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Gov. Jay Inslee signs a bill on Monday that clarifies players in the Western Hockey League as amateur athletes.

Inslee signs Western Hockey League bill to clarify players are amateurs

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.

Gov. Jay Inslee signs a bill on Monday that clarifies players in the Western Hockey League as amateur athletes.

Two races set for Kent City Council; three incumbents running unopposed

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.

King County woman gets four years in prison for mail, identity theft

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.

Volunteers came together to build a wheelchair ramp for 17-year old Daisy Jacobsen.

Disabled 17-Year-old in Kent receives free ramp

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.

  • May 18, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Volunteers came together to build a wheelchair ramp for 17-year old Daisy Jacobsen.

Coalition, partners host educational roundtable June 8

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.

  • May 18, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority call report.

Kent Fire Department call report May 10-16

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

  • May 18, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority call report.
Darryl Brice

Highline College strengthens commitment to serving men of color

Highline College has joined the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3), a consortium designed to serve and increase graduation rates of men of color.

  • May 18, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Darryl Brice

Have You Looked In Your Kid’s Backpack? Town hall discussion is Wednesday

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.

  • May 17, 2015
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Kentwood earns regional state 4A playoff berth | Baseball

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.

  • May 17, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Mariners fans can catch the Sounder train in Kent on Sunday

Catch Sounder train in Kent to Mariners game on Sunday, May 17

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.

  • May 15, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Mariners fans can catch the Sounder train in Kent on Sunday
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

Washingtonians could recover $63 million from LCD manufacturers price-fixing scheme

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.

  • May 15, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

Kent to host town hall to help parents detect underage drug, alcohol use

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.

  • May 15, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
Kevin L. Baker faces a sentence of up to 29 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200

Ex-treasurer pleads guilty to stealing $200,000 from Kent Little League

A former Kent Little League treasurer pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing more than $200,000 from the organization.

Kevin L. Baker faces a sentence of up to 29 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200

Kent Police seek man who tried to lure girl on East Hill

Kent Police want the public's help to identify and find a suspect involved in an attempted child luring incident.

The city of Kent plans to sell its par 3 course at the Riverbend Golf Complex to a developer to build a mixed-use project after a proposal to get new FAA offices at the site didn't work out.

City of Kent tees off again to sell Riverbend par 3 golf course property

Now that the new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) offices won't be coming to Kent, city officials are back to the first hole to market the Riverbend Golf Complex's par 3 property.

The city of Kent plans to sell its par 3 course at the Riverbend Golf Complex to a developer to build a mixed-use project after a proposal to get new FAA offices at the site didn't work out.
This map shows an extension of Sound Transit's light rail tracks with an Interstate 5 alignment from SeaTac to Federal Way

People debate best route for light rail to Kent and Federal Way

Dozens of people let Sound Transit leaders know during a public hearing last week at Highline College in Des Moines where they would like to see tracks and stations built when the agency extends light rail from SeaTac to Kent and eventually to Federal Way.

This map shows an extension of Sound Transit's light rail tracks with an Interstate 5 alignment from SeaTac to Federal Way
A flag bearer stands proudly at the start of the Khalsa Day Parade

Day of celebration for Sikh community | SLIDESHOW

The Sikh community celebrated Vaisakhi Day or Vaisakhi – a religious and colorful festival filled with music, prayer, food, exhibits and a parade – at a sun-splashed ShoWare Center last Saturday.

  • May 13, 2015
  • BY Wire Service
A flag bearer stands proudly at the start of the Khalsa Day Parade
Mill Creek students

Gov. Inslee visits Mill Creek, signs bill that supports college aid program

Salome Molia, an eighth-grader at Mill Creek Middle School, hopes to be the first in her family to earn a four-year college degree.

Mill Creek students
Kiran Shrestha

Help for Nepal: Restaurant owner hosts benefit for earthquake victims in his native country

For Kiran Shrestha, it's hard to be halfway around the world from family and friends following the April 25 earthquake that shook his native Nepal.

Kiran Shrestha
Glen Martin

Faculty want Green River College president removed

Green River College President Eileen Ely needs to go. Such was the message of more than 100 Green River students and faculty during a rally on the college's main campus Wednesday.

Glen Martin