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Karen Meador

The makings of Military Road: Program explains road’s history and its creators

Military Road weaves through South King County, connecting people to homes, schools and businesses. It remains an important corridor today, just as it has been for many years. It carries its original name, follows its original route.

Karen Meador
Kent’s Marie Spieldenner’s exceptional skills were rewarded when she captured the teen jazz solo division in a worldwide online dance competition.

Kent teen from Allegro takes international online dance title

An online dance competition was something Marie Spieldenner and her family had never heard of before. Nonetheless, she decided to enter it.

Kent’s Marie Spieldenner’s exceptional skills were rewarded when she captured the teen jazz solo division in a worldwide online dance competition.

Local leaders grapple with problems posed by crumbling freight corridors

Commissioners from the ports of Tacoma and Seattle, business owners, labor leaders, and the mayors of Auburn and Kent met at Auburn City Hall last Thursday to talk about the problems posed by aging freight routes within Green River valley cities.

Pat Gray

Officials abandon efforts to establish homeless shelter on Gowe Street

Facing strong opposition from business and community leaders, the Kent Homelessness Partnership Effort (KentHOPE) and Seattle's Union Gospel Mission officials have aborted efforts to establish a shelter on East Gowe Street.

Pat Gray
Thomas Bui and Verlinda Vu

Kentridge alumnus steps up, helps plan large cultural event for Vietnamese community | SLIDESHOW

It was something close to his heart. It was a part of his childhood, his culture. And this year, the holiday event was on the verge of being cancelled.

Thomas Bui and Verlinda Vu
King County prosecutors filed 46 percent of their felony cases in 2012 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

King County felony case filings drop slightly in 2012

The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office filed 43 fewer felony cases in 2012 than in 2011.

King County prosecutors filed 46 percent of their felony cases in 2012 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Crews install a metal sheet pile flood wall in January at the Boeing Levee along the Green River in Kent similar to the city's proposal for the Briscoe-Desimone levee repair.

King County flood district board to vote on Kent levee repair plan

A vote is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26 by the King County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors about whether to approve a city of Kent plan to repair a Green River levee to improve flood protection and reduce insurance rates.

Crews install a metal sheet pile flood wall in January at the Boeing Levee along the Green River in Kent similar to the city's proposal for the Briscoe-Desimone levee repair.
Sen. Karen Keiser

State Senate bill to reduce emergency medical services modeled after Kent program

The Senate passed a bill Wednesday in Olympia modeled after the successful FD Cares program developed by the Kent Fire Department.

  • Feb 20, 2013
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Sen. Karen Keiser
The city of Kent is considering adding cameras to catch speeders at school zones similar to what the city of Des Moines uses along 24th Avenue South in the Highline School District.

Kent considers adding cameras to catch school-zone speeders

The city of Kent might install cameras in the fall to catch speeders of more than 20 mph at as many as three school zones.

The city of Kent is considering adding cameras to catch speeders at school zones similar to what the city of Des Moines uses along 24th Avenue South in the Highline School District.

Soroptimist of Kent plans fundraiser March 14

Soroptimist of Kent will have a dinner, auction and fashion show at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14 at Emerald Downs in Auburn.

  • Feb 19, 2013
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Devin Topps

Man charged in Kent murder of Devin Topps faces May 1 trial

A trial date has been continued to May 1 for a 22-year-old man charged with second-degree murder with a firearm enhancement in connection with the 2010 shooting death of Devin Topps, a former Kentridge High School student-athlete, at a Halloween party.

Devin Topps
A man died Tuesday morning in a fire at the Sunset Motel on Pacific Highway South in Kent.

Man dies in Kent motel fire

A Kent man died in a fire Tuesday morning at the Sunset Motel, 25006 Pacific Highway S.

A man died Tuesday morning in a fire at the Sunset Motel on Pacific Highway South in Kent.
Kent Police are asking for help to identify this man in connection with a Feb. 12 bank robbery in the Panther Lake area.

Kent Police seek help to identify bank robbery suspect

Kent Police are asking for help to identify a man wanted for the robbery of a Key Bank branch in the Panther Lake area.

Kent Police are asking for help to identify this man in connection with a Feb. 12 bank robbery in the Panther Lake area.

ElderFriends seeks volunteers in Kent

Are you interested in making a significant difference in the life of an elder in Kent? Volunteer with ElderFriends, the volunteer-based companionship program of local non-profit Full Life Care, that matches elders with friendly volunteer visitors who help relieve isolation and loneliness.

  • Feb 18, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Thunderbirds goalie Brandon Glover stretches to cover the puck. Glover made 28 saves on 29 shots.

Lockhart’s goal boosts T-Birds past Giants in OT, 2-1

Luke Lockhart scored a shorthanded goal 1:56 into overtime Sunday night at the ShoWare Center to give the Seattle Thunderbirds a 2-1 overtime victory over the Vancouver Giants.

  • Feb 18, 2013
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Thunderbirds goalie Brandon Glover stretches to cover the puck. Glover made 28 saves on 29 shots.

Senate Democrats launch income tax proposal to replace state property tax, reduce sales tax

Senate Coalition-Majority Leader Rodney Tom (D-48th District, Bellevue) chastised Democrat members for playing politics and not taking the will of Washingtonians seriously by introducing five fiscal reform bills before the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday.

  • Feb 17, 2013
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T-Birds stop ‘Tips, pull even for West’s No. 7 playoff spot

The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Everett Silvertips 4-1 Saturday night at the Comcast Arena in Everett.

  • Feb 17, 2013
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Jury finds ex-SPSL volleyball coach guilty of sex crime in Kent

A jury found a former Mount Rainier High School volleyball coach guilty of third-degree attempted rape of a child and communication with a minor for immoral purposes in connection with a girl the man met at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.

Artists are wanted to enter the juried Kent Summer Art Exhibit.

Kent seeks artist entries for Summer Art Exhibit

The city of Kent seeks prints, photographs, paintings, works on paper and other types of artwork for the juried Kent Summer Art Exhibit.

  • Feb 15, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Artists are wanted to enter the juried Kent Summer Art Exhibit.
The annual Kent Kids' Arts Day is March 2 at Kent Commons.

Kent Kids’ Arts Day coming up March 2

The annual Kent Kids' Arts Day returns from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.

  • Feb 15, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
The annual Kent Kids' Arts Day is March 2 at Kent Commons.