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Residents can participate in organized weekly walks through Kent4Health.

Participate in trail walks through Kent4Health

Residents can take part in June and July in organized walks through the Kent4Health TrailWalks program.

  • Jun 1, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Residents can participate in organized weekly walks through Kent4Health.
Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority call report.

Kent Fire Department call report May 24-30

A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:

  • Jun 1, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority call report.
Firefighters from the Kent Fire Department RFA and Maple Valley doused a fire that destroyed a Covington house on Sunday.

Covington house fire displaces 5

Five people have been displaced from their home following a house fire in the 26000 block of 174 Avenue Southeast, Covington.

  • Jun 1, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Firefighters from the Kent Fire Department RFA and Maple Valley doused a fire that destroyed a Covington house on Sunday.

Kent tracks down companies not paying B&O tax

The city of Kent continues to round up more businesses who aren't paying the business and occupation (B&O) tax.

Kentwood High School announces dates for youth summer sports camps

Kentwood High School will host a variety of sports camps this summer.

  • May 29, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Sound Transit will run trains to the Mariners and Sounders games on Sunday

Catch Sounder trains in Kent to Mariners, Sounders games on Sunday, May 31

Sports fans can take Sound Transit's Sounder train to two sporting events on Sunday, May 31 - the Mariners game against the Cleveland Indians at 1:10 p.m., and the Sounders FC match against the New York Red Bulls at 2 p.m.

  • May 29, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Sound Transit will run trains to the Mariners and Sounders games on Sunday
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is lined up to get a $20

Kent Mayor Cooke to receive cash payout when term ends

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is set to receive about a $20,000 cash payout when she's not longer the mayor under what the city calls a management benefits program.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is lined up to get a $20
Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a press conference Thursday in Kent at the Oberto headquarters to promote adoption by the Legislature of a transportation package that would include funding to complete State Route 509 from SeaTac to Kent.

Inslee comes to Kent’s Oberto headquarters to pump up transportation package

Gov. Jay Inslee didn't hesitate to borrow a line from sausage maker Art Oberto during a Thursday visit to Kent to promote the passage of a major transportation package by the Legislature.

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a press conference Thursday in Kent at the Oberto headquarters to promote adoption by the Legislature of a transportation package that would include funding to complete State Route 509 from SeaTac to Kent.

Detectives find what appears to be human remains along Frager Road in Kent

Detectives from the King County Sheriff's Office continue to investigate what is believed to be human remains found on Wednesday evening near the 24900 block of Frager Road South in unincorporated Kent.

Watch the UFO film 'The Maury Island Incident' at 7 p.m. on June 10 at the Kent-Meridian High School East Auditorium.

Showing of UFO film to help raise money for Greater Kent Historical Society

People can go watch the historic UFO film "The Maury Island Incident” and help raise funds for the Greater Kent Historical Society.

  • May 28, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Watch the UFO film 'The Maury Island Incident' at 7 p.m. on June 10 at the Kent-Meridian High School East Auditorium.

Kent Community Foundation announces 2015 grant recipients

The Kent Community Foundation recently awarded $4,500 in grants to local organizations.

  • May 28, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Boy Scout Troop 407

Boy Scouts lead ceremonies around the area

The Boy Scouts of America in Kent and throughout the Puget Sound region turned out in droves on Memorial Day to honor military heroes.

  • May 28, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Boy Scout Troop 407

Kent to offer CWU courses in high schools

Juniors and seniors in the Kent School District will have a new option to earn college credit starting this fall. The district will partner with Central Washington University to offer college classes in high school classrooms.

Student actors perform their roles as survivors and victims of a tragic mock crash at Kentridge High School.

A deadly lesson for Kent drivers; Gift of Life brings awareness to drinking and driving

The students were actors, the scene a mock two-car traffic collision, the result of a street race gone terribly bad.

Student actors perform their roles as survivors and victims of a tragic mock crash at Kentridge High School.
Song and dance are a big part of the Kent International Festival each year.

Kent International Festival unfolds Saturday at ShoWare

The seventh annual Kent International Festival returns to the ShoWare Center on Saturday.

  • May 27, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Song and dance are a big part of the Kent International Festival each year.

Kent teachers vote against one-day walkout

Teachers in the Kent School District decided Tuesday not to participate in a one-day walkout over lack of funding for education and class size like many of their counterparts across the state have.

Auburn’s Lucas Boone

Big wheel: Fans take in some Hydro Fever

Fans of all ages came to see their favorite, vintage hydroplanes and soak in some of the sport's rich history during the Hydro Fever Open House at the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum in Kent last Saturday.

  • May 27, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Auburn’s Lucas Boone
Kent Police are part of a countywide crackdown May 31 to June 13 on drivers who illegally use their cellphones.

Police in King County to crack down on drivers using cellphones

Local law enforcement agencies and the Washington State Patrol are joining forces from May 31 to June 13 looking for people talking on their cellphones or texting while driving in King County.

  • May 27, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Police are part of a countywide crackdown May 31 to June 13 on drivers who illegally use their cellphones.
State Rep. Tina Orwall

Orwall to receive national award for leadership to help prevent suicides

The Washington state chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will present the Allies in Action State Award to State Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 28 at her Des Moines office.

  • May 27, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
State Rep. Tina Orwall
Kent Police Blotter.

Kent officers arrest transient woman for breaking Starbucks window | Police Blotter

A transient woman, well-known to Kent Police because she has been banned from more than 40 businesses or locations in town, is back in trouble again after reportedly breaking a window at a downtown Starbucks.

Kent Police Blotter.