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Kent’s ShoWare Center financial losses lower than projected in third quarter

Kent’s ShoWare Center financial losses lower than projected in third quarter

The city of Kent’s accesso ShoWare Center lost money in the third quarter, but not as much as arena operators estimated. SMG, which operates the… Continue reading

Kent’s ShoWare Center financial losses lower than projected in third quarter

Crews douse SeaTac house fire

No one was hurt after a fire started above the kitchen of a SeaTac house in the 2600 block of South 138 Street on Thursday… Continue reading

  • Nov 3, 2017
County executive orders all youth charged as adults to be housed in Seattle, not Kent

County executive orders all youth charged as adults to be housed in Seattle, not Kent

King County Executive Dow Constantine signed an order on Thursday that directed all youth younger than 18 who have been charged as adults will be… Continue reading

  • Nov 2, 2017
County executive orders all youth charged as adults to be housed in Seattle, not Kent
King County Councilman proposes to ban solitary confinement for youth in detention

King County Councilman proposes to ban solitary confinement for youth in detention

King County Council Vice Chair Rod Dembowski introduced legislation on Thursday that would ban solitary confinement for minors in detention. The proposal would also require… Continue reading

  • Nov 2, 2017
King County Councilman proposes to ban solitary confinement for youth in detention
City of Kent to get six defibrillators to help save lives

City of Kent to get six defibrillators to help save lives

The Kent Emergency Management Division, part of the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority, has been awarded a $10,600 grant through King County Emergency Medical Services… Continue reading

  • Nov 2, 2017
City of Kent to get six defibrillators to help save lives
Man fatally shot in Kent; police search for suspect

Man fatally shot in Kent; police search for suspect

A shooting early Thursday morning in Kent left one man dead and the shooter still on the loose. The shooting occurred in the 22200 block… Continue reading

Man fatally shot in Kent; police search for suspect
Highway of crime looms on Kent’s West Hill

Highway of crime looms on Kent’s West Hill

It’s been a highway of crime along a short stretch of Pacific Highway South on Kent’s West Hill over the past year with five major… Continue reading

Highway of crime looms on Kent’s West Hill
New health care enrollment center opens in Federal Way

New health care enrollment center opens in Federal Way

A health care enrollment center opened on Wednesday in Federal Way to serve residents in South King County. The center, at 1640 South 318th Place,… Continue reading

New health care enrollment center opens in Federal Way

Community called on to help with presidential search at Highline College

As many as eight members of the South King County community will be asked to serve on a subcommittee to help in the search to… Continue reading

  • Nov 2, 2017
Youth in RJC’s King County jail are punished harshly for pranks, lawsuit contends

Youth in RJC’s King County jail are punished harshly for pranks, lawsuit contends

Columbia Legal Services filed a lawsuit against the county, alleging violations of due process. The details of the suit paint a picture of severe punishment for acting out.

Youth in RJC’s King County jail are punished harshly for pranks, lawsuit contends
Kent city attorney receives lifetime achievement award

Kent city attorney receives lifetime achievement award

Kent City Attorney Tom Brubaker recently received a lifetime achievement award from the Washington Association of Municipal Attorneys. Brubaker, who joined Kent in 1990 and… Continue reading

  • Oct 31, 2017
Kent city attorney receives lifetime achievement award

Green River College hosts Aviation Careers Night on Nov. 8

The public is invited to attend Green River College’s Aviation Careers Night on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Auburn Center,… Continue reading

  • Oct 31, 2017
Firefighter to be honored for life-saving efforts

Firefighter to be honored for life-saving efforts

Puget Sound Fire will honor firefighter Kent Knight for his role in saving a life while off duty. On Oct. 7, Knight attended a charity… Continue reading

  • Oct 31, 2017
Firefighter to be honored for life-saving efforts
Prosecutors charge man for murder of Kent woman

Prosecutors charge man for murder of Kent woman

The Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office charged Lance Rougeau, 25, on Monday with first-degree murder in the death of Linda K. Sweezer, 64, at her Kent… Continue reading

  • Oct 31, 2017
  • By Steve Hunter
Prosecutors charge man for murder of Kent woman
Grieving family, friends remember a ‘wonderful spirit’

Grieving family, friends remember a ‘wonderful spirit’

Community holds vigil for Kent woman who was killed in her East Hill home

Grieving family, friends remember a ‘wonderful spirit’

Anti-Muslim threat investigated at Kent-Meridian High School

Kent School District administrators are working with Kent Police, American-Islamic group leaders and impacted families in response to threatening anti-Muslim vandalism and slurs found on… Continue reading

Hardy joins Kent School Board

Hardy joins Kent School Board

Ross Hardy will replace Russ Hanscom on the Kent School Board for the next two years. Hardy was sworn-in by the board Oct. 25 at… Continue reading

  • Oct 30, 2017
Hardy joins Kent School Board
Puget Sound Fire call report | Oct. 22-28

Puget Sound Fire call report | Oct. 22-28

A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent-based Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority that serves Kent, Covington and SeaTac: Oct. 22-28 Total:… Continue reading

  • Oct 30, 2017
Puget Sound Fire call report | Oct. 22-28
STEM program opens young minds of Kent’s middle school students

STEM program opens young minds of Kent’s middle school students

Tomorrow’s engineers were busy Monday building and programming robotic projects in the Kentridge High School library. It was all part of Girls FIRST, a full-day… Continue reading

STEM program opens young minds of Kent’s middle school students
Inquest jury supports Kent officers in fatal shooting of Reddeck

Inquest jury supports Kent officers in fatal shooting of Reddeck

Three Kent Police officers feared for their lives when they fatally shot Patrick Reddeck last year in his home, a King County inquest jury concluded.… Continue reading

Inquest jury supports Kent officers in fatal shooting of Reddeck