A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
The Washington State Supreme Court last week agreed with a state Attorney General’s Office “friend of the court” brief that local jurisdictions have the right to regulate or ban collective gardens.
Two men are safe after their Fiberglass fishing boat sank 150 feet off the shore on Lake Meridian this morning.
Tahoma National Cemetery presents a Memorial Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Monday, May 25 at the cemetery's main flag pole assembly area, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent.
Students, faculty and community members packed the Green River College Board of Trustees meeting Thursday with concerns about potential program cuts and lack of communication from college leaders.
Members of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter A-One #33, Kent, a nonprofit organization, presents its annual Forget-Me-Not Flower charity fundraiser at the Fred Meyer store in Covington on Saturday, May 23.
The Kent International Festival has been providing the Kent community with diverse cultural performances and international cuisine for the past six years.
Just two days before Kent Police responded to a suspicious death and found Ismail S.A. Mohamed dead, naked and with head injuries outside on a Kent hotel parking lot, his sister and parents had tried to convince a Yakima mental health treatment facility and a judge to keep him in custody for treatment.
The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum hosts its Hydro Fever Open House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at 5917 S. 196th St., Kent.
Residents don't often think about the public works employees who make their city run so smoothly.
City leaders and residents celebrated Kent's 125th anniversary during a reception at City Hall on Tuesday.
The state Supreme Court voted 8-1 that the city of Kent can ban medical marijuana collective gardens.
The Kent Rotary Club honored top graduating seniors from the Kent School District at its annual scholar recognition event at Green River College on May 12.
A group of 25 AT&T employees from Western Washington volunteered their time at the Northwest Harvest Food Bank in Kent on May 7.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke and employees from Raleigh Bicycles celebrated the reopening of the Green River Trail on May 14.
The Kent School Board will have one contested race in the Nov. 3 general election
Soccer fans can hop aboard Sound Transit's popular Sounder event train for the Sounders FC match against the Sporting KC at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 23 at CenturyLink Field.
Trupanion, a company in Seattle that offers medical insurance for cats and dogs, recently visited the Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) in Kent, bearing gifts. More specifically, a check for $5,000 and a portion of its pet-treat award for winning The Bark's Best Places to Work Contest.
Kent Police are getting closer to solving who shot and killed a 1-year-old baby girl on April 16 in Kent and have four persons of interest in custody.
Michael Tolleson has discovered more places, people and possibilities through his spontaneously created art.
