A 22-year-old Des Moines man will spend 32 years in prison for the January 2012 beating of a prison guard, and for the forced labor of two juveniles in the sex trades.
Six Seattle Thunderbirds were listed in the NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings for 2013 NHL Draft eligible players released today by the NHL.
The Kent Fire Department honored four of its employees for their work in 2012.
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is lowering the air quality burn ban to a Stage 1 in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties effective at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The ban remains in effect until further notice.
The House confirmed State Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, on Monday in Olympia as deputy speaker pro tempore.
A criminal trial stemming from a 2012 drive-by shooting in Seattle was interrupted Monday morning when a fight broke out outside a third-floor courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
To protect the public from unhealthy levels of air pollution, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency on Monday issued burn bans for King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
Kent Fire Department officials are warning people to stay off frozen ponds and lakes.
The City of Auburn, in conjunction with the Auburn Food Bank, has extended the opening of the severe weather shelter to include the following:
Design work will soon begin on extending South 224th Street over Highway 167 and eventually up the East Hill to Benson Road.
Relay for Life of Kent has a kickoff event Thursday.
Gov.-elect Jay Inslee addressed issues of job creation, the state budget, education funding and gun control as he outlined his policy goals for his first term, appearing at an Associated Press briefing session at the state capital Thursday morning.
Kent Police issued an Amber Alert Friday for an 8-year-old girl reportedly taken by her father during a domestic dispute.
Ronald Moore had not yet had a chance to decorate his office walls on his first day as the new Kent city clerk.
Dealers from throughout the Pacific Northwest, California and Utah will display close to one million old postcards, paper collectibles and ephemera at the Greater Seattle Area Vintage Postcard and Paper Collectibles show Feb. 9-10 at the Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
WashingtonVotes.org will provide complete, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the regular session of the state Legislature that convenes Monday.
Could this be "the year of the Grand Bargain in Olympia?" Sen. Ed Murray believes so after state House of Representative and Senate leadership members met Thursday at an Associated Press briefing to discuss priorities for the coming legislative session, all agreeing to make funding education the top priority for both houses.
In a partnership to better protect those attending events at the ShoWare Center, SMG, ShoWare Center's management company, several companies, and public safety agencies have planned an evacuation drill following the Seattle Thunderbirds game on Saturday.
Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell today announced the team has acquired Adam Kambeitz from the Saskatoon Blades and Andrew Johnson from the Moose Jaw Warriors.
The Kent 50 Plus Program presents Rock 'n Roll at The Place from 5-8 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
