The attempted theft of ammonia appears to be the cause of a leak Tuesday morning at the Washington Cold Storage facility in Kent along Railroad Avenue just south of West James Street.
Kentwood High School Principal Doug Hostetter and Kentridge Assistant Principal Molly King were selected as the South Puget Sound League’s Principal and Vice Principal of the Year respectively last week.
The City of Kent is activating its Severe Weather Shelter tonight at Kent Lutheran Church for the evenings of Monday, Jan. 10, Tuesday Jan. 11, and Wednesday, Jan. 12 due to predicted dangerously low temperatures and snow.
Kent Youth and Family Services received a $10,600 check Jan. 6 from the Kent Sunrise Rotary Club to help support the nonprofit group's mental health services program.
The Kent Predators will return for the 2011 Indoor Football League season.
The IFL's executive committee approved the new ownership of the Predators, according to a Monday media release from Jim Granacker, general manager of the Kent pro team.
Kent Interim Police Chief Mike Painter is one of three finalists to be the new police chief in Peoria, Ariz.
There was a new beacon in the Kent night skies Jan. 7, as the Seattle-Thunderbirds vanquished Kelowna in Western Hockey League action at the ShoWare Center.
The center's brand-new video marquee was a veritable light show to drivers passing the center on West James Street, with pictures of the T-Birds in action as well as other events coming up for the center.
It appears the Indoor Football League won't have a decision about the future of the Kent Predators until Monday or Tuesday.
Snow showers could hit Kent and other cities in Western Washington Saturday night or Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Kent Police arrested 57 people for investigation of driving under the influence during the holiday Drive Hammered, Get Nailed statewide campaign from Nov. 25 through Jan. 2.
Four men from police departments in California, Cheney, Kent and Tukwila have been picked as finalists to replace Steve Strachan as the new Kent Police chief.
See the sign. Buy a ticket.
That's one of the results Colin Campbell expects from the new ShoWare Center marquee as it daily displays constant messages about upcoming Seattle Thunderbirds hockey games and other events at the Kent arena.
The 47th District voters have sent two rookie legislators to Olympia for the biennial session beginning Monday and both share the optimism and trepidation of first-time lawmakers.
The 47th followed much of the rest of the county in the November general election, replacing two incumbent Democrats with Republicans.
Joe Fain will be sworn in as the senator of the 47th on the first day of the session. He replaces Claudia Kauffman. Mark Hargrove of Covington will be taking over the House Position No. 1. He defeated Geoff Simpson in the general election.
An 11-year-old Kent boy and a 63-year-old Renton man were injured Wednesday in separate car accidents on the East Hill.
A south King County man who is being investigated in the shooting death of former Kentridge High school athlete Devin Topps pleaded not guilty Wednesday to unlawful possession of a firearm and several other charges.
The man allegedly connected with the Dec. 21 death of a 45-year-old Kent woman remained at large Wednesday.
A 2007 shooting at Denny’s Restaurant in Kent is culminating in a $79.5 million lawsuit and the subpoenaing of the company’s top brass to a Seattle courtroom.
In the trial, which starts Monday, Seattle attorney Ron Perey is representing Steve Tolenoa, a Kent resident who was left a quadriplegic as a result of the Jan. 21 shooting spree. In addition to the $79 million for Tolenoa’s estimated loss in pay and continued medical needs, Perey also is seeking $530,000 in damages for customer Lisa Beltran-Walker, who was shot in the knee, and her husband Carl Walker, for emotional distress and medical bills.
Although a company spokesperson said Wednesday the company doesn’t comment on pending litigation, Denny’s is making the following assertions in its legal filings:
• That the shooting was a random act of violence “and we can’t control random acts of violence,” according to company CEO Debra Smithart-Oglesby in a videotaped deposition, which is summarized in a transcript, and actually included as an exhibit in Perey’s legal filing. “What we do is put together processes, procedures, programs that are intended to contribute to the safety and security of our guests as well as our employees.”
Indoor Football League commissioner Tommy Benizio said he remained "very optimistic" that the Kent Predators would return for a second season in February.
League officials are expected to decide by Friday whether to approve an ownership change that would keep the Kent franchise alive. The Predators are scheduled to open the season Feb. 25 at the ShoWare Center.
A 43-year-old Kent woman was killed New Year's Eve in Southern California when she tried to walk across Interstate 5 and was hit by at least one car.
