The Kent School District observes a districtwide late-start schedule for all elementary, middle and high schools one day a month except for December.
Future Kent hosts a Park(ing)Day workshop for community members at the Kent Public Library, 212 Second Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9.
Drag racing legend Jerry "The King" Ruth recently returned to the seat of his restored 1969 Top Fuel dragster – but only for a moment.
As summer winds down, teachers are gearing up for the school year by preparing classrooms, materials and lesson plans.
What began as a small grassroots group with a clear mission has become something bigger in the local community.
Kent School District teachers voted Tuesday night to approve a new three-year contract.
The Kent Cops in Schools Program is back. Kent Police will return to area elementary schools this school year as part of a regular visitation program to elementary schools.
The South King County Chapter of the Alliance for Retired Americans presents a flag dedication ceremony at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Republic Services (formerly Allied Waste) will be on a normal scheduled to pick up garbage, yard waste and recycling on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2 in Kent.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of resisting arrest after he allegedly tried to run from officers who then fired a Taser to bring the man to the ground.
Kent Police were part of numerous agencies that participated Tuesday in a drug and prostitution raid on three Tukwila motels along Tukwila International Boulevard.
For the first time in decades, King County is experiencing a surplus in jail beds at its Kent and Seattle facilities.
The website for the Kent Reporter is getting a fresh look that will help readers get faster access to local news – and more of it.
Kent and Auburn residents, business owners and property owners in the Green River Valley can find out about insurance rates and building regulations at a special meeting from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center, 401 Fourth Ave. N., in Kent.
Four people received Kent Chief of Police Awards this month for their life saving efforts earlier this summer at Lake Meridian.
Volunteers are wanted to help present a Kent Candidate Forum on Monday, Sept. 9.
Green Kent Partnership volunteer stewards are getting some well-deserved recognition from a statewide urban forestry leadership organization.
Jermoie Heath, a fifth-grade teacher at Kent's Pine Tree Elementary School, is among six finalists vying for People Magazine's Teacher of the Year.
Singers grade 4 through 20 years old are invited to schedule an informal audition for Rainier Youth Choirs.
The Kent Downtown Partnership presents its third annual Kent Rod & Custom Car Show on Saturday. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Burlington Green Park, 206 Railroad Ave. N.
