The Kent Sunrise Rotary Club recently awarded two $1,500 scholarships to graduating seniors Nicole Schreiber from Kentwood (middle) and Erin Shedd from Kent-Meridian (right, pictured with Fergus Prestbye, club president, left).
Jamal Crawford of the Atlantic Hawks, a Rainier Beach High alum, took time out participate in a local Youth 180 program at Kentridge High School Aug. 8, talking to kids about staying in school and out of trouble. Crawford, recently named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year, proved pretty popular with students and staff alike.
Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna is the guest speaker for the second annual Friends of Scouting luncheon and fundraiser to benefit the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America Oct. 26 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
The first day of school for the Kent School District this year is Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Unlike last year, which saw the unfolding of a teacher's strike starting in August, this year teachers will be reporting to work as usual, with the backing of a labor contract that was hammered out and approved following last year's strike.
Investigation continued Tuesday into the cause of a fire Monday night in the 26100 block of 114th Avenue Southeast, Kent.
The blaze was first reported at 10:22 p.m. When Kent firefighters arrived on scene they found smoke and flames coming from the second story of the small two-story, single-family residence. According to the owner, who was contacted and came to the scene, the home was not in use. The last occupants moved out approximately one month ago.
The ShoWare Center fairly hummed with excitement this past weekend, as dozens of young, earnest athletes strapped on skates and pads, hoping for a coveted slot on the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team. The Western Hockey League franchise was conducting its annual training camps - the wellspring of flying pucks and dented boards from which the team's 2010-11 season squad will emerge.
Sheriff's detectives are looking for help from the public to solve a 2001 homicide. The crime occurred on Aug. 28, 2001, just slightly over nine years ago.
Specifically, they at least hope to find the White Center house where the suspect took the victim and her sister prior to fatally shooting one of them on a street corner.
King County prosecutors charged a 31-year-old Renton man Aug. 27 with two counts of vehicular homicide in connection with the deaths of two Des Moines women Aug. 24 in a three-car accident in Kent.
A 55-year-old Auburn man who had a medical emergency Aug. 24 while in custody at the King County jail in Kent, died Aug. 26 at Valley Medical Center in Renton.
Ronald Smail was booked into the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle Aug. 21, and transferred to the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent the following day, according to a county Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention media release.
Summer, it seemed, wasn’t ready to be over.
With temperatures hovering in the high 80s Tuesday, the sun beat down as if it were the Fourth of July weekend.
But at Mill Creek Middle School, there were obvious signs summer was on its way out.
The parking lot was full and the grounds buzzed, with students as well as teachers.
Walk your dog, ride your horse or simply just walk in The Bark and Ride for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, Aug. 28-29 at Kent’s Reber Ranch, 28606 132nd Ave. S.E.
Republican challenge Mark Hargrove has taken a slight lead over incumbent Geoff Simpson, D-Covington, in the state representative race for Legislative District 47 Position No. 1, according to the Primary Election results.
Lifelong Kent resident Marci Adelsman has always been a bit of a tinkerer.
So it wasn't too surprising when the Kent-Meridian High School grad started playing around with the ingredients for a recipe she'd once seen on the "Barefoot Contessa" cooking program.
And after a year of tinkering, Adelsman wound up with something completely different from what she'd started out with: her own recipe for a chicken-salad dish, which she called Chicken Tender and Brown Rice Salad.
But here's where the surprise comes in.
On a lark, Adelsman sent the recipe to a cooking contest. To her amazement, she was chosen as a Washington semi-finalist in the first-ever Foster Farms West Coast Chicken Cooking Contest, netting her $100 and a chance to vie for a win at regionals on Wednesday.
Two Des Moines women died in a three-car accident at about 8:46 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Southeast 208th Street and 108th Avenue Southeast in the Panther Lake area of Kent's East Hill.
The victims were identified as Kiana Cormier, 24, and Jessica Stenseth, 23, according to the Kent Police. Police initially had reported that a man and a woman died in the crash.
The Kent School Board will have a public hearing tonight to take testimony on the district's budget for the 2010-11 school year. The board is scheduled to adopt the budget after the hearing.
The meeting gets under way 7 p.m. at district headquarters, 12033 S.E. 256th St., Kent.
A 54-year-old Auburn grandmother pleaded not guilty Tuesday to three counts of first-degree child molestation in connection with the alleged abuse of three children who stayed with her while she lived in Kent.
Rose Marie Johnson entered the plea at King County Superior Court in Seattle, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
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Homeowners living within King County Public Hospital District No. 1 boundaries now have more chances to qualify for what's known as the “Valley Dividend.” ("Valley" as in Valley Medical Center, the hospital facility operated by Hospital District No. 1.)
The pain began to get more consistent and stronger as Cindy Wayner tried to enjoy a relaxing Sunday night at her Kent home 30 weeks into her first pregnancy.
The pregnancy had gone smoothly for the 27-year-old, so the intense pains didn't make sense. It was still much too early to give birth.
"My husband (Chris Wayner) thought I was being dramatic," Wayner said as she recalled her story during an Aug. 19 interview.
Twice as many drivers chose to pay a fee to use the High-Occupany (HOT) lanes (also known as carpool lanes) on SR 167, according to an annual report released Thursday by the Washington State Department of Transportation.
