Steve Hunter

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke wants to create a city communications department.

Kent City Council discusses adding two communications jobs at cost of $300,000

It will cost about $300,000 per year if the Kent City Council decides to approve Mayor Suzette Cooke's proposal to add two new positions to the city payroll to help improve communications with the public.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke wants to create a city communications department.
Sonic Drive-In plans July opening in Kent

Sonic Drive-In plans July opening in Kent

Sonic Drive-In plans to open its first Kent location in July.

Sonic Drive-In plans July opening in Kent
Two injured in Kent West Hill shooting

Two injured in Kent West Hill shooting

Two people were injured during a shooting at about 2:40 a.m. Tuesday at a home on Kent's West Hill.

Two injured in Kent West Hill shooting
Kent Police Blotter. File photo

Man runs from Kent officers after stealing car | Police Blotter

A man stopped by Kent Police for reportedly driving a stolen car, got out of the vehicle and ran away before officers caught him nearby.

Kent Police Blotter. File photo

Kent owner of asbestos removal training course pleads guilty to providing false certifications

The owner of a Kent company that provided federally-mandated training for construction firms working with asbestos pleaded guilty on Thursday to falsifying documents as part of a scheme to violate the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act.

Man shot by Kent Police during confrontation dies | Update

Man shot by Kent Police during confrontation dies | Update

An armed man shot by Kent Police on Wednesday afternoon at a home in the 400 block of Jason Avenue North has died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Man shot by Kent Police during confrontation dies | Update
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks Tuesday during a Rotary Club of Kent meeting at the ShoWare Center. Steve Hunter/Photo/Kent Reporter

State Attorney General Ferguson seeks stronger protection for Hanford nuclear site workers

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson made it clear during a stop in Kent about his passion and drive to help protect workers from hazardous chemical vapors at the Hanford nuclear reservation in the Tri-Cities.

State Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks Tuesday during a Rotary Club of Kent meeting at the ShoWare Center. Steve Hunter/Photo/Kent Reporter
Kent’s King County’s Regional Animal Services costs could go up

Kent’s King County’s Regional Animal Services costs could go up

What happens in Kirkland might not stay in Kirkland when it comes to the cost of King County Regional Animal Services.

Kent’s King County’s Regional Animal Services costs could go up
Kent Police Blotter. File Photo

Man fails to pay for hot dog; struggles with 4 Kent officers | Police Blotter

It took four Kent Police officers to handcuff a man after he reportedly refused to leave a 7-Eleven store after failing to pay for a hot dog.

Kent Police Blotter. File Photo

Kent man sentenced as part of large bank fraud ring

A Kent man, the final member of a large bank fraud ring responsible for nearly $1 million in fraud, received a 25-month prison sentence last week in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

A photo of the 1990 Honda Accord that crashed into a tree on Oct. 2 along Highway 410 east of Enumclaw.

Man charged with vehicular homicide in death of Kent teen

Pierce County prosecutors have charged an 18-year-old man with vehicular homicide after he drove a car that crashed and killed an 18-year-old Kent man along Highway 410 east of Enumclaw.

A photo of the 1990 Honda Accord that crashed into a tree on Oct. 2 along Highway 410 east of Enumclaw.
Repairs will smooth out Kent’s ShoWare Center ice

Repairs will smooth out Kent’s ShoWare Center ice

Smoother ice will soon return to the ShoWare Center.

Repairs will smooth out Kent’s ShoWare Center ice

Kent man faces murder charge in SeaTac motel shooting

A 39-year-old Kent man faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a man on Aug. 31 outside of a Motel 6 in SeaTac.

Kim Komoto is the new Kent city clerk.

Komoto chosen as new Kent city clerk

Kim Komoto will take on a new role for the city of Kent as city clerk.

Kim Komoto is the new Kent city clerk.
Roots of trees tore up sidewalks along Central Avenue South. City crews removed the trees as part of the street repair project. Courtesy Photo/City of Kent

Kent’s Central, James street trees growing, growing, gone

The city of Kent's policy to replace trees removed during street projects won't apply to recent construction completed along Central Avenue South and East James Street.

Roots of trees tore up sidewalks along Central Avenue South. City crews removed the trees as part of the street repair project. Courtesy Photo/City of Kent
Kent Police Blotter. File Photo

Man throws chairs at Denny’s in Kent after refusing to pay for pancakes | Police Blotter

A man who didn't like his pancakes at Denny's in Kent ended up tossing chairs that broke a clock, a hanging light and nearly hit another customer.

Kent Police Blotter. File Photo
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke delivers her city budget proposal on Tuesday to the City Council. Photo: Steve Hunter/Kent Reporter

Kent Mayor Cooke’s budget proposes vehicle tab fee, higher property taxes

Kent residents would pay higher property taxes and a new annual $20 vehicle license tab fee if the City Council goes along with Mayor Suzette Cooke's 2017-18 budget proposal.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke delivers her city budget proposal on Tuesday to the City Council. Photo: Steve Hunter/Kent Reporter
A Kent teen died after this 1990 Honda Accord crashed into a tree along Highway 410 on Sunday

Single-car crash kills Kent teen east of Enumclaw; four others injured

An 18-year-old Kent man died in a one-car accident that also injured four others when the vehicle smashed into a tree early Sunday morning along westbound State Route 410 about 2o miles east of Enumclaw.

A Kent teen died after this 1990 Honda Accord crashed into a tree along Highway 410 on Sunday
Jim Berrios speaks during his gathering at the Golden Steer restaurant to announce he’s running to be the next Kent mayor. Steve Hunter/Kent Reporter

Berrios announces run to be Kent mayor

Kent City Council members Jim Berrios and Dana Ralph are headed to an election showdown next year to become the next mayor.

Jim Berrios speaks during his gathering at the Golden Steer restaurant to announce he’s running to be the next Kent mayor. Steve Hunter/Kent Reporter
Kent Police investigate the death of a baby.

Kent Police investigate death of baby by suicidal pregnant mother who set herself on fire

Kent Police are investigating whether to arrest a 34-year-old suicidal woman who in the late stages of pregnancy reportedly set herself on fire with gasoline that resulted in the death of her baby.

Kent Police investigate the death of a baby.