Three-hundred middle and high school students turned out to the Kent Commons on Dec. 16 for the 26th annual Game of Life event sponsored by the Kent Police Department and the department's Youth Board.
Forziya Abdul Aziz had never worn a mortar board in her life – until recently when the Somalian woman basked in the glow of a special ceremony.
State Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, has been reappointed as the ranking Democratic member of the Senate Capital Budget.
It is time for the Legislature to raise the 1 percent annual limit on property tax increases, the Kent City Council says.
A decision by the Kent City Council about whether to call a ShoWare Center $18 million debt a loan or a subsidy won't be made until at least March.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Oklahoma and Nebraska have sued Colorado in the U.S. Supreme Court over marijuana legalization.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority will install a new solar energy system next year at one of its stations after receiving a $606,181 grant from the state.
Metro Transit will close out 2014 with an all-time high in the number of bus trips taken in King County. In the days just before Christmas, Metro expects to break the annual record for most rides taken in its 41-year history.
City property taxes will go up 5.5 percent next year as the Kent City Council unanimously approved its 2015-16 biennial budget.
Inviting community input on the Kent School District's search for a new superintendent revealed a number of things about the district from what it does well to what it could do better.
Paramedics transported a Kent Police motorcycle officer to a hospital for precautionary treatment after he struck a median along Central Avenue North and was ejected from the motorcycle.
Christmas Tree Recycling: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 3, Service Club Ballfields, 14608 SE 288th St., Kent.
The Canadian Hockey League has selected Seattle Thunderbirds center Mathew Barzal and left wing Ryan Gropp to play in the 2015 BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game at St. Catharines, Ontario, on Jan. 22.
The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Victoria Royals 5-4 Tuesday night in their last game before the holiday break.
Providing revenue options, maintaining the safety net and providing local options for transportation highlight King County’s state legislative agenda for 2015.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault and third-degree theft after he allegedly hit a taxi cab driver with a cane during a dispute and didn't pay for the ride.
Residents can attend an informal "Coffee with the Chief" get-together with Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas on Jan. 7 on the East Hill.
Auditions for singers in grade 2 and up who wish to join Rainier Youth Choirs are Thursday.
A city street project to rehabilitate Central Avenue South is scheduled to get $3 million next year from Kent's business and occupation (B&O) tax.
A weekly look at calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
