After hearing about and discussing rioting and looting in Baltimore last month, students in Carlos Adams' Race and Ethnicity in the Pacific class at Green River College decided to take action.
No eyes are smiling about the expected closure of Mick Kelly's Irish Pub & Restaurant in Kent.
Maintenance work is scheduled to start this summer along a dozen miles of levees that protect the cities of Renton, Tukwila and Kent from Green River flooding.
King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Friday appointed Patty Hayes - an award-winning, 25-year veteran in the health field - as the Director of Public Health - Seattle & King County.
A Kent-Meridian High student could still face charges in connection with a March 31 vehicle accident that resulted in the death of Lupo Benson, 18, a senior at the school.
The seventh annual Kent International Festival last Saturday gave attendees the chance to experience cultures from around the world without leaving the ShoWare Center.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority has received several calls over the last week in the Panther Lake area concerning door-to-door salespeople that are offering residential duct/vent cleaning as well as “other services.”
The Sound Transit Board on Thursday kicked off a public involvement campaign to decide what mass transit projects should be studied as the final candidates for a Sound Transit 3 (ST3) ballot measure.
The Technology Program at Green River College, in partnership with StudentRND and Codeday.org, hosted CodeDay Auburn, a 24-hour coding event for high school students, on May 23-24.
The King County Green Schools Program is recognizing 55 schools, including three from the Kent School District, for their conservation achievements.
Kent's annual Relay for Life, a benefit for the American Cancer Society, drew 49 teams and 394 people, raising nearly $66,000 so far, according to organizers.
It turned out to be a short Kent City Council campaign for candidate Rich Brandau.
Kent Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturdays, June 6-Sept. 26. Fresh produce, flower, vendors. Kent Lions program. For more information, visit www.kentfarmersmarket.com.
The city of Kent's annual Summer Recycling Collection Event and Recycling Products Sale will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 at the Kent Phoenix Academy parking lot, 11000 SE 264th St.
The Seattle Thunderbirds play Prince George on Saturday, Oct. 3 for its home opener, the WHL club announced Tuesday.
Residents can learn about how to make their neighborhoods safer during a community meeting with the Kent Police Department at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, at Sunnycrest Elementary School, 24629 42nd Ave. S.
The King County Flood Control District (FCD) hosts a community meeting and open house on June 8 in Kent, where residents can learn more about a new flood risk reduction project.
An alert neighbor called 911 to report a house on fire in the 23400 block of 94th Avenue Southeast just before midnight on Monday in Kent.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly tried to choke his ex-wife because she changed locks at the apartment they still shared.
Sgt. Reece Lodder, USMC, of Kent, recently earned two Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Awards for his photography and news reporting.
