A scuffle broke out among about a dozen people at the third-floor rotunda Tuesday afternoon at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent after a judge sentenced Edward Earl Cobb to the maximum of 39 years in prison for the first-degree murder for shooting 17-year-old Chezaray Bacchus in 2008 at a Kent fast-food restaurant.
Enjoy a Mexican buffet dinner and attend a silent auction Sunday to help raise money for the Lucy Lopez Community Center in Kent.
The first Lucy Lopez Community Center Winter Event runs 5-9 p.m. at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St. The dinner goes from 6-8 p.m.
Christian Ie, a senior at Kentridge High School from Renton, is one of 15 players selected to compete in this year’s “Jeopardy!” Teen Tournament. The tournament will broadcast nationally beginning Thursday, Feb. 17 through Tuesday, March 2.
Collection barrels are out around Kent for the annual Toys for Joy program sponsored by the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority, Kent Firefighters Local 1747 and the Kent Firefighters Foundation.
Get ready to enjoy the free Kent Winterfest festival Dec. 4 at Town Square Plaza in downtown Kent.
The Kent chapter of Soroptimist International is seeking applicants for the club's Ruby: Women Helping Women Award.
Applications are available by sending e-mail requests to sikent@soroptimist.net. They must be returned to the club by Dec. 1, by sending them to the sikent@soroptimist.net address.
On Monday, Nov. 29, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) joined 28 senators in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus urging the reauthorization of current federal unemployment benefits, which are due to expire Tuesday, Nov. 30.
A new weekly group in Kent is focused on middle-school-aged youngsters who have family members in the military. The "I am a Military Kid' group is open to any child in this age group with a family member who has served or is serving in the military.
Teens are invited to join the group as it meets 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Calvary Chapel South in Kent, 317 Fourth Ave. S.
The city of Kent will start sending its overflow inmates next year to Chelan County because of overcrowding at the Kent city jail.
The Kent City Council approved Nov. 16 an agreement between the city and Chelan County to house inmates from Kent at the Chelan County Regional Justice Center in Wenatchee.
The City of Kent has approximately 300 miles of roads, with a replacement value nearing $1 billion.
Those are roads that get used day in and day out, regardless of recessions, repair costs or tie-ups from train crossings.
“The problem is when you’ve got an asset worth that amount of money, you have to maintain it,” said Tim LaPorte, public works director for the city.
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Change is the name of the game as the Kent Predators prepare for their second season in the professional Indoor Football League at the ShoWare Center.
The Predators have a new general manager, coach, a bunch of new players and plan to reveal new uniforms when they open the 2011 season with a home game Feb. 25 against Sioux Falls, S.D.
A 30-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty Nov. 18 to two counts of first-degree assault after he allegedly fired more than 30 shots that injured two men Sept. 30 at a Panther Lake apartment complex on the East Hill.
Hassan K. McPherson entered his plea at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. McPherson is in custody at the county jail in Kent in lieu of $1 million bail.
A summary of live links for Kent and state road conditions, the Kent School District and the National Weather Service.
Metro Transit continues to caution people to limit travel if possible throughout the remainder of Tuesday due to dangerous conditions on icy and snowy roads. Travel conditions are not expected to be much better on Wednesday morning.
The City of Kent will open a Severe Weather Shelter at Kent Lutheran Church overnight Tuesday, Nov. 23, and Wednesday, Nov. 24, due to continued below-freezing temperatures.
As of 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 23:
Both South 212th Street and South 277th Street are open at this time. Crews have worked hard to clear these roads for traffic but we still urge a great deal of caution. These roads are open to traffic but may remain covered in snow and be icy. Please drive very carefully and only if necessary.
King County Metro Transit is keeping buses in all areas on snow routes for Tuesday morning. Buses will be crowded and significantly delayed, perhaps even worse than Monday due to the road conditions. If those conditions severely deteriorate overnight, Metro may have to cancel entire bus routes in the morning.
Kent firefighters responded to two residential fires Monday afternoon that were reported within 25 minutes of each other.
The first was reported at 2:30 p.m. in the 25300 block of 146 Avenue Southeast, on Kent’s east hill. Two people home at the time of the fire were able to get out safely and no one was injured.
Kent city officials reopened all roadways to traffic as of 3 p.m. Monday.
Due to snow and ice concerns South 208th Street is closed from 96th Avenue South to 92nd Avenue South. The road will be re-opened as soon as conditions improve and it can be cleared for safe travel.
