Kent Police arrested a 25-year-old man for obstructing an officer after the man led police on a short foot chase at about 6 p.m. Aug. 18 through an East Hill parking lot and department store in the 10200 block of Southeast 240th Street.
At a time when many parents are worried about providing their children with the necessary supplies to start the school year, the Kent Rotary club is doing its part to help out at two elementary schools in Kent.
After two months of sleeping in and waking up with ease, the morning alarm clock must have come awfully early for teachers and students Tuesday morning.
The number of weekly vehicle prowls jumped to 33 from 17 in the city of Kent in mid-August from mid-July.
Cepeda passes basic training
Jason St. Louis, 18, didn't know about the city of Kent dedication ceremony Aug. 26 at West Fenwick Park. But he certainly knew about the new outdoor basketball court.
The Seattle Thunderbirds have climbed into the preseason win column.
Goalie Jacob DeSerrres made 41 saves on 44 shots – including 18 in each of the second and third periods – and four different players scored goals as the Thunderbirds hung on for a 4-3 victory against the Portland Winter Hawks Aug. 31 in their final game at the Everett Silvertips Preseason Tournament.
The Kent City Council has scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 2 regarding a proposal to annex the Panther Lake area.
Ask and ye shall receive.
Or so it was for Kelly Carroll at R Place for Refuge, who asked the community for an "act of kindness" to help replace their burned-up truck and received a new one with a week.
The parents of more than 200 students in eight Kent elementary schools filed last week to have their children placed in other Kent elementary schools, after those eight schools failed to make adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind act.
With the Olympic games officially concluded, Kent4Health, a community health initiative, is celebrating its top walk, run, roll/ride winners. More than 260 participants went an extra 900 miles over our goal to Beijing, China for a first successful healthy community activity.
Four purebred miniature Australian shepherd puppies have been returned to a Des Moines dog breeder after a man allegedly stole five puppies Aug. 23 from the home of the breeder.
A man in his mid-20s received burns to his left leg and hand at a house fire at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of First Avenue South in downtown Kent.
The actions of an operator of a warehouse in the 7000 block of South 190th Street helped Kent Police arrest a man for investigation of third-degree theft in connection with the stealing of gas from trucks.
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With an increased focus on technology in schools, it can sometimes be hard for a parent to know (or afford) exactly what their students may need to start the school year.
Teachers and staff at Martin Sortun Elementary got a surprise during their staff meeting Wednesday when the State Superintendent of Public Instruction showed up to congratulate the faculty on their success with the Washington Assessment of Student Learning test these recent years.
