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Two shootings on Kent’s East Hill within 2 hours of each other

Two men injured in separate incidents 2 miles apart on early morning of Aug. 20

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Day 2 of Kent teachers’ strike: No school on Friday, Aug. 26

Contract negotiations continue between district and union bargaining teams

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U.S. Senator Patty Murray and Congresswoman Kim Schrier celebrated the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the Swedish Issaquah Campus (Screenshot from Sen. Patty Murray’s official website)

WA lawmakers celebrate passage of Inflation Reduction Act

The bill includes provisions to reduce prescription drug prices and climate change investments.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray and Congresswoman Kim Schrier celebrated the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the Swedish Issaquah Campus (Screenshot from Sen. Patty Murray’s official website)
COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Kent School District

Kent School Board picks four finalists for vacant position

Will select one as new board member at Aug. 31 meeting

COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Kent School District
Homeless encampment in wooded area in Auburn on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing

King County Councilmember requests audit of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority

A letter to the county auditor’s office asked for a financial and performance audit of the agency.

Homeless encampment in wooded area in Auburn on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing
Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics

Seattle man arrested in Kent charged for possessing a ghost gun, drugs

Bellevue Police tracked man to auto parts store in Kent; federal prosecutors charge man

Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics
Kent teachers during an informational picket. Teachers will be on strike Thursday, Aug. 25 at schools across the district, which will delay the start of the 2022-2023 school year in the Kent School District. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Education Association

No school: Kent teachers’ strike begins Thursday, Aug. 25

Kent School District and teachers’ union yet to reach contract agreement

Kent teachers during an informational picket. Teachers will be on strike Thursday, Aug. 25 at schools across the district, which will delay the start of the 2022-2023 school year in the Kent School District. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Education Association
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Office workers facing contract talk struggles with Kent School District

Union running into similar issues as teachers while bargaining with district negotiators

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House fire displaces family near Kentridge High School

Monday evening, Aug. 22 in the 12200 block of SE 206th Street

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Kent School District administration aiming for start of school Aug. 25

But district statement says strike vote by teachers could delay opening day

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Murals adorn utility boxes around Federal Way. East Federal Way was recently awarded $35,000 from the King County participatory budgeting process to create more utility box art murals in the future. Photo courtesy of the City of Federal Way

King County participatory budgeting to fund 45 community projects

Over $11 million invested into unincorporated urban areas of Federal Way, Renton, White Center and more.

Murals adorn utility boxes around Federal Way. East Federal Way was recently awarded $35,000 from the King County participatory budgeting process to create more utility box art murals in the future. Photo courtesy of the City of Federal Way
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Kent teachers vote to strike if no contract agreement reached

Strike would start on Thursday, Aug. 25, the scheduled first day of school in the Kent School District

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A tiny tick is almost unnoticeable when it’s hidden by an animals fur (or a human’s hair). Interior Health is warning people to check their pets and themselves for the tiny blood-drinkers when they return from enjoying the outdoors. (File photo)

First locally acquired human case of tick-borne anaplasmosis found in Washington state

Man hospitalized after being bitten by a tick infected with the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum.

  • Aug 23, 2022
  • By Bailey Jo Josie bailey.jo.josie@soundpublishing.com
A tiny tick is almost unnoticeable when it’s hidden by an animals fur (or a human’s hair). Interior Health is warning people to check their pets and themselves for the tiny blood-drinkers when they return from enjoying the outdoors. (File photo)
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W-2 wage information of Kent city employees ‘inadvertently disclosed’ | Update

Full names, addresses and Social Security numbers released in an email from one employee to another

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Man, 28, fatally shot during dispute at Kent apartment complex identified | Update

Police arrest 71-year-old man at Riverwood Apartments on Russell Road

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Man arrested for vehicular assault along I-5 near Kent

Reportedly passed another vehicle on the shoulder; collided with a third vehicle and injured two

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Kent shooting suspect arrested, but no murder charge filed

Prosecutors say not enough evidence to charge man in April shooting at a Kent cemetery

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South King County fire departments seek 40 to 50 recruits

Six agencies looking to hire firefighters to start in January 2023; registration deadline Aug. 31

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Kent to adopt new laws to combat graffiti; public drug use

Minors won’t be able to purchase spray paint in effort to reduce widespread graffiti around town

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