Zhakaysha Garrett vows to shape her community. Her vision is for Kent to one day support and open a multipurpose youth center, something that is important in building a strong bond between active kids and helpful adults.
Tarah Pittman, left, and Lizzy Mayers survey the Carpinito Brothers pumpkin patch off West Valley Highway on a sun-splashed Saturday last weekend in Kent.
Outside of their mutual interest in the importance of English proficiency for students, Maya Vengadasalam and Bruce Elliott – candidates for Kent School District School Board seat No. 5 – have very different views on where the district needs to go in the future.
Shoppers in Kent, Auburn and throughout the Puget Sound area can sign up for a community-run "Strike Alert Service," in case contract talks fall apart and grocery workers go out on strike.
Students in the second through fifth grades can compete for free in the third annual National Trimathlon on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Kent Mathnasium, 10216 S.E. 256th St., Suite 104.
Two Northwest Coast Native storytellers will speak at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at First Christian Church, 11717 S.E. 240th St., in Kent.
Four candidates in the two Kent City Council races took on city taxes as part of a debate Wednesday at the ShoWare Center.
Advance layoff notices were sent Wednesday to 82 King County employees who provide essential nutrition services for Women, Infants and Children, as a consequence of the continuing federal shutdown.
The Kent City Council leans toward spending business and occupation (B&O) tax revenue in 2014 to fix up a bunch of street repairs rather than one large, expensive street project.
The trial date for the 23-year-old man accused of killing Devin Topps in 2010 in Kent has been continued to Oct. 23.
A Kent woman is among the 20 finalists for Ms. Veteran America.
United Way of King County leads renewed effort to connect people with rewarding volunteer opportunities that strengthen their communities
Kent's become a target by Public Health - Seattle & King County to get people to sign up for affordable health insurance because an estimated 16,869 people in the city are uninsured.
More than a dozen pets found new homes during this weekend's open house at the King County Pet Adoption Center in Kent.
The Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds got goals from four players Sunday evening to defeat the Kootenay Ice 4-3 at Western Financial Place in Cranbrook, British Columbia.
Kent's annual Fall Recycling Collection Event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Russell Rd. Park, 24400 Russell Road.
Kent's Scenic Hill Elementary School last Friday dedicated a climbing wall in memory of teacher Stacy Ankerfelt, the Auburn woman who was killed by an impaired driver last year.
Roberts Lipsbergs had a hat trick and Alexander Delnov had two goals to pace the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 6-2 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes Saturday night at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge.
The Seattle Thunderbirds came back from two two-goal deficits, scored on a penalty shot with 29 seconds left to tie the game and then scored in overtime Friday night for a 5-4 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Medicine Hat Arena.
The city of Kent became the hot spot for national news this week because of the first Tesla electric car fire.
