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Chamber to host Kent City Council candidate debates Oct. 5

Eight candidates for the Kent City Council are scheduled to participate in debates Wednesday, Oct. 5 presented by the Kent Chamber of Commerce.

Ford Women’s Health Initiative Mobile Breast Imaging bus

The Ford Women's Health Initiative Mobile Breast Imaging bus made a stop in Kent's Kmart parking lot at 24800 West Valley Highway, Friday, Sept. 30, for a full afternoon of breast cancer testing.

Kent's 2011 Little League All-stars receives the ceremonial check from Farmers Insurance and 710 ESPN donation for field improvement at Ryan Brunner Park Field Friday

Kent Little League’s Ryan Brunner Park Field receives improve a field grant | Slide Show

Farmers Insurance and 710 ESPN have selected Kent Little League's Ryan Brunner Park Field as this year’s recipient in Farmers Insurance Improve A Field.

Kent's 2011 Little League All-stars receives the ceremonial check from Farmers Insurance and 710 ESPN donation for field improvement at Ryan Brunner Park Field Friday
Lisa Voso

Rotary Club of Kent Sunrise Oktoberfest | Slide Show

Rotary Club of Kent Sunrise Oktoberfest | Slide Show

Lisa Voso

Oktoberfest in Kent Oct. 8 to benefit Children’s Therapy Center

Enjoy beer, food and music at an Oktoberfest party from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave., in downtown Kent.

  • Oct 4, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Demolition of the unfinished parking garage in downtown Kent began Monday

Kent parking garage demolition begins | Slide Show

Demolition of the unfinished parking garage in downtown Kent began Monday morning. A Seattle developer, Goodman Real Estate Inc.,plans to build a five-story, mixed-use development to include approximately 164 apartments and 3,700-square feet of retail space.

Demolition of the unfinished parking garage in downtown Kent began Monday
Emerald Park kindergartner Tobey Rivera runs with a big smile

Emerald Park Elementary Jog-A-Thon | Slide Show

Emerald Park Elementary Jog-A-Thon | Slide Show

Emerald Park kindergartner Tobey Rivera runs with a big smile
Radcliffe Place elegant and affordable senior living.

Radcliffe Place: Elegant and affordable senior living | Applications being accepted now

Radcliffe Place offers apartments for single people or couples and is located at 13510 SE 272nd St., Kent. One and two bedroom apartments are available.

  • Oct 3, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Radcliffe Place elegant and affordable senior living.
Kent resident Melanie Hope tells her survivor's story at the Purple Lights Night 2011 tree lighting event Saturday in Covington.

Kent resident Melanie Hope tells survivor’s story at Purple Lights Nights in Covington | Slide Show

Victoria Throm, the founder of the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force, presented the Purple Lights Nights 2011 tree lighting event Saturday in Covington, which also featured Melanie Hope, a resident of Kent.

  • Oct 2, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Kent resident Melanie Hope tells her survivor's story at the Purple Lights Night 2011 tree lighting event Saturday in Covington.
Harpreet Gill

Blending ingredients in Kent’s East Hill to create community | Harpreet Gill

There are many ingredients that blend together to create a community. One of the most important is to have a person with enduring belief and hope.

Harpreet Gill

Trio of Kentlake students help fallen hiker

While hiking Sept. 5, Kentlake High seniors Brian Benshoof, Alex Posielski and Bryton Seyfert attempted to save a man’s life near Snoqualmie Valley on the Denny Creek trail. William Peter Allen, a 21 year old University of Washington student, fell while attempting to free climb. Benshoof and his friends were among the first at the scene.

Kentlake's Steffin Church keeps the ball and runs it up the middle

Tahoma at Kentlake football | Slide Show

Tahoma at Kentlake football | Slide Show

Kentlake's Steffin Church keeps the ball and runs it up the middle

Sheriff’s office believe report ‘a hoax’ that man had gun at Kent elementary school

King County Sheriff's Office investigators believe the report of a man seen with a gun Friday on the grounds of Carriage Crest Elementary in Renton was a hoax.

Kent man arrested for assault, hate crime

King County prosecutors charged a 42-year-old Kent man Monday with second-degree assault and malicious harassment after he allegedly punched and yelled racial slurs at a Hispanic man during a Sept. 22 fight outside of a Kent restaurant.

Suzanne Carmon

Find it in Kent | slide show

Find it in Kent | slide show

Suzanne Carmon
Nicolas Moreno pleads not guilty Thursday in Kent to three counts of first-degree assault for firing shots that injured people July 23 at a Kent car show. Judge Mary Roberts banned the media from shooting the faces of the six men charged in connection with the shootings.

Six enter not guilty pleas in connection with Kent car-show shooting

Six alleged gang members each pleaded not guilty Thursday in Kent to charges connected with the July 23 car-show shooting on Kent's West Hill that injured 12 people.

Nicolas Moreno pleads not guilty Thursday in Kent to three counts of first-degree assault for firing shots that injured people July 23 at a Kent car show. Judge Mary Roberts banned the media from shooting the faces of the six men charged in connection with the shootings.
A Seattle developer plans to tear down the unfinished parking garage in downtown Kent in early October to build apartments and retail space.

Demolition of Kent half-built parking garage to start Oct. 3

The half-built parking garage that has sat idle for more than four years in Kent is coming down.

A Seattle developer plans to tear down the unfinished parking garage in downtown Kent in early October to build apartments and retail space.
Sisters Denise Jefferson

Women flock to ShoWare Center in Kent for GLOW event | Slide Show

Hundreds of women attended the first anniversary celebration of GLOW, the Valley Medical Center’s health and wellness program created by women, for women, on Sept. 22 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

  • Sep 28, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Sisters Denise Jefferson
Micah Starks

Kent Police seek cadet applicants

The Kent Police are looking to hire part-time cadets.

  • Sep 28, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Micah Starks
Seattle Mist receiver Jessica Hopkins looks back for a pass as she fights off assistant coach Jeremiah Captain Sept. 23 at a Lingerie Football League practice. The Mist open the season Sept. 30 at Green Bay.

Kent’s Seattle Mist open Lingerie Football League season Sept. 30 at Green Bay Chill | Slide Show

Live television coverage, betting lines, fantasy teams and even a team in Green Bay are part of the changes this season for the women's Lingerie Football League that includes the Kent-based Seattle Mist.

Seattle Mist receiver Jessica Hopkins looks back for a pass as she fights off assistant coach Jeremiah Captain Sept. 23 at a Lingerie Football League practice. The Mist open the season Sept. 30 at Green Bay.