High collision and injury rates on the highway prompts City Council to act.
Kentlake graduate Kayleigh Perkins' unlimited light hydroplane UL-72 Miss Foster Care caught fire and exploded today during testing trails on Lake Washington at the Stan Sayres Memorial Pits. Perkins was not injured, but had to jump out of the burning hydroplane and swim to shore.
Kent Police detectives are continuing an investigation of a shooting of a 30-year-old SeaTac man on a Metro bus in the East Hill area.
Army Spec. Justin P. Martirosian has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
Both occupants escaped injury as a small-engine plane emergency landed safely Wednesday afternoon near the Smith Brothers Farms in Kent after its engine reportedly failed on takeoff from the Auburn Municipal Airport.
Can Kent's Stefano Langone finally avoid the bottom three this week on "American Idol?"
Langone, 22, performed a rendition of "Closer" by Ne-Yo Wednesday night on Fox as the seven remaining contestants performed songs from the 21st Century, the broadest selection the show has required of the singers. Six contestants will advance to next week.
Kent police remain on the scene of an early evening shooting that occurred on Kent’s east hill.
The Kent School Board has moved its 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 meeting to the east wing auditorium at Kent-Meridian High School in an effort to handle a larger crowd as the board considers final approval of budget cuts for 2011-12.
A city of Kent employee was successfully rescued Wednesday after he was injured in a fall that left him approximately 15 feet underground in one of the city’s sewer pumping stations.
Contestants have until April 30 to register for the first "So You Think Kent Has Talent" competition organized by the Allegro Performing Arts Academy of Kent.
The preliminary qualification round is at 3 p.m. May 7 at the Allegro Performing Arts Academy, 1209 Central Ave. S.
The finals are at 6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
Kent lost a longtime friend and committed community member, Dee Doxsee, Saturday, April 16, in Sun City West, Ariz. She was born June 6, 1923 and was 86 years old.
Want to help restore and maintain Kent parks? Then register to volunteer Earth Day April 23 at Park Orchard Park and Arbor Day April 30 at West Fenwick Park.
State Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, of the 47th Legislative District, appeared at a Kent Chamber of Commerce event April 14 to help promote the grand opening of Self-Serve Garage, 221 Washington Ave. N., in Kent.
Children can participate in an Easter egg and scavenging hunt Saturday, April 23 at the Kent Station shopping mall, 417 Ramsay Way.
The scavenger hunt runs from 10 a.m. to noon. Children can pick up their first of six clues at the Fountain Stage.
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas, accompanied by accreditation coordinator Brian Harvey, travelled last month to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies conference in Bethesda, Md., where the Kent Police Department successfully achieved international reaccreditation.
A King County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed a 25-year-old man in the parking lot of a Burien apartment complex Sunday, April 17, following a high speed car chase. The man's address on his car registration is in Covington.
He was shot 8:20 p.m. and died at the scene.
The South Side Dance Force brought poetry to life during performances at the Kent and Covington libraries.
Hold on to your hats, quilters, a new quilt shop is coming to historic downtown Kent. According to Alice Marshall, owner, Running Stitch Fabrics is slated to open May 3.
Two Kent residents were displaced from their home today when a fire started in their apartment, located in the 25100 block of 97 Pl. S.
No one was in the apartment when the fire was reported at 6:32 p.m.. The two residents are being cared for by family. The apartment directly above the fire apartment was evacuated initially as a precaution. Those residents were allowed to return after a short period of time. That apartment did not sustain any damage. There were no reports of any injuries.
Kent City Councilman Les Thomas has decided to throw his hat in the political ring for a third term.
The 65-year-old Thomas was born and raised in Kent and he has served various elected positions, but finds the City Council the most rewarding.
