Machinists Union District Lodge 751 is once again teaming up with Pacific Raceways for its annual “Dog Days” charity fundraising event.
Kent Downtown Partnership exceeded its goal of raising at least $30,000 at its annual dinner/auction at Kent's ShoWare Center.
Backers of two citizen initiatives have submitted signatures far in excess of the 241,000 bare minimum, and appear to be in good position to make the November statewide ballot.
Four people were displaced from an apartment fire in the 20000 block of 30 Avenue South on Thursday, according to the Kent Fire Department.
Kent joined Seattle and six other South King County cities as All-America Cities chosen by the National Civic League on Monday based on the region's ambitious plan to ensure that more children are reading at grade level by the end of third grade.
Volunteers of the Kent Arts Commission invite the public to join them in welcoming artists from throughout the Puget Sound region during the Kent Summer Art Exhibit & Reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 11.
Every Thursday at 6 p.m., a line forms inside the New Beginnings Church that sometimes stretches from the far side of the room, out the back door and into the parking lot.
Kent's Courtney Thompson, one of the country's premier setters in international volleyball, has earned a spot on Team USA as it prepares for the Summer Olympic Games in London (July 27-Aug. 12).
Mud runners will want to head to Pacific Raceways in Kent for the Gladiator Rock'n Run at 9 a.m. Sunday.
Dave Street is a kid at heart, someone who shares the joy of the summer camp experience.
Fewer people in the community will go hungry, thanks to a donation to the Kent Food Bank from King County.
College Spark, a Seattle-based foundation that funds programs helping low-income students prepare for college, has announced that it would fund a Green River Community College startup program that would develop an English placement system for high school students.
Law enforcement agencies in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties issued 840 seatbelt violations during the 10th annual Click It or Ticket campaign.
Dogs waiting to be adopted from Regional Animal Services of King County will be able to rest easier from now on, thanks to an Eagle Scout.
Kent's MacKenzie Preston captured one of the high-point titles at the AjPHA Youth World Championship Paint Horse Show on June 22-30 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Agda Burchard was sworn in this week as the newest Kent School Board member by Superintendent Dr. Edward Lee Vargas.
The city of Kent sent letters to two medical marijuana collective gardens and landlords of the sites that the businesses are operating illegally under a new city ordinance that bans the gardens.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the city of Kent $400,000 in two grants to inventory, assess and prioritize contaminated sites in an effort to redevelop the properties.
Volunteers are wanted to help the Kent Downtown Partnership for Clean-Up Day on Tuesday, July 10 to get downtown ready for Kent Cornucopia Days.
A Kent man received a one-year prison sentence Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle for illegally selling a gun later used in a Chicago-area murder.
