When Patti Billet had to write a detailed and technical student improvement plan for her pupils at Kent Mountain View Academy, she had her first breakdown after six weeks as a brand new teacher.
Kent Police arrested eight city residents Wednesday who had warrants for domestic violence related cases.
Third-grade students in the Kent School District received free dictionaries on Tuesday. Local Rotary Clubs distributed around 2,000 dictionaries to elementary schools in the district.
Valley Medical Center was recognized for outstanding efforts to reduce patient harm and improve patient safety during the 81st Annual Meeting of the Washington State Hospital Association in Seattle on Oct. 16.
The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-1 Wednesday night at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Highline Community College received the 2013 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
The city of Kent will start operating its first school traffic cameras to catch speeders on Nov. 18.
A statewide “Drop, Cover and Hold On” earthquake drill takes place at 10:17 a.m. Thursday throughout Washington and neighboring states.
The Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) on Wednesday filed the proposed rules for implementation of Initiative 502 and the final step in the rule making process.
King County Elections will mail ballots Wednesday for the Nov. 5 general election.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce's annual Experience Kent – a free family event – comes to the ShoWare Center on Thursday.
A dump truck driver was arrested today following a crash on eastbound Highway 18 just east of Southeast 272 Street.
TOP Food and Drug stores in Kent, Auburn and Yakima will shut down within the next three months.
Singer Stefano Langone is back in town to give a benefit concert for the Kentwood High School choir as part of the Kentwood Idol program.
Kent-based Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) is joining with animal organizations nationwide to change the image of outdoor cats.
Ryan Gropp, Seattle's first-round selection, sixth overall, in the 2011 Bantam Draft has joined the Thunderbirds, general manager Russ Farwell announced today.
The murder trial of the man accused of the 2010 stabbing death of Seth Frankel, a city of Kent employee and Auburn resident, is expected to start Tuesday in King County Superior Court in Kent.
St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) of Seattle|King County has launched Centro Rendu, a new service designed to help Hispanic adults and their children break the cycle of poverty through education, computer literacy, counseling and navigation of the labyrinth of services from other social service agencies.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke and challenger Tim Clark didn't give voters much hope as far as the city's chances to stop 18 additional coal trains from running through town in the future if a new shipping terminal is eventually built near Bellingham.
Contract talks are scheduled to continue Wednesday between Puget Sound area grocery store employees and the chains of Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC and Albertsons.