers on East Hill
Fire damages Kent commercial building

Fire damages Kent commercial building

In 22600 block of 88th Avenue South

  • Dec 18, 2017
Fire damages Kent commercial building
Red Cross: give blood now, help save lives

Red Cross: give blood now, help save lives

Donors of all blood types urged to donate

  • Dec 18, 2017
Red Cross: give blood now, help save lives