A subcommittee of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety will look at combating hate crimes. U.S. Attorney… Continue reading
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke received a standing ovation after her final State of the City address on Wednesday afternoon at the ShoWare Center’s second-level meeting… Continue reading
Kent city officials closed the Scotch and Vine restaurant at the Riverbend Golf Complex after the owners failed to pay rent on the city-owned building.… Continue reading
Kent Police arrested 10 men for investigation of patronizing a prostitute during an undercover sting at the Howard Johnson motel, 1233 Central Ave. N. The… Continue reading
The Kent Police Department will have its next Coffee with the Chief at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12, at the downtown Starbucks, 425 West… Continue reading
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) three-day sweep in Alaska, Oregon and Washington targeting at-large criminal aliens, illegal re-entrants and immigration fugitives, included arrests… Continue reading
Kent city staff and consultants continue to study remodeling four city buildings to provide more office space for the police department. If the City Council… Continue reading
After residents raised concerns, Kent Police decided to go public with its written policy to operate two drones it plans to purchase later this year.… Continue reading
A Kent woman received a 11-year prison sentence on Friday for providing material support to al-Shabaab, a foreign terroist organization. Hinda Osman Dhirane, 46, and… Continue reading
Gary Wasdin, director of the King County Library System (KCLS) since January 2015, has resigned. “KCLS is committed to providing a welcoming environment for all… Continue reading
Kent Police are trying to figure out who stabbed a 47-year-old homeless man to death the night of March 20 in downtown Kent near the… Continue reading
Kent-based Blue Origin released photos on Wednesday of its flight capsule that it expects to one day carry people into space atop its New Shepard… Continue reading
Kent Police officers, State Patrol troopers and a King County Sheriff’s Office helicopter helped chase down a reckless driver on the East Hill. The incident… Continue reading
There are problems once again Tuesday morning with several railroad crossings in downtown Kent. Gates are going down on streets with no reported trains, according… Continue reading
Kent’s in the running for a new Dick’s Drive-In. Voters on Dick’s online poll for a new location south or east of the company’s current… Continue reading
The new YMCA in Kent could open in the summer of 2019 on the East Hill if all goes as planned. YMCA officials expect to… Continue reading
A Kent Police officer shot and killed a man armed with a machete in an early Thursday morning incident at a home in the 1700… Continue reading
King County Executive Dow Constantine ordered an inquest on Wednesday into the fatal shooting of Patrick Reddeck on Oct. 16, by Kent Police officers. An… Continue reading
Kent Police closed 100th Avenue Southeast between South 213th Street and South 216th Street at about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday after a report of gunshots that… Continue reading
Kent Police are investigating the death of a 48-year-old man who reportedly was stabbed to death on Monday night in downtown Kent. At about 8:41… Continue reading
