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Two men injured in van crash along Highway 167 near Kent, Auburn

Two men were injured near the Kent-Auburn border after their van left the roadway and rolled over at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28 along southbound Highway 167.

The city of Kent will close the Three Friends Fishing Hole Park and parking lot in August and use it as a staging area for equipment to improve the Boeing Levee along the Green River starting at South 200th Street.

Work to begin soon in Kent on $2.65 million levee project

Crews are expected to start work in mid-August on a $2.65 million project along the Green River to improve the Boeing Levee and provide better flood protection to the Kent Valley.

The city of Kent will close the Three Friends Fishing Hole Park and parking lot in August and use it as a staging area for equipment to improve the Boeing Levee along the Green River starting at South 200th Street.

Prosecutors charge Kent couple for pimping girls

King County prosecutors have charged a 44-year-old Kent woman and her 32-year-old boyfriend with promoting commercial sexual abuse of a minor for allegedly setting up a 15-year-old girl and two other girls to work as prostitutes.

State says Kent property can come off contaminated sites list

The state Department of Ecology proposes to remove a Kent property from a statewide list of contaminated sites because it has been shown to meet state cleanup standards.

Thieves take metal parts from fire connections similar to this one to sell the parts as scrap metal for cash.

Metal thieves take Kent Fire Department connections

Metal thieves could make it tougher to fight fires in Kent.

Thieves take metal parts from fire connections similar to this one to sell the parts as scrap metal for cash.
Cheryl Long's Snowy Owl is an award-winning work.

Kent artist receives prestigious award

Kent resident Cheryl Long's Snowy Owl, Nisqually Delta watercolor was selected by jury for the 2012 Puget Sound Bird Fest Poster Contest.

Cheryl Long's Snowy Owl is an award-winning work.
Dean and Marlene Cimmer

Picture of the Week: Mighty mushrooms

Dean and Marlene Cimmer found some unusually large wild mushrooms growing in their yard of the East Hill home.

  • Jul 26, 2012
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Dean and Marlene Cimmer

Striped Water Poets present collage and poetry workshop in Kent Saturday

The Striped Water Poets present a free collage and poetry workshop from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, July 28 at the East Hill Friends Church, 22600 116th Ave. SE, Kent.

  • Jul 26, 2012
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Kent resident Alanah Buss travelled to a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica to help care for injured sloths for two weeks.

Kent woman travels to help injured sloths

Alanah Buss, 20, travelled to Costa Rica to take care of injured sloths at the Sloth Sanctuary for two weeks.

Kent resident Alanah Buss travelled to a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica to help care for injured sloths for two weeks.

Kent forest monitoring team to collect data for restoration sites

The community is invited to join the Green Kent Forest Monitoring Team in data collection and monitoring of the restoration sites across the city.

  • Jul 26, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
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Strike doesn’t impact garbage, recycling service in Kent

Garbage, recycling and yard waste services in Kent are not impacted by the Waste Management drivers' strike.

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Students get close to the real deal at Nurse Camp

The drama unfolds at a high school baseball game. A fan falls 20 feet from the stands reaching for a fly ball. A group of 10 students in blue scrubs are responsible for aiding the patient until the ambulance arrives.

  • Jul 26, 2012
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This map shows where sandbags have been removed along the Green River in Kent as well as the remaining sandbags yet to be removed.

Kent releases progress map of giant sandbag removal along Green River

The city of Kent released a progress map Thursday showing where crews have removed giant sandbags so far along the Green River Trail and where the bags remain to be removed.

This map shows where sandbags have been removed along the Green River in Kent as well as the remaining sandbags yet to be removed.
The Port of Seattle announced plans July 24 for a major renovation project of the North Satellite at Sea-Tac Airport.

Port of Seattle approves major renovation of North Satellite at Sea-Tac Airport

The Port of Seattle plans to start a major renovation of the North Satellite at Sea-Tac Airport in 2014.

The Port of Seattle announced plans July 24 for a major renovation project of the North Satellite at Sea-Tac Airport.

Kent teacher recovering after being hit by car

Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 25-year-old Bonney Lake man with vehicular assault for allegedly striking and critically injuring a Kent teacher July 19 as she stood alongside her car at 901 1st NE, near her Auburn home. Samuel Cruz, 20, will be arraigned Aug. 6.

  • Jul 25, 2012
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Gary Blackburn

Kent chiropractor chosen to help Olympic athletes

Chiropractor Gary Blackburn is taking his first vacation in almost 19 years.

Gary Blackburn

Federal Way man dies in single-car crash in Kent

Kent Police continue to investigate the death of a 19-year-old Federal Way man found inside a car that crashed into a tree on the West Hill of Kent.

Ernie Ammons.

Court hearing continued to Aug. 16 for ex-Kent-Meridian track coach

A court hearing was continued to Aug. 16 for a former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and track coach charged with communication with a minor for immoral purposes.

Ernie Ammons.
Kent Police Blotter.

Officers arrest man near Kent Library for indecent exposure | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of indecent exposure after he allegedly pulled down his shorts and showed his genitals to passing vehicles near the downtown Kent Library and Town Square Plaza.

Kent Police Blotter.

Green Kent forest team seeks volunteers

Volunteers are wanted to join the Green Kent Forest Monitoring Team to collect data and monitor restoration sites at city parks.

  • Jul 23, 2012
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