King County Sheriff’s Office deputies Oct. 24 arrested an 18-year-old Seattle man on a murder warrant in connection with the July 12 shooting death of a Renton teen at a Kent fast-food restaurant.
Kentwood students Darrius Coleman and Jessie Genger are the Rotary Students of the Week, for their achievements in athletics.
R. Place of Refuge, a Kent-based relief agency, is asking for extra help with donations of clothing and food, after executive director Kelly Carroll sustained injuries last week in an auto accident in Seattle.
EventsCovington—Tahoma High School’s Halloween Carnival: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 30. Includes costume contest (7 p.m.), games, treats and more for ages 8 and younger. Cost: Bring… Continue reading
A proposal to have Panther Lake residents vote on whether to become part of Kent moved another step closer Tuesday night – although not everybody was happy about it.
Testing standards and school funding were the two main topics discussed this past week as the candidates for Office of Superintendent of Public sat down… Continue reading
Four Kent schools were named Washington State “Schools of Distinction” Oct. 22 by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Principals from Glenridge Elementary, Martin Sortun Elementary, Meridian Elementary and the Kent Mountain View Academy were each presented with a crystal award and a large banner to be displayed at the schools.
Kent Police arrested a 22-year-old woman for investigation of taking a motor vehicle without permission Oct. 12 even before the owner knew his car had even been taken.
Four of the five soccer fields at the Kent Pea Patch were closed indefinitely last weekend after someone tore up the grass fields with their truck.
When Trish May of Athena Partners wanted to launch a new product to raise money for woman's cancer research that complemented her already successful bottled water, she knew where to begin.
Residents continue to flood the city of Kent's Human Services division with calls for referrals to help pay for food, gas, rent and heat in a struggling economy.
Kent-Meridian High School will play host to a debate between the two candidates vying for the top education job in the state.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson and challenger Randy Dorn are both scheduled to attend a debate at the school's East Wing Auditorium Tuesday.
The Kent School District next week is hosting its first ever district-wide Community Math Nights with the goal of getting the entire community involved in math education.
Ten Kent Fire Department and two paramedic units were dispatched at 11:07 a.m. Saturday to a confirmed residential fire on Kent’s East Hill.
Want to keep up with Kent’s newest professional athletes? Then you better get reading!That was the message Tuesday night at Horizon Elementary’s Family Literacy Night… Continue reading
King County prosecutors charged a 42-year-old Kent man Monday with first-degree murder in connection with the Oct. 16 stabbing death on Interstate 5 of his 42-year-old Kent girlfriend.
Electricity bills for Puget Sound Energy residential customers will drop by 3 percent by Nov. 1, while natural gas bills will rise by 5 percent, as a result of two actions taken by state regulators.
A Kent City Council budget workshop turned into a debate among the Council, Mayor Suzette Cooke and city staff about whether to reduce Cooke's proposed 2009 city budget.
The general election race for state representative (Position 2) in the 47th District is between incumbent Pat Sullivan, who has held the office since 2004, and Republican challenger Tim Miller.
The district includes Covington, Black Diamond, and parts of Auburn, Kent and Renton.
A fire destroyed two storage sheds next to a home Wednesday morning in the 700 block of Second Avenue North in downtown Kent.
There were no injuries. Firefighters from the Kent Fire Department and Auburn’s Valley Regional Fire Authority responded at 5:49 a.m. Oct. 15 to the report of a house fire and found two large storage sheds fully involved with fire behind the home.
