Local businesses raised more than $14,000 in donations and close to 2,000 items of canned food for the Kent Food Bank.
The Greater Kent Historical Society Holiday Open House runs from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Kent Historic Museum, 855 E. Smith St.
Allied Waste Services of Kent will not pick up garbage, recycling or yard/food waste collection on Thanksgiving Day.
The heavy rain Monday has caused water over the roadway on several Kent streets.
Santa Claus is coming to Kent Station at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24.
Kent Democratic challenger Bud Sizemore continued to hold on to a chance he might overtake State Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, in what remained a tight race for the State House District 47 Position 1 seat.
Drowsy driving, or sleepiness, has been identified as a factor in a growing number of automobile crashes.
When Merriah Sample was 21 years old, she found herself a new mother in an abusive relationship looking for a better life for herself and her daughter.
Bartell Drugs is once again partnering with the Salvation Army to provide holiday gifts for children in need by collecting new, unwrapped toys
OneMain Financial will provide Kent area residents and customers the opportunity to support their local community during its Customer Appreciation Days throughout the month of November.
Kent-based Oberto Brands, a national leader in the meat snacks category and maker of Oh Boy, Oberto! jerky line, announced Wednesday the company will open a new production facility in Nashville, Tenn. in the first half of 2013, bringing hundreds of jobs to the area.
The stretch of Benson Road between Southeast 240th and Southeast 248th streets on the East Hill of Kent is looking much better, thanks to efforts of volunteers organized by the Kent Chamber of Commerce East Hill Partnership (EHP) Committee.
State Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, spent Tuesday morning on campus at Kent-Meridian High School as part of the Kent School District’s “Principal for a Day” event.
King County saw the fewest traffic deaths and homicides in more than 10 years in 2011, according to the King County Medical Examiner's (KCME) Annual Report released Thursday, Nov. 15.
Soroptimist International of Kent and the Farrington Court Retirement Community present Free the Girls Bra Drive to Fight Human Trafficking event on Dec. 5.
Neighbors and volunteers got dirty to help spruce up a part of an East Hill community greenbelt last weekend.
King County Executive Dow Constantine will open the Recorder’s Office in Seattle at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6 – immediately upon certification of the November election – to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
A state audit of the city of Kent's Public Facilities District that oversees the ShoWare Center came out "good and clean."
An 18-year-old Kent man charged with vehicular homicide had a court hearing continued to Nov. 21 in connection with the death of Kent motorcyclist Aug. 22 in the Panther Lake area.
The trial date has been changed to Dec. 11 for a former high school volleyball coach charged with third-degree attempted rape in connection with a girl he met at Kent's Lake Meridian Park.