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Kent woman shot, injured at Gator’s Sports Bar

Kent woman shot, injured at Gator’s Sports Bar

Police searching for shooter in Saturday incident.

Kent woman shot, injured at Gator’s Sports Bar
Sound Transit Board approves Kent parking garage site for train commuters

Sound Transit Board approves Kent parking garage site for train commuters

The Sound Transit Board approved on Thursday a preferred site for a new Kent parking garage for Sounder train commuters. The site is south of… Continue reading

Sound Transit Board approves Kent parking garage site for train commuters
Kent to rename street Oberto Drive to honor company’s 100th anniversary

Kent to rename street Oberto Drive to honor company’s 100th anniversary

Oberto requests change from South 238th Street

Kent to rename street Oberto Drive to honor company’s 100th anniversary
Kent City Council considers spending $3 million for railroad quiet zone; B&O tax vote coming up

Kent City Council considers spending $3 million for railroad quiet zone; B&O tax vote coming up

Most of the Kent City Council seemed to be on board to spend about $3 million for a quiet zone at downtown railroad crossings as… Continue reading

Kent City Council considers spending $3 million for railroad quiet zone; B&O tax vote coming up
Kent moves closer to permanent ban against safe injection sites

Kent moves closer to permanent ban against safe injection sites

Kent city officials took another step toward a permanent ban against safe injection sites. The council’s Economic and Community Development Committee voted 3-0 on Monday… Continue reading

Kent moves closer to permanent ban against safe injection sites
Kent city leaders approve property tax break for apartment developers

Kent city leaders approve property tax break for apartment developers

A Kent City Council committee approved multifamily property tax exemptions for two new apartment developers coming to town. The approval of the eight-year exemption for… Continue reading

Kent city leaders approve property tax break for apartment developers
Kent City Council must find replacement for Ralph

Kent City Council must find replacement for Ralph

Now that Dana Ralph has been elected Kent mayor, the City Council must figure out how to replace her on the council. Ralph has two… Continue reading

Kent City Council must find replacement for Ralph
Berrios appreciates campaign’s effort in Kent mayoral race

Berrios appreciates campaign’s effort in Kent mayoral race

Jim Berrios had hoped for a different outcome in the Kent mayoral race but believes his campaign did everything it could to try to defeat… Continue reading

Berrios appreciates campaign’s effort in Kent mayoral race
Kent City Council winners review election results

Kent City Council winners review election results

Fincher, Kaur, Troutner victorious

Kent City Council winners review election results
Ralph declares victory in Kent mayoral race

Ralph declares victory in Kent mayoral race

Dana Ralph officially declared victory on Friday in her mayoral race against Jim Berrios. “Today we are declaring victory in our race to become the… Continue reading

Ralph declares victory in Kent mayoral race
Kent to get large, indoor organic produce farm

Kent to get large, indoor organic produce farm

Once known decades ago for its many fields of greens as the “Lettuce Capital of the World,” Kent’s about to get its first large indoor… Continue reading

Kent to get large, indoor organic produce farm
Kent City Council committee to consider safe injection site permanent ban

Kent City Council committee to consider safe injection site permanent ban

A Kent City Council committee will consider recommending to the full seven-member council a permanent ban against safe injection sites. The council’s Economic and Community… Continue reading

Kent City Council committee to consider safe injection site permanent ban
Ralph holds early lead over Berrios in race for Kent mayor | Election ‘17

Ralph holds early lead over Berrios in race for Kent mayor | Election ‘17

Dana Ralph predicts “great things” are ahead for Kent after the early returns Tuesday night showed voters are choosing her over Jim Berrios to be… Continue reading

Ralph holds early lead over Berrios in race for Kent mayor | Election ‘17
Kent Police still searching for man who fatally shot Federal Way man

Kent Police still searching for man who fatally shot Federal Way man

Kent Police continued to search Tuesday for the man who fatally shot a 24-year-old Federal Way man during a dispute last week. David Cabrera died… Continue reading

Kent Police still searching for man who fatally shot Federal Way man
Prosecutors decline to file criminal charges in Kent Police fatal shooting of Reddeck

Prosecutors decline to file criminal charges in Kent Police fatal shooting of Reddeck

Three Kent Police officers will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting last year of Patrick Reddeck inside his home. “We completed our review… Continue reading

Prosecutors decline to file criminal charges in Kent Police fatal shooting of Reddeck
Service held for Kent woman killed at home | Linda Sweezer obituary

Service held for Kent woman killed at home | Linda Sweezer obituary

Family and friends attended a funeral service for Linda Kay Sweezer, 64, of Kent, on Monday at New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church in Flint,… Continue reading

Service held for Kent woman killed at home | Linda Sweezer obituary
Officers arrest man for urinating on shoe display inside Kent store | Police Blotter

Officers arrest man for urinating on shoe display inside Kent store | Police Blotter

A 29-year-old man told police he couldn’t find the bathroom inside the Fred Meyer store on Kent’s East Hill, so he decided to urinate on… Continue reading

Officers arrest man for urinating on shoe display inside Kent store | Police Blotter
Kent’s ShoWare Center financial losses lower than projected in third quarter

Kent’s ShoWare Center financial losses lower than projected in third quarter

The city of Kent’s accesso ShoWare Center lost money in the third quarter, but not as much as arena operators estimated. SMG, which operates the… Continue reading

Kent’s ShoWare Center financial losses lower than projected in third quarter
Man fatally shot in Kent; police search for suspect

Man fatally shot in Kent; police search for suspect

A shooting early Thursday morning in Kent left one man dead and the shooter still on the loose. The shooting occurred in the 22200 block… Continue reading

Man fatally shot in Kent; police search for suspect
Highway of crime looms on Kent’s West Hill

Highway of crime looms on Kent’s West Hill

It’s been a highway of crime along a short stretch of Pacific Highway South on Kent’s West Hill over the past year with five major… Continue reading

Highway of crime looms on Kent’s West Hill