Kent attorney Mark Prothero will talk about defending Gary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, at the April 6 Kent Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon.
The luncheon goes from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Meridian Valley Country Club, 24830 136th Ave. S.E.
Ready to recycle items that have been sitting around the house? Then take the items to the city of Kent's Special Recycling Event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 19 at Russell Road Park, 24400 Russell Road.
About 50 people were evacuated from apartments Sunday night in the 1400 block of West Smith Street in Kent after multiple reports of breathing problems by residents.
Food vendors are wanted to participate in the city of Kent's 14th annual Fourth of July Splash.
The festival runs from noon to 11 p.m. July 4 at Lake Meridian Park.
Federal-Way-based World Vision, which has its storage facilities in Kent, is mobilizing relief supplies and psychological assistance to assist the earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged cities of Japan.
As earthquake aftershocks and the threat of nuclear meltdowns continue to rock the Japanese island of Honshu, Kent's sister city of Tamba appears to have ridden out the storm intact.
Minako Fushida, a resident of Tamba who hosted this reporter in 2008, reported Friday that they were safe.
"I and my mom are living very far from the center point of the earthquake," she said in an e-mail. My family is fine."
Watching the devastation unfold on television, she added, "we are really shocked."
TV Japan is now available for free for Comcast Digital subscribers in order for friends and family to follow the news about the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan Thursday.
TV Japan is available on Comcast Digital Channel 245 and free to subscribers with any level of service.
Kent historian Eric Reitan will share “Ramsay Family History” anecdotes about one of the first pioneer families in Kent at the Dessert Speaker Series at 7 p.m. March 17 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St.
The Oregon man charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a Kent city employee was extradited Thursday to Washington.
William L. Phillip Jr., 30, of Portland, was booked for first-degree murder Thursday into the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, according to King County jail records. He is being held on $1 million bail.
"American Idol" judges voiced their support for Kent's Stefano Langone on the Wednesday night show. Langone found out Thursday night he also had support of the votes by viewers to advance him to the top 12.
Crews are scheduled to close all lanes of James Street in Kent, just west of the ShoWare Center, from about 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 12 for asphalt grinding and placement.
Five employees were examined by the Kent Fire Department and two were sent to a local hospital as a precaution after they complained of a strange smell inside a north Kent business at 10:52 a.m. Thursday in the 6300 block of South 199th Place.
About a dozen preschools will have representatives at a Kent Preschool Preview event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 14 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Nina Saisombut, owner of Thai Chili Restaurant in Kent, is part of medical team that provides free dental care to Guatemala. She's departing this month for another mission, and people can donate to her cause.
The creativity of nearly 445 children from 25 Kent School District schools is on display through March 18, as part of the 17th annual Kent Student Art Walk at the Centennial Center Gallery and 25 downtown businesses.
Human remains were found Thursday in the 26200 block of 65th Avenue South in unincorporated Kent, just west of the West Valley Highway.
King County prosecutors expect the Oregon man charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a Kent city employee could be extradited to Washington within the next week.
The Kent School District has temporarily stopped serving certain entrée and side salads because the district’s source for most of its lettuce experienced severe rain and cold weather. Much of the crop was damaged or destroyed. As a result, the district has seen the price of lettuce rise dramatically because there is little product available for purchase. Additionally, the quality of the lettuce has deteriorated due to the weather conditions in the fields.
Kent's Stefano Langone will sing a rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Lately" when he performs among the final 13 contestants Wednesday night on "American Idol."
Check out the creativity of more than 450 Kent School District children during the annual Kent Student Art Walk March 7-18 in downtown Kent.
