The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has stocked Lake Meridian in Kent with 10,000 rainbow trout.
The cities of Kent and Auburn, along with partners including Lakehaven Utility District and Soos Creek Water and Sewer District, host a fun, two-day event with interactive activities for approximately 1,800 fourth- and fifth-grade students at the annual Water Festival this week.
For the second consecutive game, the Seattle Thunderbirds and Kelowna Rockets needed overtime to decide a playoff game.
For the second consecutive game, the Seattle Thunderbirds and Kelowna Rockets needed overtime to decide a playoff game.
Luke Lockhart scored with 51 seconds left in overtime Friday night to defeat the Kelowna Rockets 5-4 in Game 1 of their best-of-seven first round playoff series opener in British Columbia.
REI has laid off a "limited number" of employees at its Kent headquarters and stores nationwide as it drops some positions and plans to create new jobs to improve customer service.
A 19-year-old Kent man received a sentence Friday of six years, eight months in prison for the vehicular homicide death of motorcyclist David Daniel, 56, last August in a Panther Lake neighborhood.
Cobalt Mortgage Dollars for Scholars, a nonprofit organization, joined donors, business partners and employees to create scholarships to support students in the pursuit of their post-secondary education goals.
Wilcox Family Farms is helping in the fight against hunger by donating more than 43,000 eggs to Northwest Harvest. The eggs were delivered Thursday at the Northwest Harvest Kent Warehouse. The fresh eggs will quickly be distributed to food banks and other partnering outlets throughout King County, according to Andrea Flatley, communications manager for Northwest Harvest.
Kent School District (KSD) and Renton Technical College (RTC) officials signed a groundbreaking agreement Wednesday that allows Kent high school students to earn certifications and initial degrees in the medical field along with their high school diploma upon graduation.
Seattle Police detectives are still looking for help to solve the murder of a Kent woman a year ago in West Seattle.
A Kent man jumped out of his girlfriend's car in the middle of Southeast Kent-Kangley Road and reportedly smashed out the back window of the vehicle before the woman sped away.
A Kent City Council committee voted 2-1 Tuesday on a proposal to reduce the city's gambling tax on gross revenues of casino card rooms from 11 percent to 7 percent in order to help the Great American Casino cut its losses.
About two-thirds of the way up Seattle's Columbia Center, Kent firefighter Caitlin Corey started losing momentum. "There was nothing to think about except what's inside your head and (to) step, step, step," she said. All the preparation, training and strategy in the world could only take her so far. She needed motivation. She needed a second wind. Looking up ahead of her, she got just that.
The Kent School District is offering paid classes for preschool teachers. This eight-session series aims "to increase the preschool teacher's skills and strategies in teaching early literacy skills," said Merri Rieger, chief academic officer for the school district.
Washington School Nutrition Association (WSNA) "Fills the Cupboard" Spring Food Drive – a benefit for the Kent Food Bank – continues through May 15. Please bring nonperishable food items to any Kent School District kitchen.
Kent's Heather Berg joined more than 200 American Diabetes Association volunteer advocates from throughout the country in Washington, D.C., on March 5-7 for the organization's premier national advocacy event, Call to Congress.
No longer David, Gonzaga is a Goliath in college basketball. Gary Bell Jr. and his teammates know as much. They are fully aware of their lofty position as the top-ranked Bulldogs head into the Big Dance with a bull's-eye squarely placed on their chests.
About 50 Kent residents, KentHOPE members and 13 homeless individuals came to help beautify the downtown streets by picking up litter and garbage on a breezy and misty morning last Saturday.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are teaming up with Kent area residents in the fight against hunger. Local Cub and Boy Scouts on Saturday will disperse door hangers throughout local neighborhoods to ask the community for food donations. If residents want to participate, they should leave donated items on their doorstep the following Saturday, March 30, and the Scouts will return to collect and transport donations to a local food bank.
