Steve Hunter

The city of Kent plans to add cameras at Meridian and Millennium elementary schools in the fall. Kent took in nearly $1 million in revenue in 2014 from cameras at Neely-O'Brien and Sunrise elementary schools.

Kent takes in nearly $1 million from school traffic cameras in one year

The staggering numbers are in for the first year of Kent's traffic camera program to catch speeders in school zones.

The city of Kent plans to add cameras at Meridian and Millennium elementary schools in the fall. Kent took in nearly $1 million in revenue in 2014 from cameras at Neely-O'Brien and Sunrise elementary schools.

Kent Police seek public’s help to find pair who shot, killed baby

Kent Police are asking for the public's help to solve a drive-by shooting that killed a 1-year-old baby girl.

Kent city officials closed a boardwalk at Lake Fenwick Park because of a lack of funds to repair the structure. It would cost about $960

City of Kent parks facilities slowly falling apart

Numerous amenities at Kent city parks are slowly but surely starting to fall apart.

Kent city officials closed a boardwalk at Lake Fenwick Park because of a lack of funds to repair the structure. It would cost about $960

Newcastle Police bust two Kent men for home burglary as family slept

Newcastle Police arrested two Kent men and two Renton teens for investigation of residential burglary in connection with entering a home through an open window in the middle of the night while the family slept.

New FAA offices to be built in Des Moines; Kent bid fails

The city of Des Moines beat out Kent, Renton, SeaTac and other cities for the new Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Northwest Mountain Region offices.

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Kent officers tussle with man kicking cars on South 277th Street | Police Blotter

A Kent Police officer resorted to punching a man two or three times in the head and face as officers struggled to get him into a patrol vehicle after he earlier had stepped in front of cars along South 277th Street.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent man receives 12-year prison sentence for role in dealing heroin, meth

A Kent man, his brother and their father received prison sentences last week in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for leading a Pierce County-based meth and heroin distribution ring.

Kent seeks applicants for city’s new Financial Sustainability Task Force

City leaders decided it's time to form a volunteer task force to help figure out how to keep Kent financially sustainable.

A rendering of the apartment complex Seattle developer Tarragon is building at Kent Station.

Kent Station apartment developer gets city property tax exemption

Seattle developer Tarragon will receive a property tax break each year for eight years from the city of Kent for building the 154-unit Kent Station Apartments downtown.

A rendering of the apartment complex Seattle developer Tarragon is building at Kent Station.

Kent City Council approves new LED street lights

About 2,600 city-owned street lights will get new LED lights later this year at a cost of $2.6 million that is expected to save the city approximately $230,000 a year in electricity costs.

State says former Kent Highlands Landfill site still safe for public

The former Kent Highlands Landfill site on the West Hill continues to protect public health and the environment, according to a recent periodic review by the state Department of Ecology (DOE).

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke used her veto power over the City Council for the first time on Tuesday to halt a change in how B&O tax funds are spent.

Mayor Cooke vetoes Kent City Council’s measure to change B&O tax allocations

It took the city of Kent's controversial business and occupation (B&O) tax to cause Mayor Suzette Cooke to use her veto power over the City Council for the first time during her 10 years in office.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke used her veto power over the City Council for the first time on Tuesday to halt a change in how B&O tax funds are spent.
A computer-generated image of what the new traffic medians in Kent could look like along Pacific Highway South once the city replaces the old medians.

City of Kent to spend $1.3 million to replace Pacific Highway South traffic medians

The weed-infested, busted-up traffic medians along Pacific Highway South in Kent will get a new look this year.

A computer-generated image of what the new traffic medians in Kent could look like along Pacific Highway South once the city replaces the old medians.

Man found dead in Kent hotel parking lot; body identified

A 31-year-old man was found dead at about 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday outside in the parking lot of the Crossland Studios hotel, 25104 Pacific Highway S., on the West Hill.

Kent Police confident they will find pair who shot baby to death

Kent Police remained confident this week that they will solve the crime of who shot and killed a 1-year-old baby girl in a drive-by-shooting last week on Kent's West Hill.

Two Kent residents among 18 busted for dealing cocaine, heroin, meth

Two Kent residents were among the 18 arrested for allegedly distributing cocaine, heroin and meth as part of a violent drug trafficking organization in the greater Seattle metro area.

The state Senate and House each approved a bill that designates Western Hockey League players as amateurs and not employees subject to child labor laws. Players are ages 16-20.

Senate approves revised Western Hockey League bill to clarify players as amateurs

The state Senate and House each voted to approve a bill that would clarify that Western Hockey League players are amateur athletes and not employees who should be paid minimum wage and fall under state child labor laws.

The state Senate and House each approved a bill that designates Western Hockey League players as amateurs and not employees subject to child labor laws. Players are ages 16-20.
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Baby girl dies in Kent drive-by shooting; police continue investigation

A 1-year-old baby girl who was shot in the head in a drive-by-shooting on Kent's West Hill on Thursday, has died.

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Moody’s upgrades city of Kent’s bond rating; positive outlook

The financial picture for the city of Kent keeps looking brighter and brighter.

Kent to spend $2.6 million for LED street lights; electricity costs to drop

Brighter and more cost efficient LED street lights are expected to be shining over numerous Kent roads later this year.