Kentridge High School hosts Beyond High School event with 80 post-high school institutions.
Crews are expected to start work this spring to repair the Briscoe-Desimone levee along the Green River that protects portions of Kent, Tukwila and Renton from flooding.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will highlight the city’s accomplishments over the last year and present her plans to build a stronger community from an economic, transportation and neighborhood standpoint during her annual State of the City address.
The four new Kent Police officers sworn in this week include a Somali refugee, an ex-college football player, a former car mechanic and an ex-Honolulu Police Department member.
The Rotary Club of Kent recently honored two Kent-Meridian High School students.
The Kent Fire Department put out a house fire Wednesday evening in the 26100 block of 145th Avenue Southeast.
The Excel Public Charter School received a largely positive reception at the Washington Commission on Charter Schools' open forum Jan. 15.
Washington Sportsmen’s Show: Jan. 22-26, Washington State Fair Events Center, 110 Ninth Ave. SW, Puyallup. Show days/hours: Noon-8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday (Jan. 22-24); 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 25); and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 26).
The push to label genetically modified organisms – termed GMOs – is back on the table in Olympia.
The Kent City Council posted a help wanted sign on Wednesday to fill a vacant council position.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Snohomish County Council appointed Rep. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, to succeed Sen. Paull Shin in the 21st Legislative District.
The state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) is investigating a complaint that Bailey Stober failed to file expense reports during his campaign against Ken Sharp for the Kent City Council.
A weekly look at calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
King County Elections will mail ballots Wednesday, Jan. 22, for the Feb. 11 Special Election. Voters in 18 jurisdictions, including the Kent and Auburn school districts, will receive ballots.
The American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Kent holds its annual Team Kickoff at the Kent Senior Activity Center from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23.
The Kent Senior Activity Center and Stafford Suites hosts a Valentine Ball on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., for the community.
The city of Kent will receive a second $5 million grant from the state to help extend South 224th Street over Highway 167 and up the East Hill.
Add Debbie Raplee to the growing list of people who want to replace Ken Sharp on the Kent City Council.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority’s newest Fire District 37 commissioner and board member was sworn in at Wednesday night’s meeting.
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) hosts an open house from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the Swanson Court Clubhouse, 12200 SE 207th St., a couple blocks from Kentridge High School.
