State Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, is one of the sponsors of House Bill 1504 to repeal the death penalty in Washington in favor of a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole.
Faculty, almuni, current students, and more came out to celebrate forty years of theCourt Reporting program at Green River Community College.
The Medical Reserve Corps is having an orientation for volunteers at the Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith St., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb 21.
A 23-year-old Renton man pleaded not guilty Monday to third-degree assault for reportedly punching and head butting a Seattle Police detective outside a courtroom Jan. 14 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
The following students made the Seattle Pacific University autumn quarter dean's list. Students on the dean's list have completed at least 12 credits and attained a 3.50 or higher grade point average.
Four adults and a child were displaced following a fire at their home in the 11300 block of Southeast 227 Place.
It was a large, community effort. A volunteer force of 77 strong – from 4-year-old Sophie McManus to those in their 70s – came together to help pick up debris along the Interurban Trail during the fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service litter clean-up on Jan. 21
Kent firefighter Art Weichbrodt will have plenty of motivation when he runs up 69 flights of stairs at the Columbia Center skyscraper in Seattle in full fire gear and a self contained breathing apparatus.
A Washington state law that criminalizes intentionally infecting other persons with HIV without their consent may be expanded to include any disease that is dangerous or deadly.
Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that affirmed a woman's right to an abortion, turned 40 years old Jan. 22. In Olympia, the contentious issue of reproductive rights has already become a major social policy topic in the Washington Legislature this session with two bills, each representing an opposing side of the debate, currently twisting through the lawmaking process.
The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-3 in overtime Friday night at the ShoWare Center.
Steve Strachan, former Kent Police chief and King County Sheriff, is one of five finalists to be the new Bremerton police chief.
A man injured after he lost control of his pickup truck in Kent and crashed into a tree has died.
Kent city leaders are looking at whether to adopt new civility laws to help reduce behavior problems by the homeless near downtown parks and the library.
Fifty-three homeless people were counted in Kent during the 33rd annual One Night Count in King County during the early hours of Friday, Jan. 25.
State Sen. Karen Keiser-D, Kent, has introduced a Family Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI) bill that promotes the health and well-being of children, seniors and working families.
Before a season high 6,009 fans at the ShoWare Center on Teddy Bear Toss last Saturday night, Seattle defeated the Portland Winterhawks 4-3 to end a 15-game losing streak.
Maureen Ezekwugo was raised to be respectful, even if that meant downplaying her talents. "There were many times where I didn't push ideas that I strongly believed in hard enough because somewhere inside of my Asian-self I believed, 'If someone with authority is telling me it should be another way, I need to respect that'," Ezekwugo said.
Kentridge High School's Multicultural Club hosted a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Wednesday. Friends, parents and community members came out to see Kentridge students perform dances from throughout the world from hula to salsa.
A man suffered life-threatening injuries after he lost control of his pickup truck, hit another vehicle and then struck a tree at high speed at about 9 a.m. Thursday in the 23800 block of 64th Avenue South.
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