A Kent couple pleaded guilty to one charge each of an attempted fraudulent insurance claim and each received a deferred sentence of six months probation and must pay $1,000 in court fees
A Kent house fire displaced a family of five at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday in the 13100 block of 246th Place on the East Hill.
Kent city and fire officials are asking residents to be extra careful with discharging fireworks this year because of the dry conditions and to even consider not setting off any fireworks.
With dry conditions and hot temperatures expected to continue into next week (and throughout the summer), emergency management personnel and Public Health officials have issued the following safety directives for King County residents:
The Kent School District is providing free summer lunches for children 18 and under during the months of June, July and August at more than 30 locations throughout the district.
Citizens who want to vote in the Aug. 4 primary election have until Monday, July 6 to register to vote or update voter registration information online or by mail.
Sound Transit Board leaders and regional transit supporters gathered at a news conference on Wednesday to announce the agency will move forward with sending a Sound Transit 3 ballot measure to regional voters in November 2016.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of indecent exposure after he allegedly exposed himself to a woman at a Laundromat in the 26000 block of Pacific Highway South on the West Hill.
A dispute broke out in court on Monday in Kent among friends and relatives of two men involved in the June 11 West Hill shooting death.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce will host a reception to welcome new Kent School District Superintendent Calvin Watts to the community.
A 34-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty on Monday in King County Superior Court to a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of a another Kent man who tried to stop him from stealing his car.
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is encouraging its more than 1.1 million electric customers to be even more energy conscious as temperatures jump into the high 80s or even 90s over the next several days.
A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
Two Springbrook Elementary School students and their father were killed last Saturday evening in a two-vehicle car accident in southwest Washington while returning from a family vacation to the Columbia River Gorge.
A former Kent Little League treasurer on Friday received a 22-month prison sentence for stealing more than $200,000 during an 18-month period from the youth baseball and softball organization.
Kent Police believe they have tracked down the second man allegedly involved in a dispute that led to the two shooting deaths last year at a Shell service station.
Justice for victims of “revenge porn” is on the horizon once Gov. Jay Inslee signs a couple of bills that received unanimous votes in both chambers.
Four players from the Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team could be chosen during the 2015 NHL Draft on Friday and Saturday at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Mick Kelly's Irish Pub & Restaurant soon could be opening at a new location in town after its lease with the city of Kent expires on Tuesday at the Riverbend Golf Complex.
Kent Police cited a 47-year-old man for investigation of driving under the influence (DUI) in connection with a single-car crash that killed a 51-year-old woman on June 16 on the West Hill.
