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Kent man suing rapper Snoop Dogg following concert attack

A Kent man has a major legal bone to pick with rapper Snoop Dogg.Richard Monroe, 25, previously a fan of the rapper, has been in… Continue reading

Kent house fire extinguished; wedding dress saved

Firefighters from Mountain View Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire about 1 p.m. today near 176th Avenue South East between Covington and Kent.The… Continue reading

  • Apr 24, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Masako Fushida

Fundraiser set for locals to visit Japan

A group of local teens will function as a delegation to Japan this summer – and a public fundraiser will help them to get there.

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Crystal Brown

Clash in Kent: Majestics women’s tackle football team takes on Sacramento Saturday

Expect the matchup of the season Saturday night at French Field, when the Seattle Majestics play host to the Sacramento Sirens.The two teams are considered… Continue reading

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Katie Ryckman of Newcastle lines up with assistant coach Ryan Riess to run a timed drill at a Seattle Mist mini camp Wednesday at the Starfire Complex in Tukwila. Ryckman hopes to make the Seattle Mist Reserve squad.

On the run: Lingerie Football League has mini camp in Tukwila

In between running drills and catching passes, Maggie Pearson stopped to share just how much she's looking forward to playing for the Seattle Mist, Kent's… Continue reading

Katie Ryckman of Newcastle lines up with assistant coach Ryan Riess to run a timed drill at a Seattle Mist mini camp Wednesday at the Starfire Complex in Tukwila. Ryckman hopes to make the Seattle Mist Reserve squad.
Harpreet Gill

Is Kent ready for an international district?

It doesn’t look like much more than a run-down East Hill strip mall, but passersby who dare pull into the long parking lot along 104th Avenue Southeast just north of Southeast 240th Street will find a portal to a handful of foreign countries.

  • Apr 24, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Harpreet Gill
Kent School District Finance Director John Knutson explains to the Kent School Board Wednesday night about how federal stimulus money might not mesh with the funding gaps anticipated in state dollars to the district.

Budget woes: Kent schools could cut nearly 130 teaching positions

The Kent School Board continued its preparations for a "worst case scenario" budget Wednesday night by passing a reduced education program resolution detailing up to… Continue reading

Kent School District Finance Director John Knutson explains to the Kent School Board Wednesday night about how federal stimulus money might not mesh with the funding gaps anticipated in state dollars to the district.
The Seattle Mist

Lingerie Football ladies making tracks to Tukwila

Expect to see some serious football drills at a Seattle Mist minicamp Wednesday for the women's Lingerie Football League team, a league official says."We have… Continue reading

  • Apr 21, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
The Seattle Mist
Motivational speaker and former NFL player Richard Thomas is introduced at a fundraising breakfast Friday by Kent Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson. The breakfast was to support the Communities in Schools of Kent

Local group has a ‘Breakfast for Champions’

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  • Apr 21, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Motivational speaker and former NFL player Richard Thomas is introduced at a fundraising breakfast Friday by Kent Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson. The breakfast was to support the Communities in Schools of Kent
A police standoff in Kent Monday afternoon resulted in the arrest of an unidentified man

Police arrest teen Monday after standoff in Kent

Kent Police took a 17-year-old boy into custody without incident after a one-hour standoff Monday afternoon at an apartment at the southwest corner of West… Continue reading

A police standoff in Kent Monday afternoon resulted in the arrest of an unidentified man

State Transportation Commission meets Tuesday in Kent

The state Transportation Commission will hold a public meeting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Olympia Room at the Holiday Inn, 22318… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kent resident Alyssa A. McLemore was last heard from at about 6:30 p.m. April 9.

Kent resident Alyssa A. McLemore reported missing

A 21-year-old Kent woman has been missing since April 9, according to the Kent Police.Alyssa A. McLemore, was last heard from about 6:30 p.m. April… Continue reading

Kent resident Alyssa A. McLemore was last heard from at about 6:30 p.m. April 9.

Kent woman starts local chapter of education advocacy group

Brooke Valentine has been an advocate for children and school-funding issues for some time now, but recently she has taken her advocacy to another level:… Continue reading

Man assisting with Kent mentoring class arrested following sexually explicit videos

A 41-year-old Renton man has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor involving a 13-year-girl in Seattle who refers to the man as "Papa"… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Police Lt. Kent Thomas

Joined police forces result in King County gang crackdown

Twenty-five known gang members were arrested for investigation of narcotics violations, outstanding warrants or immigration violations as part of a crackdown April 11 in South… Continue reading

Kent Police Lt. Kent Thomas

K-M’s Arino, Alabe-Chavez tapped for Rotary honors

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  • Apr 17, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kent City Council members plan to attend a Lake Meridian neighborhood meeting and other neighborhood meetings throughout town this spring to survey residents on which city services are the most important to them. Shown above is Lake Meridian.

Kent City Council: Tell us where to cut budget

If the city's budget shortfalls continue, Kent may have to start cutting its services or programs.That's the reason City Council members are planning to be… Continue reading

Kent City Council members plan to attend a Lake Meridian neighborhood meeting and other neighborhood meetings throughout town this spring to survey residents on which city services are the most important to them. Shown above is Lake Meridian.

Kent Council talks about city budget tonight

The Kent City Council has planned a special workshop from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday to discuss city-budget priorities for the rest of this year and into… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

‘America’s Got Talent’ comes to Western Washington

Feeling talented? Now is your chance to see if you are."America's Got Talent," NBC's hit series from "American Idol" producers FremantleMedia North America and Simon… Continue reading

  • Apr 14, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

Kentwood’s Morris, Drake picked for Rotary honors

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  • Apr 14, 2009
  • BY Wire Service