All ages are invited to attend the Golden Steer Restaurant's Open Mike Night on Feb. 12.
Kentridge High School is hosting a dance to raise money for the American Heart Association.
The Kent School District is considering closing Jenkins Creek and Cedar Valley Elementary Schools for the 2012-2013 school year.
President Jimmy Carter congratulated Kent-Meridian High School teacher Lisa Clarke during a school assembly Jan. 31.
Two cousins and leaders of a more than $100,000 retail theft ring that targeted Lowe's stores were convicted by a jury Wednesday at U.S. District Court in Seattle of 16 federal felonies.
A drive is underway to preserve the old train station in downtown Kent.
The Valley Medical Center Board of Commissioners met for the first time in 2012 on Jan. 16 and there were some clear changes and some things looked very similar.
Kent had 104 homeless people during the 32nd annual One Night Count in King County by volunteers.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of DUI, resisting arrest, harassment and possession of drug paraphernalia after an incident outside of the Central Avenue Pub.
The Kent City Council will have its annual retreat Feb. 10-11 at the Green River Community College Kent campus.
Kent city road crews reopened Southeast 256th Street between 146th Avenue Southeast and 151st Place Southeast Tuesday afternoon after closing the street several hours for emergency repairs.
Central Washington University announced a newly-created dual admission program that will reduce the time and expense college students commit to completing a bachelor’s degree.
A couple of Kent bus routes are part of the Metro Transit service changes starting in June that were approved unanimously Monday by the Metropolitan King County Council.
Kent and other King County residents have done a lot of cleaning up of trees and branches after the snow and ice storm.
The Metropolitan King County Council today unanimously selected Councilmember Joe McDermott to serve as chair of the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee and to lead the Council’s 2013 budget deliberation
The devastation from last week’s storm exceeded that of the 1996 ice and snow event.
Kent resident Andrew Racus made it onto his college’s Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester.
We know they’re out there, people without a place to call home. These are people without enough socks and sweaters. These are people without gloves, hats and coats. These people are here in Kent. For the second winter season, Willows Place is helping keep them fed and warm. However, Willows Place lost one of the significant contributors Marcus Elmore, just before Christmas. Elmore, a long-time resident in the Mill Creek neighborhood in Kent, died after a short illness with liver cancer. So now more than ever, Willows Place has immediate needs to fill.
More than 500 low-income, homeless households will be able to move into stable housing or receive the services they need to maintain their housing because of the coordinated efforts of King County, the city of Seattle, United Way of King County, the Seattle Housing Authority and Building Changes.
Homelessness – it is a word, a tragedy and an issue that reflects the complex problems facing our region, state and nation.
