Homelessness decreased among unsheltered veterans and those who are chronically homeless, according to final 2015 One Night Count numbers released today by the Committee to End Homelessness in King County.
Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, issued the following statement Tuesday regarding the hearing of an anti-teacher bill before the Senate Commerce & Labor Committee:
Hydro Fever Open House: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 23, Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum, 5917 S. 196th St., Kent.
Lunch prices in the Kent School District will be going up next school year. The school board approved a 10-cent increase at its May 13 meeting.
The Kent Police Department will host its next "Coffee with the Chief" event at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at the Golden Steer Steak 'n Rib House, 23826 104th Ave. S.E.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Tuesday joined with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and attorneys general of all 49 states and the District of Columbia in a complaint charging four sham cancer charities and their operators with bilking consumers out of some $187 million.
Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault and disorderly conduct after she reportedly threw objects all over the Fred Meyer store, 25250 Pacific Highway S., even firing one item at a store employee as well as knocking over a mannequin.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill on Monday to clarify that Western Hockey League players are amateur athletes and not employees who should be paid minimum wage and fall under state child labor laws.
Voters will pick from more than one candidate in just two races this year for the Kent City Council as three incumbents are running unopposed.
A repeat offender, with prior convictions for forgery and identity theft, was sentenced on Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to four years in prison in connection with stealing mail from more than 380 victims in King County.
The Master Builders Association, general contractors and volunteers came together Saturday to build a free ramp that will give a Kent teenager more mobility at her Kent home.
The Community Network Council and the League of Education Voters, working in partnership with the Community Center for Education Results, host a community education roundtable on Monday, June 8.
A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
Highline College has joined the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3), a consortium designed to serve and increase graduation rates of men of color.
Have You Looked in Your Kid's Backpack?, a parent's resource to help detect underage drug and alcohol use, begins at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at East Hill Elementary School, 9825 S. 240th St., Kent.
Mike Ciancio went 2 for 3 with a double, RBI and a run scored as Kentwood downed Timberline 8-2 in the 4A West Central District playoffs at Kent Memorial Park on Saturday, clinching a spot into next weekend's regional state tournament.
Seattle Mariners fans can take Sound Transit's popular Sounder train to the Mariners game against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, May 17. The game starts at 1:10 p.m. at Safeco Field in Seattle.
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Friday his office expects to recover a total of $63 million from nine LCD manufacturers, whose price-fixing conspiracy drove up prices consumers paid on items like TVs, laptops and cell phones.
The city of Kent and Kent School District will host a town hall on Wednesday evening, May 20, called Have You Looked in Your Kid's Backpack? It is a parents guide to help detect underage drug and alcohol use.
A former Kent Little League treasurer pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing more than $200,000 from the organization.
