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Cascade Warbirds offer aviation scholarships

Cascade Warbirds offer aviation scholarships

Cascade Warbirds, an organization that promotes the restoration, preservation, operation and public display of historically significant military aircraft, is offering scholarships for Private Pilot Ground… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
Cascade Warbirds offer aviation scholarships
Kent’s Martin Sortun Elementary named National Title I Distinguished School

Kent’s Martin Sortun Elementary named National Title I Distinguished School

Kent’s Martin Sortun Elementary has been named a National Title I Distinguished School by the Washington state department of education. Martin Sortun is one of… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
Kent’s Martin Sortun Elementary named National Title I Distinguished School
King County plans to confront heroin, opioid epidemic

King County plans to confront heroin, opioid epidemic

King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Friday announced they will move forward on the complete set of recommendations presented by… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
King County plans to confront heroin, opioid epidemic
Abortion foes March for Life; pro-choice advocates share rally

Abortion foes March for Life; pro-choice advocates share rally

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa/WNPA Olympia News Bureau For the 39th year in a row, pro-life supporters gathered on the steps of the Capitol… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
Abortion foes March for Life; pro-choice advocates share rally
Rotary Club honors Kentwood’s Barden, Canning as Students of the Month

Rotary Club honors Kentwood’s Barden, Canning as Students of the Month

Kentwood High School’s Matthew Barden and Rachel Canning are the Rotary Club of Kent Students of the Month. Barden and Canning, seniors, are recognized for… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
Rotary Club honors Kentwood’s Barden, Canning as Students of the Month
Sound Transit Board selects alignment, profile and stations for Federal Way Link Extension

Sound Transit Board selects alignment, profile and stations for Federal Way Link Extension

The Sound Transit Board of Directors has selected the alignment for extending light rail to Kent and Federal Way. The route, with stations at Kent/Des… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
Sound Transit Board selects alignment, profile and stations for Federal Way Link Extension
Firefighters rescue man from Kent mobile home fire

Firefighters rescue man from Kent mobile home fire

Firefighters rescued a Kent man after his mobile home caught fire Friday morning near 154th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 272nd Street. The first crews went… Continue reading

  • Jan 27, 2017
Firefighters rescue man from Kent mobile home fire
State to clean up Landsburg Mine waste site near Kent’s water source

State to clean up Landsburg Mine waste site near Kent’s water source

The state Department of Ecology expects to begin an estimated $3.9 million cleanup this spring of a longtime industrial waste site that sits near the… Continue reading

State to clean up Landsburg Mine waste site near Kent’s water source
Gov. Inslee discusses education, science and Trump with media

Gov. Inslee discusses education, science and Trump with media

Gov. Jay Inslee recently sat down with Sound Publishing reporters to talk about challenges facing the state in a long Legislative session and under the… Continue reading

Gov. Inslee discusses education, science and Trump with media

Legislation proposed to meet crisis: smartphones and distracted drivers

By Tim Gruver/WNPA Olympia News Bureau Two new bills could drive a deeper wedge between you and your smartphone on the road if passed by… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2017
King County Elections to test pre-paid postage for February ballot measures

King County Elections to test pre-paid postage for February ballot measures

King County Elections is testing pre-paid postage with the Feb. 14 special elections in the City of Maple Valley and the Shoreline School District. Ballot… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2017
King County Elections to test pre-paid postage for February ballot measures
Gov. Inslee reacts to President Trump’s immigration orders

Gov. Inslee reacts to President Trump’s immigration orders

Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday issued the following statement about President Trump’s executive orders: “The state of Washington has a proud history of inclusivity, tolerance… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2017
Gov. Inslee reacts to President Trump’s immigration orders
Special night: Kent’s Haggin captures Miss Auburn crown | Photos

Special night: Kent’s Haggin captures Miss Auburn crown | Photos

Song and dance bring out the best in Heather Haggin. Stepping to the music of Jason Mraz’s “I Won’t Give Up,” the 22-year-old Kent woman… Continue reading

Special night: Kent’s Haggin captures Miss Auburn crown | Photos
King County executive responds to President Trump’s immigration orders

King County executive responds to President Trump’s immigration orders

King County Executive Dow Constantine released the following statement on Wednesday about the executive orders signed by President Trump: The administration’s action against immigrants and… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2017
King County executive responds to President Trump’s immigration orders
U.S. Sen. Murray issues statement on President Trump’s immigration orders

U.S. Sen. Murray issues statement on President Trump’s immigration orders

U.S. Senator Patty Murray, D-Wash., issued the following statement Wednesday after President Trump issued executive orders concerning immigration, including ramping up immigration raids that tear… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2017
U.S. Sen. Murray issues statement on President Trump’s immigration orders
Senior living facility boom continues in Kent

Senior living facility boom continues in Kent

People who want to live in a Kent retirement community are going to have yet another choice in a couple of years. Oregon-based Holiday Retirement… Continue reading

Senior living facility boom continues in Kent
Firefighters put out Kent mobile home fire

Firefighters put out Kent mobile home fire

No one was hurt Tuesday morning after a mobile home caught fire in the 800 block of the West Valley Highway in Kent. Firefighters from… Continue reading

Firefighters put out Kent mobile home fire

Wyman proposes Presidential Primary date change, other election reforms

Secretary of State Kim Wyman is proposing a date change for Washington’s Presidential Primary, as well as other reforms of the state’s elections system as… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2017
King County executive announces health care priorities as Congress debates rollback

King County executive announces health care priorities as Congress debates rollback

The people of King County benefited dramatically from the expansion of health insurance and other reforms under the Affordable Care Act – and a repeal… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2017
King County executive announces health care priorities as Congress debates rollback
Puget Sound Fire call report Jan. 15-21

Puget Sound Fire call report Jan. 15-21

A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent-based Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority that serves Kent, Covington and SeaTac: Total: 567 EMS/Rescue:… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2017
Puget Sound Fire call report Jan. 15-21