Steve Hunter

Adults and children enjoy the pool at the Matt Griffin YMCA in SeaTac. The YMCA of Greater Seattle plans to open a facility with a gym and pool on Kent’s East Hill in the next two to four years. COURTESY PHOTO

City of Kent studies where at East Hill park to build YMCA

Kent city officials and the YMCA are getting closer to figuring out where the facility should go as Morrill Meadows and East Hill parks are combined.

Adults and children enjoy the pool at the Matt Griffin YMCA in SeaTac. The YMCA of Greater Seattle plans to open a facility with a gym and pool on Kent’s East Hill in the next two to four years. COURTESY PHOTO
Rita’s plans to open its ice and custard store this fall at the Marketplace at Lake Meridian in Kent.

Rita’s to open ice, custard store in Kent

Rita's, whose motto is 'Ice, custard, happiness," will open a store this fall in Kent at the Marketplace at Lake Meridian.

Rita’s plans to open its ice and custard store this fall at the Marketplace at Lake Meridian in Kent.
Kent Police Blotter.

Kent woman throws boyfriend’s clothes out of house onto lawn | Police Blotter

A Kent woman apparently decided everything must go when she threw her live-in boyfriend's clothes out of the house and onto the driveway, lawn and stairway.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent fire damages caboose converted into home; dog dies

No one was hurt on Monday afternoon in Kent after a caboose which had been converted into a small house caught fire in the 28700 block of 144th Avenue Southeast.

Seattle man says he shot man in Kent because he refused to stay up and drink

A 27-year-old Seattle man told Kent detectives he shot and killed a Tukwila man because the man decided to go to bed and refused to stay up and drink alcohol with him.

A photo simulation looking south of what the new South 228th Street overpass will look like going across the Union Pacific railroad tracks.

Kent’s South 228th Street, Interurban Trail closures begin Monday

Get ready to take alternate routes to South 228th Street in Kent over the next several weeks as preparation works begins for an overpass across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.

A photo simulation looking south of what the new South 228th Street overpass will look like going across the Union Pacific railroad tracks.
This section of 80th Avenue South shows the type of cracking that Kent residents want the city to repair.

Resident survey shows where city of Kent needs to improve services

The Kent City Council plans to use the results of an extensive survey of 511 residents by a consultant to help focus on ways to make the city better.

This section of 80th Avenue South shows the type of cracking that Kent residents want the city to repair.

Man says anger over argument led him to shoot man Sunday in Kent

An undisclosed dispute that angered a Seattle man reportedly led to a 39-year-old Tukwila man being shot to death on Sunday at a house in the 500 block of Fourth Avenue South.

An Auburn developer wants to build about 500 apartments as part of mixed-use project at the city of Kent's Riverbend Golf Complex.

Potential developer would build 500 apartments at Kent’s Riverbend par 3 golf course

A developer has proposed to build approximately 500 apartments as part of a mixed-use project at the city of Kent’s Riverbend par 3 golf course.

An Auburn developer wants to build about 500 apartments as part of mixed-use project at the city of Kent's Riverbend Golf Complex.

Kent Police investigating four shooting deaths in four weeks

Four people have been shot and killed in Kent in the last four weeks.

Cracks along Central Avenue South and the sidewalks prior to the city's project to repave the street south of Willis Street. City officials plan similar repairs along the East Valley Highway north of South 196th Street.

City of Kent plans to repave portion of East Valley Highway

Drivers can expect a much smoother East Valley Highway in Kent over the next couple of years.

Cracks along Central Avenue South and the sidewalks prior to the city's project to repave the street south of Willis Street. City officials plan similar repairs along the East Valley Highway north of South 196th Street.
Kent Police want the public's help to solve a Aug. 26 shooting death of a man on the East Hill.

Kent Police seek public’s help to solve East Hill shooting death

Kent Police are seeking the public’s help to track down who shot and killed a 37-year-old Kent man on Aug. 26 on the East Hill.

Kent Police want the public's help to solve a Aug. 26 shooting death of a man on the East Hill.
Aaron BeMiller

City of Kent tax revenues up, expenses down | 2016 budget update

With city of Kent tax revenues up higher than projected and expenses down, it’s a bright budget picture this year.

Aaron BeMiller
Crews work on a water main in Kent.

Kent City Council approves water, sewer rate hikes

City of Kent water and sewer rates are going up next year and beyond to help maintain and operate each system.

Crews work on a water main in Kent.
Crews finish up work on the new Angle Lake light rail station parking garage in SeaTac at South 200th Street

SeaTac’s Angle Lake light rail station to open Sept. 24

Light rail’s coming a bit closer to Kent next month with a lot more parking spaces.

Crews finish up work on the new Angle Lake light rail station parking garage in SeaTac at South 200th Street
Kent Police investigate in August 2014 the shooting deaths of two Shell station employees. A jury on Tuesday convicted Leland Russell Jr. on two counts of first-degree murder for the killings.

Jury convicts Burien man of Kent Shell station murders

A jury took only a few hours to convict a 31-year-old Burien man of two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of two Shell service station employees two years ago in Kent.

Kent Police investigate in August 2014 the shooting deaths of two Shell station employees. A jury on Tuesday convicted Leland Russell Jr. on two counts of first-degree murder for the killings.

Motorcyclist shoots, injures driver during Kent road rage incident

A motorcyclist shot and injured the driver of another vehicle during an apparent road rage incident last week in Kent.

Kent family avoids injury after near head-on collision outside Leavenworth

A Kent family of four escaped injury after a driver in the opposite direction crossed the center line and struck their trailer while traveling along State Route 2, about 24 miles west of Leavenworth.

A rendering shows what the Grandview Apartments will look like when completed on Kent's West Hill along Veterans Drive (South 228th Street) near Military Road South. Construction is about 25 percent complete.

Affordable-apartment building boom hits Kent’s West Hill

A Bellevue developer plans to build more than 500 affordable apartment units over the next couple of years on Kent’s West Hill.

A rendering shows what the Grandview Apartments will look like when completed on Kent's West Hill along Veterans Drive (South 228th Street) near Military Road South. Construction is about 25 percent complete.
Kent Police are confident they will find the suspect who shot and killed two people at a transient camp last week.

Kent Police identify victims in transient camp killings

Kent Police say the search for a suspect in two killings at a transient camp remains a top priority with eight detectives assigned full-time to the case.

Kent Police are confident they will find the suspect who shot and killed two people at a transient camp last week.