Health care professionals and medical facilities will soon be able to donate unused, unopened prescription drugs for distribution to people without health insurance, thanks to legislation signed into law late last week by Gov. Jay Inslee.
The King County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to move ahead with repairs to the Briscoe Desimone Levee along the Green River by approving an agreement with the city of Kent to construct the project.
Kent Police are asking for help to track down a man who reportedly exposed himself at about 1:29 p.m. Sunday on the West Hill.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority will coordinate its Gift of Life presentations on May 22 and May 30.
Applications for the Kent Cornucopia Days Grand Parade are now being accepted through July 1 at www.kcdays.com. The parade is set for 2 p.m. July 14.
Kent Youth and Family services held an anti-bullying presentation last Friday to teach the children in the Birch Creek community how to stand up to bullies.
The Kent mayor's race and two City Council races highlight the 2013 election campaign.
Gov. Jay Inslee made a quick stop Friday in Kent to pump up South Sound politicians and business leaders about the importance for the Legislature to pass a transportation funding package during the special session that started this week.
Detectives from the Washington State Patrol (WSP) Missing and Exploited Children’s Task Force (MECTF) arrested a Kent man Thursday for investigation of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Kent-Meridian High School will be hosting the 2013 Royal Volleyball Camps at the Kent-Meridian Gym Complex.
After 93 years at the same location along West Valley Highway just north of South 277th Street, Smith Brothers Farms has decided to move to a larger dairy production facility a few miles to the east in Kent.
Residents can take part in a Kent Police Community Meeting and Block Watch 101 class on Thursday, May 23 at Sunnycrest Elementary School, 24620 42nd Ave. S., on the West Hill.
The Boeing Employees Choir Benefit Concert is 7 p.m. June 1 at Kent United First Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th St.
Big boat teams and drivers appeared at the inaugural H-1 Season Kickoff Party last Saturday at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum.
Now's the time to let the State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) know your opinion of the proposed rules for the state's new recreational marijuana market.
Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) is partnering with Pasado's Safe Haven and South County Cats to bring Pasado's Mobile Spay Station to the Pet Adoption Center in Kent twice a week.
Donna Simpson sits at her computer, logs onto Facebook and starts to write a very stern, very powerful letter for all to read.
Fairwood Elementary School will replace a section of its roof this summer to adhere to district safety standards.
Kentridge High School senior Max Meaker took won third place in an international engineering competition. Meaker placed in the Art & Architecture category of the annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge sponsored by Stratasys, a manufacturer of 3D printers that create prototypes directly from 3D CAD files or other 3D content.
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas will speak about how to be Safe and Secure in downtown Kent at the Kent Downtown Partnership Breakfast Hour from 7-9 a.m. Friday, May 17 at the ShoWare Center club lounge.
