The East Indian and Punjabi community celebrates Diwali – the biggest festival of India – from 7 to 11 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Golden Indian Curry House, 20938 108th Ave. SE, Kent.
Kent City Council candidate Bailey Stober remains "hopeful and optimistic" that he can still overtake opponent Ken Sharp.
A Hope for Families luncheon is set for Thursday, Dec. 5 at the Golden Steer restaurant in Kent to help raise funds and clothing for Willows Place, which feeds and provides basic needs to families and individuals.
Kent Police took a 14-year-old boy into custody in connection with an alleged sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl.
Federal prosecutors have charged a 52-year-old homeless man with interstate threats for allegedly making threats on his Facebook page to kill a Kent Police officer and his family.
Afrikaans, Balinese, Chamorro, Creole, Dinka, Fula, Grebo, Hmong, Ilokano, Japanese, Khmer, Kosraean, Mandinka, Nepali, Romanian, Sotho, Tamil, Wolof. If they sound strangely familiar, they should. They're just a handful of the 140 languages spoken in the Kent School District.
A 20-year-old Covington man could face a vehicular homicide charge in connection with the death of his 21-year-old Edmonds girlfriend while driving her vehicle.
Bartell Drugs has again joined the Salvation Army to provide holiday gifts for children in need by collecting new, unwrapped toys during its 10th annual Salvation Army Toy 'N' Joy drive, Nov. 17 through Dec. 14.
Kent home cook Wallace Hale's Pumpkin Sauce Pizza An Veggies recipe has been awarded a blue ribbon at Just A Pinch Recipes, a recipe and coupon social network for home cooks at www.justapinch.com.
King County Elections will post general election results as scheduled by about 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and will again add second results postings at about 8:30 p.m. both days.
City and community leaders came together to celebrate the Kent Lions Club's 75 years of service last Saturday night.
For eight years, students at Montessori Time have been learning about sharing by sponsoring a child through World Vision. Now students can donate funds for livestock to help families become more self-sufficient.
Molina Healthcare offers free flue shots from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Mercy Housing Appian Way Apartments, 25818 26th Place S., Kent.
It's four more years for Suzette Cooke as Kent mayor. Cooke is defeating challenger Tim Clark with 55.69 percent (6,093 votes) to Clark's 44.10 percent (4,825), according to King County Election results released Tuesday night.
The Washington Healthplanfinder mobile enrollment tour – a specially outfitted trailer, complete with laptops connected to the new health care system – is traveling throughout Washington.
The race between Maya Vengadasalam and Bruce Elliott for Tim Clark’s vacant Kent School Board seat remains tight with the candidates splitting the vote.
Despite facing charges of first-degree theft, Ken Sharp is leading Bailey Stober in a tightly contested race for the Kent City Council.
The trial date for five men accused of assault for their roles in a Kent car show shooting in July 2011 has been continued to March 3 in King County Superior Court.
As of Wednesday morning, King County Elections had received about 517,000 ballots for the Nov. 5, general election, with more than 100,000 arriving in Wednesday’s mail.
The two Kent Police K9s will receive bullet and stab protective vests after a fundraising effort brought in more than $6,300.