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A rendering of the Madison Plaza Apartments under construction in Kent, 102 Madison Ave. N., between West Smith Street and West Meeker Street. COURTESY GRAPHIC, City of Kent

Madison Plaza Apartments on the rise in Kent

A seven-story, 165-unit complex that includes a parking garage

A rendering of the Madison Plaza Apartments under construction in Kent, 102 Madison Ave. N., between West Smith Street and West Meeker Street. COURTESY GRAPHIC, City of Kent
Driver held on $100,000 bail in vehicular assault case that injured 2 children

Driver held on $100,000 bail in vehicular assault case that injured 2 children

Man reportedly tells deputy he consumed a pint of vodka before collision

Driver held on $100,000 bail in vehicular assault case that injured 2 children
Two children in Barbie Jeep hit, injured by alleged drunk driver near Kent | Update

Two children in Barbie Jeep hit, injured by alleged drunk driver near Kent | Update

One child in serious condition, one satisfactory; driver arrested for vehicular assault

Two children in Barbie Jeep hit, injured by alleged drunk driver near Kent | Update
City of Kent looks to attract manufacturing campus to Naden property

City of Kent looks to attract manufacturing campus to Naden property

Seeks developer for public/private partnership

City of Kent looks to attract manufacturing campus to Naden property
City leaders are trying to get the U.S. government to select Kent as the site for a new U.S. Space Command headquarters. COURTESY PHOTO, Air Force

City of Kent trying to land U.S. Space Command headquarters

One of many cities across nation seeking to secure new facility

City leaders are trying to get the U.S. government to select Kent as the site for a new U.S. Space Command headquarters. COURTESY PHOTO, Air Force
Kent-based Blue Origin, other companies deliver lunar lander mockup to NASA

Kent-based Blue Origin, other companies deliver lunar lander mockup to NASA

Part of National Team to help return astronauts to the Moon in 2024

Kent-based Blue Origin, other companies deliver lunar lander mockup to NASA
Group demands city leaders to defund Kent Police | Photos

Group demands city leaders to defund Kent Police | Photos

Peaceful protest Monday outside of City Hall, Police Department

Group demands city leaders to defund Kent Police | Photos
Kent mayor plans status quo budget for 2021

Kent mayor plans status quo budget for 2021

Budget cuts in May due to COVID-19 carrying over into next year

Kent mayor plans status quo budget for 2021
Kent mayor drops plan for ballot measure to hire more police

Kent mayor drops plan for ballot measure to hire more police

Proposal would have raised property taxes

Kent mayor drops plan for ballot measure to hire more police
ForFortyTwo group plans defund Kent Police rally Aug. 17

ForFortyTwo group plans defund Kent Police rally Aug. 17

Protesters to gather from 5:30-7:30 p.m. downtown outside Police Department

ForFortyTwo group plans defund Kent Police rally Aug. 17
Two men face charges in Pacific Highway shooting in Kent

Two men face charges in Pacific Highway shooting in Kent

July 13 incident injured seven people

Two men face charges in Pacific Highway shooting in Kent
Kent School District delays start to Sept. 3

Kent School District delays start to Sept. 3

Orginal starting date was Aug. 27; students to begin with remote learning

Kent School District delays start to Sept. 3
Reds Wine Bar to reopen at Kent Station

Reds Wine Bar to reopen at Kent Station

Opening is Tuesday, Aug. 18

Reds Wine Bar to reopen at Kent Station
595 employees to lose jobs with closure of Kent aerospace company

595 employees to lose jobs with closure of Kent aerospace company

Carlisle Interconnect Technologies impacted by decline in air travel

595 employees to lose jobs with closure of Kent aerospace company
REI CEO Eric Artz.

REI still leaving Kent headquarters but not for Bellevue | Update

Company confirms Kent closure; to focus on remote work

REI CEO Eric Artz.
Group plans petition drive to recall Kent School Board members

Group plans petition drive to recall Kent School Board members

Claims board has not ‘performed their duties in accordance with the laws of the state’

Group plans petition drive to recall Kent School Board members
Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla invites the crowd to take a knee with him on the lawn of the Maleng Regional Justice Center on June 11 prior to a protest march along downtown streets after the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. STEVE HUNTER, Kent Reporter

Kent Police plan equity and social justice reform

Chief Padilla meeting with City Council, mayor, community to come up with resolution

Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla invites the crowd to take a knee with him on the lawn of the Maleng Regional Justice Center on June 11 prior to a protest march along downtown streets after the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. STEVE HUNTER, Kent Reporter
Kent man charged with vehicular homicide

Kent man charged with vehicular homicide

Head-on crash killed man Aug. 4 along Kent Black Diamond Road SE

Kent man charged with vehicular homicide
Lake Meridian/City of Kent File Photo

Man, 43, drowns in Lake Meridian in Kent | Update

Medical examiner rules death accidental

Lake Meridian/City of Kent File Photo
Kent man, 53, charged with Seattle murder

Kent man, 53, charged with Seattle murder

Reportedly beat to death 60-year-old man outside Rainier Valley convenience store

Kent man, 53, charged with Seattle murder