From a small Canadian town, Shea Theodore is working his way to bigger things.
As the Seattle Thunderbirds prepare to meet the Everett Silvertips in a first-round WHL playoff series this weekend, the opposing venue managers have made a friendly wager.
Kent-Meridian High School received the Washington State Board of Education's first English Language Acquisition Award, which recognizes the top 5 percent of all schools, based on scores from the 2012-13 Washington English Language Proficiency Assessment.
Quota International of Kent Valley presented its Quota Cares Western Days at Reber Ranch on Lea Hill last Saturday.
Eddie Goodman, a homeschooled sophomore, took time away from school to spend the week of Feb. 24-28 participating in the Senate Page Program at the state Legislature. He was sponsored by Sen. Joe Fain (R-Auburn) of the 47th Legislative District.
The sixth annual Kent International Festival has a new home and date.
The Kent School District has remained hush-hush about potential programs it will renew with funds granted by the Feb. 11 voter-approved maintenance and operations levy voters.
Events, benefits, programs and other dates for Kent residents.
The Kent Senior Activity Center is providing the ballroom as Stafford Suites hosts its second community dance, a Spring Prom, on Tuesday, April 15 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, will host an hour-long 47th District telephone town hall at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 26. To take part in the forum, residents can call in toll-free 1-800-762-6576.
Nationally recognized Kent artist Danny Pierce has died at age 93. Pierce died March 6 in Kent, just 12 days after his wife Julia Pierce died at age 95 at their Kent home. They were married for 71 years and had a 70th wedding anniversary celebration last year in Kent.
A 24-year-old woman and her unborn child were killed in a car crash on State Route 169, east of Renton shortly before noon Monday, according to Washington State Patrol.
Kent detectives have been diligently investigating a death that occurred June 3, 2013 at the Somerset Apartment complex on the East Hill.
Several local residents and police officers will be recognized at the Kent Fire Department RFA Governance Board meeting Wednesday for their contributions to the public's welfare.
The Seattle Thunderbirds earned the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoffs after beating the Tri-City Americans 6-1 at Kennewick on Sunday night.
You can help Kent Parks Foundation (#89598) earn donations just by shopping with your Fred Meyer Rewards Card.
Kent's Susan Jorski recently met with state representatives from Washington and Oregon in Washington, D.C., to support research funds for tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a disorder that affects her 15-year-old son, Michael, a Kent-Meridian student and Special Olympian.
Rainier Youth Choirs' youngest choir, Bella Voce, recently toured with Bellevue Girlchoir's Training choir. The 50-plus singers in grades 4-7 traveled to Olympia for a performance in the capitol rotunda.
The Portland Winterhawks defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 7-0 in Western Hockey League play Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland.
Amazon.com, Inc. on Friday announced plans to open a nearly one million-square-foot fulfillment center in Kent, creating hundreds of full-time jobs at the site when it opens, the company said in a news release.
