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New owner Tom Dowling made it official at a press conference Friday

Indoor Football League: New owner changes name to Seattle Timberwolves from Kent Predators

If change is good, then Kent just might end up with the best team in the professional Indoor Football League. New owner Tom Dowling made it official at a press conference Friday at the ShoWare Center that the team will be called the Seattle Timberwolves rather than the Kent Predators and be coached by Sean Ponder rather than Keith Evans.

New owner Tom Dowling made it official at a press conference Friday
Emiko Knowlton helps Mariya Manuel

Commemorating lost lives with origami paper crane event at Urbia Fresh Café in Kent | Slide Show

Emiko Knowlton wanted to find a way to help the people of Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that caused so much loss of life and destruction. Knowlton said her friend Laura Fournier from Mill Creek created a project and posted it on Facebook, “A Thousand Paper Cranes for Japan.” The idea caught on with Knowlton and her friends.

Emiko Knowlton helps Mariya Manuel

Stefano survives again: Kent’s Stefano Langone advances to top seven on “American Idol”

Kent's Stefano Langone survived the bottom three again Thursday night on "American Idol."

Aegis of Kent plans Easter egg hunt April 16

Treats, live music and a visit with the Easter bunny are part of a community Easter egg hunt at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16 at the Aegis of Kent Alzheimer's and dementia care retirement facility, 10421 S.E. 248th St.

  • Apr 15, 2011
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Randall Connor enters a not guilty plea to first-degree murder at his arraignment in Kent in 2008. He was found guilty April 14 by a King County jury of killing a Kent woman in 2007.

Jury finds Connor guilty of murdering Kent woman in 2007

A King County Superior Court jury Thursday found Randall Edward Connor guilty of first-degree murder for the stabbing death of Merianne Lorentson in 2007 at her Kent apartment.

Randall Connor enters a not guilty plea to first-degree murder at his arraignment in Kent in 2008. He was found guilty April 14 by a King County jury of killing a Kent woman in 2007.

A couple with ‘A Sunday kind of love’ | Dennis Box

This week I am going to dedicate this space to a married couple. A happily married couple. And that is worth noting, and remembering. For the past couple of years I have played in a sextet with Rob Reynolds. Rob is the best jazz sax man I have ever had the opportunity to work with in a band.

Kent woman charged with felony for anthrax hoax letter addressed to President Obama

Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday, April 13, against a 25-year-old Kent woman for allegedly sending an anthrax hoax letter addressed to the President Obama. The charging documents stated Kate Michelle Young sent a letter addressed to the president, "which contained white powdery substance and made a reference to 'anthrax.'" The substance was tested and found to be harmless.

Kent Police investigate attempted child luring near elementary school

Kent Police are investigating an attempted child luring that occurred just after noon Thursday. Officers were sent to Neeley O’Brien Elementary School, 6300 South 236th St., in Kent at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday after school officials notified them of the incident, according to a Kent Police media release.

Kent School Board President Bill Boyce

Kent School Board saves elementary music, physical education from budget cuts

The music and games will play on next school year at 28 Kent elementary schools. After a community uproar over proposed 2011-12 budget cuts to eliminate elementary music and physical education programs, the Kent School Board voted Wednesday night to keep each program and its specialized teachers from the chopping block.

Kent School Board President Bill Boyce
Kent's Stefano Langone has reached the final eight on 'American Idol.'

‘American Idol’ preview: Kent’s Stefano Langone seeks top-seven spot

Kent's Stefano Langone performed for a spot in the top seven Wednesday night on "American Idol."

Kent's Stefano Langone has reached the final eight on 'American Idol.'

Investigators find nearly 7,000 who collected $14 million in unemployment benefits fraud

Employment Security Department investigators identified nearly 7,000 people last year who lied, cheated, scammed and schemed in order to collect unemployment benefits. These claimants collected more than $14 million in unemployment benefits through fraud – about 56 percent more than in 2009.

  • Apr 13, 2011
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Gonzaga University point guard Courtney Vandersloot

Chicago takes Kent’s Courtney Vandersloot as No. 3 overall pick in WNBA draft

Vandersloot, a 2007 Kentwood High School graduate and Gonzaga University star, was selected Monday in the first round – third overall – by the Chicago Sky in the WNBA draft.

  • Apr 12, 2011
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Gonzaga University point guard Courtney Vandersloot
Andre Piper-Jordan attempts to catch a pass for the Kent Predators Feb. 25 against Sioux Falls at the ShoWare Center. New owners take over the Indoor Football League team this week and will change the team name to the Seattle Timberwolves.

Indoor Football League: Kent team changes name, owners and coach in middle of season

An Indoor Football League team will continue to play at the ShoWare Center in Kent but with a new name, owners and coach. The new owners plan to officially announce the changes at a press conference at 3 p.m. Friday at the ShoWare Center.

Andre Piper-Jordan attempts to catch a pass for the Kent Predators Feb. 25 against Sioux Falls at the ShoWare Center. New owners take over the Indoor Football League team this week and will change the team name to the Seattle Timberwolves.

Tips on the right time to call 911 | Washington State Patrol

The week of April 10 - 16 is National Telecommunicators Week, and Communications Officers of the Washington State Patrol have offered tips on the right time to call 911.

  • Apr 12, 2011
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Randall Connor enters a not guilty plea to first-degree murder at his arraignment in Kent in 2008. He was found guilty April 14 by a King County jury of killing a Kent woman in 2007.

Closing arguments coming up in murder trial of man accused of killing Kent woman in 2007

Closing arguments are expected either Wednesday, April 13 or Thursday, April 14 at King County Superior Court in Seattle for the man accused of stabbing to death a Kent woman in 2007.

Randall Connor enters a not guilty plea to first-degree murder at his arraignment in Kent in 2008. He was found guilty April 14 by a King County jury of killing a Kent woman in 2007.

Junior golf classic April 17 at Riverbend in Kent

The 16th annual Junior Spring Classic is Sunday, April 17 at Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent.

  • Apr 11, 2011
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National Telecommunicators Week honors the 911 communications officers

The week of April 10 through 16 is National Telecommunicators Week, intended to honor the first link in the chain of emergency police, fire and medical responses. If you’ve ever been the victim of a crime, been in a collision, reported a fire or needed emergency medical help, you’ve called 911 and been helped by a telecommunicator.

  • Apr 11, 2011
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King County Council approves a ’till the soil’ garden plan

The King County Council aproved a plan that would create partnerships between the county and community groups that want to “till the soil.” The County’s Community Garden Program Implementation Plan would give community groups access to county parcels that they would manage and cultivate for gardens.

  • Apr 10, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Kent-Meridian High School is located at 10020 SE 256th St.

A new look at an old school | Kent-Meridian High

Kent-Meridian High School - it’s the “scary school at the top of the hill,” right? It certainly looks scary sitting there on Kent East Hill, surrounded by chain-link fence, with a city bus stop right outside and a McDonald’s located across the street in a low income, ethnically diverse neighborhood.

Kent-Meridian High School is located at 10020 SE 256th St.

Ex-teacher with ties to Kent, Renton gets six-month sentence for sexual misconduct with a minor

Taryn Fairbanks, a former teacher in the Kent and Renton school districts, was sentenced Friday in Seattle to six months in jail for first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor for having a sexual act with a 17-year-old male student in June when she was a teacher at Garfield High School.