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City to replace portion of 80th Avenue South with concrete

City to replace portion of 80th Avenue South with concrete

The city of Kent will spend about $1.43 million to replace an asphalt road with concrete along 80th Avenue South between South 196th Street and… Continue reading

City to replace portion of 80th Avenue South with concrete
Kent Planned Parenthood rally draws large police presence

Kent Planned Parenthood rally draws large police presence

Kent Police officers trained for the Valley Civil Disturbance Unit had a rare experience last Saturday – crowd control in their own city. The officers… Continue reading

Kent Planned Parenthood rally draws large police presence
Woman punches Kent man for sleeping with other women | Police Blotter

Woman punches Kent man for sleeping with other women | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she reportedly punched and scratched a former boyfriend in the face for allegedly sleeping… Continue reading

Woman punches Kent man for sleeping with other women | Police Blotter
Rallies for, against Planned Parenthood set for Saturday in Kent

Rallies for, against Planned Parenthood set for Saturday in Kent

Groups for and against federal funding of Planned Parenthood are planning rallies and a march on Saturday, Feb. 11, in Kent. Several pro-life groups have… Continue reading

Rallies for, against Planned Parenthood set for Saturday in Kent
State needs more funds for SR 509 extension to Kent

State needs more funds for SR 509 extension to Kent

Even though the state Legislature passed a $16 billion statewide transportation package in 2015 – including funds to extend State Route 509 from SeaTac to… Continue reading

State needs more funds for SR 509 extension to Kent
Higgins won’t run for third Kent City Council term

Higgins won’t run for third Kent City Council term

Dennis Higgins won’t seek re-election to the Kent City Council. Higgins will complete his second four-year term at the end of this year. Council members… Continue reading

Higgins won’t run for third Kent City Council term
Kent woman faces felony hit-and-run charge in Sammamish death

Kent woman faces felony hit-and-run charge in Sammamish death

A Kent woman faces charges of felony hit-and-run, vehicle prowl and identify theft after she allegedly drove a SUV that ran over and killed a… Continue reading

Kent woman faces felony hit-and-run charge in Sammamish death
Details emerge in Kent’s Riverbend development proposal

Details emerge in Kent’s Riverbend development proposal

A proposed new mixed-use development to replace the city-owned Riverbend Golf Complex par 3 course in Kent would include 492 apartments in 23 separate buildings… Continue reading

Details emerge in Kent’s Riverbend development proposal
Higher water, sewer rates hit Kent customers this month

Higher water, sewer rates hit Kent customers this month

Kent residents will see higher water and sewer bills in February. The City Council voted 7-0 last summer to approve the new rates that include… Continue reading

Higher water, sewer rates hit Kent customers this month
Friday hearing for state challenge to Trump’s immigration order

Friday hearing for state challenge to Trump’s immigration order

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday announced the filing of an amended complaint in State of Washington v. Trump, the state’s lawsuit challenging key… Continue reading

Friday hearing for state challenge to Trump’s immigration order
Shopping center to replace Kent’s old Panther Lake school

Shopping center to replace Kent’s old Panther Lake school

A Bellevue developer plans to tear down Kent’s old Panther Lake Elementary School and put up a shopping center. The SE Grainger Development Group submitted… Continue reading

Shopping center to replace Kent’s old Panther Lake school
Woman exposes herself to Kent motorists | Police Blotter

Woman exposes herself to Kent motorists | Police Blotter

Drivers along Central Avenue South in Kent came across an unexpected view earlier this month. Officers arrested a woman for investigation of indecent exposure after… Continue reading

Woman exposes herself to Kent motorists | Police Blotter
Kent’s ShoWare Center reduces operating losses

Kent’s ShoWare Center reduces operating losses

The operating losses at the city-owned ShoWare Center last year were the lowest since the arena opened in 2009. “We had a great year -… Continue reading

Kent’s ShoWare Center reduces operating losses
Kent Police arrest 11 men during undercover prostitution sting

Kent Police arrest 11 men during undercover prostitution sting

Kent Police arrested 11 men for investigation of patronizing a prostitute and impounded nine vehicles during a recent undercover sting at a local hotel. Police… Continue reading

Kent Police arrest 11 men during undercover prostitution sting
State to clean up Landsburg Mine waste site near Kent’s water source

State to clean up Landsburg Mine waste site near Kent’s water source

The state Department of Ecology expects to begin an estimated $3.9 million cleanup this spring of a longtime industrial waste site that sits near the… Continue reading

State to clean up Landsburg Mine waste site near Kent’s water source
Senior living facility boom continues in Kent

Senior living facility boom continues in Kent

People who want to live in a Kent retirement community are going to have yet another choice in a couple of years. Oregon-based Holiday Retirement… Continue reading

Senior living facility boom continues in Kent
Firefighters put out Kent mobile home fire

Firefighters put out Kent mobile home fire

No one was hurt Tuesday morning after a mobile home caught fire in the 800 block of the West Valley Highway in Kent. Firefighters from… Continue reading

Firefighters put out Kent mobile home fire
Kent to get second Sounder train parking garage

Kent to get second Sounder train parking garage

Sounder train commuters can expect a second parking garage in Kent within the next seven years or possibly sooner. Sound Transit officials started steps this… Continue reading

Kent to get second Sounder train parking garage
Kent City Council adopts law to protect low-income tenants

Kent City Council adopts law to protect low-income tenants

Landlords won’t be able to discriminate against people who use government subsidies to pay rent under a new law passed by the Kent City Council.… Continue reading

Kent City Council adopts law to protect low-income tenants
Kent City Council approves consultant contract for Meeker Street project

Kent City Council approves consultant contract for Meeker Street project

The Kent City Council approved a $99,487 consultant contract with Seattle’s KPG for design and development of construction standards for the proposed Meet Me on… Continue reading

Kent City Council approves consultant contract for Meeker Street project