The Des Moines Police made four arrests Thursday in connection with squatters at vacant homes in Kent, Renton, SeaTac and Federal Way.
Five new officers recently joined the Kent Police force.
Kent home prices were down 1 percent in September compared to the same month in 2013 with a median price of $260,000.
The Kent City Council has delayed until November a vote about whether to increase the garbage tax for residents and businesses.
It took a man's mother to persuade him to drop a knife after he refused a command from a Kent Police officer with his gun drawn to put the knife down.
A 57-year-old Kent man faces sexual exploitation of a minor charges for allegedly videotaping a young girl in the bathroom of his home.
Kent city officials are trying to find ways to track down businesses that apparently are not paying the city's business and occupation (B&O) tax even though they are required to pay.
After hearing Kent spends about $4.8 million per year to support the financially struggling ShoWare Center, City Councilman Jim Berrios pulled no punches with a pointed question to city staff.
A Quincy man faces an unregistered contractor charge after he reportedly bilked a Kent homeowner out of $850.
The ongoing battle between the city of Kent and medical marijuana supporters reached a new high with the state Supreme Court's decision to review a lawsuit against the city.
Kent Police arrested two men for investigation of second-degree assault after they reportedly beat up a man who asked them not to litter after they threw beer cans into a Shell service station parking lot.
Seattle developer Tarragon plans to start construction in January on a 154-unit apartment complex at the Kent Station shopping center.
The Kent City Council voted 5-2 to keep all recreational marijuana businesses out of town.
The city of Kent's garbage taxes on residents and businesses will jump to 18.3 percent from 7.8 percent under a proposal approved by a City Council committee.
Tickets are on sale for the return of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters to the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Three Kent neighborhood traffic calming projects are expected to finally get going this fall after problems with city contractors to do the work.
Look for the Boeing Space Center in Kent to keep on shrinking.
Four black men wearing masks reportedly fired at least two gunshots during a home invasion robbery at about 6:10 a.m. Thursday in the 4200 block of South 272nd Street in unincorporated Kent.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke wants to increase the business and occupation (B&O) tax and add a $20 per year vehicle license fee to bring in more revenue to help balance the biennial 2015-16 city budget.
Sounder commuter rail boardings, which includes stops in Kent, were up more than 7 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2013.
