Steve Hunter

King County emails dispute city of Kent’s stand on Pine Tree Park

King County officials claim they didn’t mislead Kent city leaders and staff about how funds from a planned sale of Pine Tree Park could be used.

William Hayes

Inmate escaped from top floor at RJC in Kent

The jail inmate who briefly escaped from King County’s Maleng Regional Justice Center Tuesday in Kent ran all the way from the fourth floor to get outside.

William Hayes
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Kent officers bust man for stealing vehicle | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of possession of a stolen vehicle after an officer spotted him pumping gas into the car.

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Kent Police capture a man Tuesday morning near the corner of West Meeker Street and Fourth Avenue South who ran a few minutes earlier from his court hearing at the Maleng Regional Justice Center.

Kent Police catch RJC escapee

It didn’t take Kent Police long to catch the man in the red jumpsuit running down Fourth Avenue on Tuesday morning after he briefly escaped from custody at the Maleng Regional Justice Center.

Kent Police capture a man Tuesday morning near the corner of West Meeker Street and Fourth Avenue South who ran a few minutes earlier from his court hearing at the Maleng Regional Justice Center.
Kent Police want the public's help to identify this man in connection with an assault in November at a Kent sports bar.

Kent Police seek public’s help to ID assault suspect

Kent Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man who reportedly assaulted another man in November at a Kent sports bar.

Kent Police want the public's help to identify this man in connection with an assault in November at a Kent sports bar.
Firefighters quickly put out a small kitchen fire Friday morning at the Kent Valley Motel

Firefighters put out kitchen fire at Kent Valley Motel

Firefighters extinguished a small kitchen fire late Friday morning at the Kent Valley Motel, 743 Central Ave. N.

Firefighters quickly put out a small kitchen fire Friday morning at the Kent Valley Motel

Teen gang member pleads not guilty to Kent murder charge

A 17-year-old Seattle gang member pleaded not guilty on Thursday to first-degree murder for shooting a 19-year-old man in January at a Kent apartment complex.

Voters in Kent and Covington will decide on the April 26 ballot whether to let the Kent Regional Fire Authority extend its fire benefit charge for another six years.

Kent RFA voters to consider fire benefit charge extension

Voters in Kent, Covington and Fire District 37 will decide on the April 26 ballot (Proposition No. 1) whether the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority can continue for another six years its fire benefit charge against property owners to help pay for fire services.

Voters in Kent and Covington will decide on the April 26 ballot whether to let the Kent Regional Fire Authority extend its fire benefit charge for another six years.

Kent commercial fire causes $10,000 damage

Just before 5 a.m. on Thursday, units from Renton Fire Department, Tukwila Fire Department and Kent Regional Fire Authority were dispatched to a commercial fire in the 19800 block of 84th Avenue South in Kent.

Kent City Council terminates Pine Tree Park sale; but settlement costs $760,000

The city of Kent won’t be selling Pine Tree Park after all.

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Ex-inmate threatens Kent store clerk for denying him free hot dog | Police Blotter

A 46-year-old man demanded a free hot dog from a Kent 7-Eleven store for recently getting out of prison and later threatened to slit a clerk’s throat for refusing to give him food.

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Kent man sentenced in fraud case; collected more than $200,000 in disability benefits

A Kent man, whose disability benefits fraud scheme kept a homeless Denver man from getting assistance, received a prison sentence of 33 months on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

Kent City Council to consider terminating Pine Tree Park sale

The Kent City Council is expected to vote on Tuesday night whether to terminate the sale of Pine Tree Park to a housing developer.

Ben Wolters

Kent city staff tried to keep REI in town

REI plans to move its headquarters to Bellevue by 2020 despite Kent city staff efforts to keep the company in town.

Ben Wolters
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Kent officers arrest homeless man camping in the outfield | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of illegal camping after they reportedly spotted him sleeping in a tent in the outfield of a city park.

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REI announced plans to move its headquarters from Kent to Bellevue by 2020.

REI to move headquarters from Kent to Bellevue

REI plans to move its headquarters to Bellevue from Kent in the next few years.

REI announced plans to move its headquarters from Kent to Bellevue by 2020.

Kent man pleads not guilty to Seattle rapes

A 31-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty on Monday to two counts of first-degree rape and one count of second-degree rape for reportedly raping prostitutes in North Seattle.

Gang member faces murder charge in Kent apartment shooting

A 17-year-old gang member from Seattle faces a first-degree murder charge for shooting a 19-year-old man in January at a Kent apartment complex.

Gunfire exchanged Sunday on Kent’s West Hill

Kent Police are still trying to sort out what appears to be a gang-related shooting on Sunday afternoon in the 25600 block of 29th Avenue South on the West Hill.

City plans to launch new website in fall

The city of Kent website will get a new look and be easier to navigate when it's launched in the fall.