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Kent’s Marquee on Meeker apartments could open in 2019

Kent’s Marquee on Meeker apartments could open in 2019

Construction is expected to start next spring on the nearly 500 apartments in Kent that will replace the city-owned Riverbend Golf Complex par 3 course.… Continue reading

Kent’s Marquee on Meeker apartments could open in 2019
Rescuing a farm from the weeds

Rescuing a farm from the weeds

Large family, volunteers from Kent church step in to restore a ‘rented’ Auburn farm

  • Jul 20, 2017
  • By Robert Whale
Rescuing a farm from the weeds
King County Council sends Veterans, Seniors and Human Services levy to November ballot

King County Council sends Veterans, Seniors and Human Services levy to November ballot

The King County Council unanimously approved legislation Thursday to put the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services property tax proposal on the Nov. 7 general election… Continue reading

  • Jul 20, 2017
King County Council sends Veterans, Seniors and Human Services levy to November ballot
King County to close section of Soos Creek Trail for repairs

King County to close section of Soos Creek Trail for repairs

To maintain public safety, King County Parks is scheduled to repair and pavement overlay of a 2.7-mile-long stretch of the Soos Creek Trail in Kent… Continue reading

  • Jul 20, 2017
King County to close section of Soos Creek Trail for repairs
Sounder trains to run Sunday for Mariners game

Sounder trains to run Sunday for Mariners game

Mariners fans can bypass weekend traffic and take Sound Transit’s popular game day Sounder train to the 1:10 p.m. game against the New York Yankees… Continue reading

  • Jul 20, 2017
Sounder trains to run Sunday for Mariners game
‘Newest Gator’ Johnson takes on challenge as new Green River College president

‘Newest Gator’ Johnson takes on challenge as new Green River College president

Suzanne Johnson takes on the challenge as president at Green River College

‘Newest Gator’ Johnson takes on challenge as new Green River College president
Gang prevention funding included in new state budget

Gang prevention funding included in new state budget

With a rise in violent gang activity in South King County over the last year, state lawmakers sought and secured funding in the new state… Continue reading

  • Jul 20, 2017
Gang prevention funding included in new state budget
Area cadets make the grade, graduate from Washington Youth Academy

Area cadets make the grade, graduate from Washington Youth Academy

By Steven Friederich/Washington Youth Academy At commencement at Auburn High School, A.J. Robert held up his graduation cap. On one side was the familiar green… Continue reading

  • Jul 20, 2017
Area cadets make the grade, graduate from Washington Youth Academy
Kent Police officer Davis’ statement about Joseph-McDade shooting

Kent Police officer Davis’ statement about Joseph-McDade shooting

Kent Police released several documents about the June 24 shooting death of Giovonn Joseph-McDade on the East Hill after a short vehicle pursuit. Kent Police… Continue reading

Kent Police officer Davis’ statement about Joseph-McDade shooting
Kent Police officer Rausch’s statement about Joseph-McDade shooting

Kent Police officer Rausch’s statement about Joseph-McDade shooting

Kent Police released several documents about the June 24 shooting death of Giovonn Joseph-McDade on the East Hill after a short vehicle pursuit. Kent Police… Continue reading

Kent Police officer Rausch’s statement about Joseph-McDade shooting
Community celebrates Kent Cornucopia Days | PHOTOS

Community celebrates Kent Cornucopia Days | PHOTOS

A summer tradition, the Kent Cornucopia Days Parade graced downtown as people lined the sidewalks to take in the pageantry on Sunday. The grand parade… Continue reading

  • Jul 19, 2017
Community celebrates Kent Cornucopia Days | PHOTOS
Memorial service held for Kent motorcyclist

Memorial service held for Kent motorcyclist

Robert J. Groome, 26, of Kent, jumped on his motorcycle for a trip to the store when he somehow crashed into a parked vehicle and… Continue reading

Memorial service held for Kent motorcyclist
Kent Police release officers’ names; videos, documents in police shooting of Joseph-McDade

Kent Police release officers’ names; videos, documents in police shooting of Joseph-McDade

Kent Police released the names on Tuesday of the officers involved in the June 24 shooting death of Giovonn Joseph-McDade as well as videos, documents… Continue reading

Kent Police release officers’ names; videos, documents in police shooting of Joseph-McDade
Kent mayoral candidate Swansen plans coffee chat on July 22

Kent mayoral candidate Swansen plans coffee chat on July 22

Learn about one of the four mayoral candidates during Coffee with Andrew Swansen from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, at Kona Kai… Continue reading

  • Jul 18, 2017
Kent mayoral candidate Swansen plans coffee chat on July 22
Tacoma, Kent men receive prison sentences for drug trafficking

Tacoma, Kent men receive prison sentences for drug trafficking

A U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday sentenced the final member of a drug distribution conspiracy, which included a Kent man, to four years in… Continue reading

Tacoma, Kent men receive prison sentences for drug trafficking
Car smashes into apartment staircase on Kent’s East Hill

Car smashes into apartment staircase on Kent’s East Hill

A vehicle left the road striking the outside staircase of an apartment in the 22400 block of Benson Road Southeast on Kent’s East Hill. Puget… Continue reading

  • Jul 18, 2017
Car smashes into apartment staircase on Kent’s East Hill
Freight train kills woman in Kent

Freight train kills woman in Kent

A woman died on Sunday after getting hit by a BNSF Railway freight train earlier in the morning in Kent. Reports were received about a… Continue reading

Freight train kills woman in Kent
Increasing diversity in teaching is the aim of new Highline program

Increasing diversity in teaching is the aim of new Highline program

Students benefit from same-race teachers, research shows

  • Jul 18, 2017
Increasing diversity in teaching is the aim of new Highline program
Woman stabs man during dispute in Kent

Woman stabs man during dispute in Kent

A woman reportedly stabbed a man during a domestic dispute at about 3:10 p.m. Monday in the 22200 block of 64th Avenue South in the… Continue reading

Woman stabs man during dispute in Kent
City of Kent to start work on 132nd Avenue SE pedestrian path

City of Kent to start work on 132nd Avenue SE pedestrian path

Crews will soon start work on a new pedestrian path along 132nd Avenue Southeast on Kent’s East Hill. The City Council approved on July 5… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2017
  • By Steve Hunter
City of Kent to start work on 132nd Avenue SE pedestrian path