In hopes of working together to better serve the community, the Kent City Council and Kent School Board met last week in the first of… Continue reading
Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War with a ceremony last Saturday. The cemetery honored the service, sacrifice and… Continue reading
A subcommittee of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety will look at combating hate crimes. U.S. Attorney… Continue reading
The Riverbend Eagles, through all the inclement weather, have been busy working on their nest, preparing for another season of eaglet rearing. The eagles’ activity… Continue reading
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday released guidance for local governments on protecting the rights of all Washington residents, and the limits of federal… Continue reading
A bill to help survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday in Olympia and is on its… Continue reading
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke received a standing ovation after her final State of the City address on Wednesday afternoon at the ShoWare Center’s second-level meeting… Continue reading
Kent city officials closed the Scotch and Vine restaurant at the Riverbend Golf Complex after the owners failed to pay rent on the city-owned building.… Continue reading
Kent Police arrested 10 men for investigation of patronizing a prostitute during an undercover sting at the Howard Johnson motel, 1233 Central Ave. N. The… Continue reading
The Kent Police Department will have its next Coffee with the Chief at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, at the downtown Starbucks, 425 West… Continue reading
A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent-based Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority that serves Kent, Covington and SeaTac: March 26 to… Continue reading
Thirteen U.S. senators, led by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., called on the Trump administration Monday to launch a new presidential task force to prevent hate… Continue reading
A Puget Sound Fire investigator has determined that a fire in a deep fryer at Kent’s Conagra food processing plant Friday night in the 6300… Continue reading
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) three-day sweep in Alaska, Oregon and Washington targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and immigration fugitives, included arrests… Continue reading
Kent city staff and consultants continue to study remodeling four city buildings to provide more office space for the police department. If the City Council… Continue reading
After residents raised concerns, Kent Police decided to go public with its written policy to operate two drones it plans to purchase later this year.… Continue reading
With a record number of low-income households around King County struggling to pay the rent, the King County Housing Authority will re-open its waiting list… Continue reading
A Kent woman received a 11-year prison sentence on Friday for providing material support to al-Shabaab, a foreign terroist organization. Hinda Osman Dhirane, 46, and… Continue reading
All too frequently people read in the paper or hear on the news about a pedestrian who has been struck by a train and killed… Continue reading
The Woodland Park Zoo just completed a five-month-long partnership with Kent Elementary School to provide students with hands-on science education, teaching students about conservation and… Continue reading
