Now that tax season is in full swing, the Kent Police Department wants to remind everyone that it is also a time when criminals try to impersonate IRS agents in order to steal your money.
Results from a recent survey that was presented to the Sound Transit Board shows 70 percent support among voters in the Sound Transit District for a potential regional transit ballot measure.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority and the Washington State Council of Firefighters received a Safety and Health Investment Project (SHIP) grant from the state to help reduce the risk of job-related cancers.
Kent's one and only casino will close in March as the Great American Casino will shut down after losing too much money.
Bartell Drugs is spotlighting American Heart Month as the family-owned drugstore chain celebrates its 125th anniversary.
Detectives with the King County Sheriff’s Office Special Assault Unit arrested a Smithville, Ontario man on Jan. 23 near Kent for investigation of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers introduced a bill today that would replace the death penalty in Washington state with a sentence of life in prison without parole.
Come learn more about how KentHOPE Women & Children's Day Center is growing, what has happened in the first year of operation and get better equipped to help those who are experiencing homelessness.
You Me We 2015 – a festival of free family fun and a celebration of local talent and the many youth and teen resources available in Kent – returns to the ShoWare Center on Friday.
An annual volunteer count found 135 homeless people in Kent, more than double the number from last year.
A former Kent Little League treasurer pleaded not guilty on Monday to 14 counts of first-and second-degree theft for allegedly stealing $226,515 over a 16-month period in 2012-13 from the youth baseball and softball group.
Beyond High School, an opportunity for students to explore future options, is Feb. 4 at the Kentwood High School, main gymnasium, 25800 164th Ave. SE, Covington.
A weekly look at calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
Goalie Logan Flodell has joined the Seattle Thunderbirds for the remainder of the season, team general manager Russ Farwell announced today.
The grand opening and ribbon cutting for the Michael Tolleson Savant Art Center in downtown Kent runs from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26.
Taran Kozun made 20 saves, leading the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 2-0 shutout victory over the Spokane Chiefs in a Western Hockey League game Sunday night at Veterans Memorial Arena.
The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds in overtime, 4-3, in Western Hockey League play Saturday night.
Kent Fire Department RFA investigators are working to determine what caused a mobile home fire in the 12200 block of Southeast 207 Street early Saturday morning.
The Tri-City Americans shut out the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-0 Friday night in Western Hockey League play at the Toyota Center in Kennewick.
Kent city officials hope to attract a new Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Northwest Region Headquarters to the city-owned Riverbend par 3 golf course property.
