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Former Uber driver pleads not guilty to Kent rape charge

Former Uber driver pleads not guilty to Kent rape charge

A 28-year-old Seattle man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to second-degree rape for allegedly attacking a 23-year-old Renton woman in Kent while he worked as… Continue reading

Former Uber driver pleads not guilty to Kent rape charge
Kent mayoral candidate Ralph proposes body cameras for police

Kent mayoral candidate Ralph proposes body cameras for police

Dana Ralph, Kent City councilwoman and mayoral candidate, announced in a press release Wednesday that she will roll out a proposal for Kent Police officers… Continue reading

Kent mayoral candidate Ralph proposes body cameras for police
Kent Police arrest street racer for reckless driving | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrest street racer for reckless driving | Police Blotter

Police arrested a man for investigation of reckless driving after he reportedly raced against another car on the streets of north Kent. A Kent Police… Continue reading

Kent Police arrest street racer for reckless driving | Police Blotter
Kent Police investigate multiple shots fired cases over last few weeks

Kent Police investigate multiple shots fired cases over last few weeks

The incidents of shots fired in Kent over the last few weeks continue to multiply. Fourteen rounds were discharged on Sept. 8 at the Hookah… Continue reading

Kent Police investigate multiple shots fired cases over last few weeks
Uber driver faces rape charge after Kent attack of woman

Uber driver faces rape charge after Kent attack of woman

A Seattle man has been charged with second-degree rape for allegedly attacking a 23-year-old Renton woman in Kent while he worked as an Uber and… Continue reading

Uber driver faces rape charge after Kent attack of woman
Smoke from wildfires fills Kent skies

Smoke from wildfires fills Kent skies

Smoke from the Norse Peak fire and other wildfires on Friday near Mount Rainier is filling Kent skies. Puget Sound Fire as well as fire… Continue reading

Smoke from wildfires fills Kent skies
Shots fired at man near downtown Kent office

Shots fired at man near downtown Kent office

Someone fired shots at a man as he walked out of the state Department of Corrections (DOC) field office, 606 W. Gowe St., at about… Continue reading

Shots fired at man near downtown Kent office
Kent aims to make Riverbend Golf Complex profitable

Kent aims to make Riverbend Golf Complex profitable

Kent city officials revealed a draft business plan on Tuesday to make the Riverbend Golf Complex profitable starting in 2019 and continuing for years to… Continue reading

Kent aims to make Riverbend Golf Complex profitable
Three injured in I-5 crash near Kent

Three injured in I-5 crash near Kent

State Patrol troopers arrested a 24-year-old Bothell woman for investigation of vehicular assault after a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning along northbound Interstate 5 near Kent.… Continue reading

Three injured in I-5 crash near Kent
Gang members exchange gunfire in Kent Valley

Gang members exchange gunfire in Kent Valley

Dozens of shots were exchanged between rival gang members but nobody was injured during a Sunday afternoon shooting along South 212th Street in the Kent… Continue reading

Gang members exchange gunfire in Kent Valley
Fire displaces four people on Kent’s East Hill | Update: discarded cigarette ignited deck

Fire displaces four people on Kent’s East Hill | Update: discarded cigarette ignited deck

Four people were displaced after a patio fire extended into the attic space of their Kent home Friday in the 23700 block of 160th Avenue… Continue reading

Fire displaces four people on Kent’s East Hill | Update: discarded cigarette ignited deck
Kent Police consider wearing body cameras

Kent Police consider wearing body cameras

The possibility of Kent Police officers wearing body cameras remains in the discussion stage. Police Chief Ken Thomas updated the City Council’s Public Safety Committee… Continue reading

Kent Police consider wearing body cameras
Burned strip mall on Kent’s West Hill to be rebuilt

Burned strip mall on Kent’s West Hill to be rebuilt

It appears the strip mall destroyed by the Dollar Tree store fire last year will be rebuilt. The city of Kent received a pre-application request… Continue reading

Burned strip mall on Kent’s West Hill to be rebuilt
King County prosecutors dismiss arson case against woman in Kent strip mall fire

King County prosecutors dismiss arson case against woman in Kent strip mall fire

King County prosecutors dismissed a first-degree arson case against a Des Moines woman accused of starting a large fire that burned down a Dollar Tree… Continue reading

King County prosecutors dismiss arson case against woman in Kent strip mall fire
Green River spill in Kent remains a mystery

Green River spill in Kent remains a mystery

The source of the small petroleum spill in the Green River in Kent remains unknown and most likely will stay a mystery. “We unfortunately encounter… Continue reading

Green River spill in Kent remains a mystery
Haz mat crews respond to Green River spill near Kent | Update

Haz mat crews respond to Green River spill near Kent | Update

Hazardous materials response teams from Puget Sound Fire and Tukwila Fire responded to a report of a possible leak of an unknown substance in the… Continue reading

Haz mat crews respond to Green River spill near Kent | Update
Kent man dies in single-vehicle crash in SeaTac

Kent man dies in single-vehicle crash in SeaTac

A 19-year-old Kent man died in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in SeaTac. Andrew D. Long, was driving a 2012 Mitsubishi Fuso, a commercial truck,… Continue reading

Kent man dies in single-vehicle crash in SeaTac
I-5 brush fire in Kent threatened homes | Update

I-5 brush fire in Kent threatened homes | Update

A large brush fire along northbound I-5 Tuesday afternoon threatened but did not burn a neighborhood near South 255th Street of Kent’s West Hill. Firefighters… Continue reading

I-5 brush fire in Kent threatened homes | Update
Grand jury indicts 8-member bank fraud ring that stole wallets from grocery store customers

Grand jury indicts 8-member bank fraud ring that stole wallets from grocery store customers

Eight people tied to a 10-state theft and bank fraud scheme were indicted Thursday by a grand jury in Seattle on 18 federal crimes including… Continue reading

Grand jury indicts 8-member bank fraud ring that stole wallets from grocery store customers
Kent’s Robert E. Lee worked as chief of police | City building named after Lee

Kent’s Robert E. Lee worked as chief of police | City building named after Lee

The daughter of a former Kent Police chief expected questions about her father would pop up soon after the recent protest in Charlottesville, Va., against… Continue reading

Kent’s Robert E. Lee worked as chief of police | City building named after Lee