The Kent Fire Department posted the following notice on its Facebook page about the death of Mike Buckingham, 61, of Enumclaw, who spent years with the Kent Fire Department and Kent Police programs to combat drunk driving:
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke said she will begin a search for a new chief administrative officer (CAO).
When Angela "Spunky" Robinson's mother and uncle died in 2000, she couldn't remain in her home state of South Carolina and left on a cross country trip, arriving in Federal Way in 2007.
The Kent-Yangzhou Sister City Committee is offering greater Kent area teens the opportunity to participate in its annual Youth Ambassador cultural exchange program with Yangzhou, China.
Be sure you're ready to vote in the Feb. 11 special election by updating your voter registration if you've changed your name or address. If you're not yet registered to vote, now is a good time.
Kent City Councilman Dennis Higgins has been elected to the 2014 Board of Directors of the Sound City Association (SCA), which represents 36 cities in King County and provides a regional voice for nearly one million people.
Ken Sharp took an oath of office Tuesday night to begin his four-year term on the Kent City Council under the shadow of facing seven counts of first-degree theft charges.
The Kent City Council unanimously voted for its new council president Tuesday at its first meeting of the new year.
The Kent School District presents its annual Tech Expo from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St.
U.S. Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., showed their Seahawks' spirit when they waved a 12th Man flag Wednesday in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The Seattle Thunderbirds will have three games broadcast live on Root Sports' "Friday Night Ice" this season.
Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of malicious mischief after she allegedly kicked a screen door and broke a window at a home after a man refused to let her inside to use the bathroom.
The list of Kent applicants to the state for recreational marijuana business licenses keeps on growing.
Fans can take Sounder trains to one of the biggest Seattle Seahawks games this season.
A weekly look at calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
A 24-year-old Kent man allegedly set up a Bellevue woman he met through an online dating service to steal $8,500 in cash from her for a trip to Las Vegas and a move to Florida.
The Good Pharaohs in partnership with the Kent Black Action Commission present Barbershop Talks, a men's conference featuring live razor haircuts and shaves from actual barbers in greater Seattle, from 3-7 p.m. Jan. 18, at the Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Kent Elvis at The Place, featuring snacks, workshops and a Danny Vernon dinner concert, runs 5 to 8 p.m. March 6 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a national holiday, is Monday, Jan. 20. With schools, city of Kent offices and many businesses closed, Kent Parks is inviting students, scouts, families and others to join the celebration through community service.
A former Kentridge High School teacher faces a King County Superior Court hearing Feb. 4 in Kent on a charge of attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor.