Steve Hunter

Some Kent residents want the city to extend its ban on fireworks to include the Fourth of July.

Kent residents lodge fireworks complaints at City Council

Several residents made enough noise about fireworks in Kent that the City Council's going to see what it can do to address the problem of so many illegal devices landing in the yards of homes.

Some Kent residents want the city to extend its ban on fireworks to include the Fourth of July.
Sidney Rice

Retired Seahawks’ receiver Sidney Rice to open Wingstop restaurant at Kent Station

Sidney Rice is going from the Seahawks to chickens with plans to open a Wingstop restaurant at Kent Station.

Sidney Rice

Prosecutors charge Burien man with killing ex-wife in Kent

King County prosecutors filed a second-degree murder charge against a Burien man in connection with the stabbing death Sunday of his former wife at a Kent Park & Ride lot.

A computer rendering of a proposed underpass at the Union Pacific railroad tracks along South 228th Street. City officials are considering local improvement districts to help pay for the project.

Kent City Council further studies LIDs to pay for street/railroad grade separations

Commercial and manufacturing property owners would be the ones to pay if the Kent City Council decides to form local improvement districts (LIDs) to help fund major street construction projects.

A computer rendering of a proposed underpass at the Union Pacific railroad tracks along South 228th Street. City officials are considering local improvement districts to help pay for the project.

Kent Police get $15,000 grant to crack down on illegal street racing

Kent Police are planning a big crackdown on illegal street racing this summer because of a $15,000 grant from State Farm insurance to combat the problem.

Find out about potential light rail routes to Kent and Federal Way at a Sound Transit open house from 3-6 p.m. Thursday

Sound Transit to host light rail open house July 31 about Kent extension

Sound Transit will have an open house on Thursday, July 31 about extending light rail to Kent/Des Moines by 2023 with plans to reach Federal Way when more funding is secured.

Find out about potential light rail routes to Kent and Federal Way at a Sound Transit open house from 3-6 p.m. Thursday

Kent Police investigate West Hill killing of woman; suspect turns himself in

Kent Police are investigating an apparent domestic violence killing on the West Hill of a 39-year-old woman found dead in her car at a Park & Ride lot on Military Road South.

Kent officers involved in shooting treated and released at hospital; victim identified

The four Kent Police officers injured in Sunday's shooting and explosion along 86th Avenue South each were treated and released later on Sunday at Valley Medical Center in Renton.

Kent Old Timers 25th reunion on Aug. 10

The annual Kent Old Timers Greater Community Reunion will run from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.

Suspected bomb on Metro bus in Kent turns out to be fake left from training exercise

Life is returning back to normal Monday on Kent's East Hill after the suspected bomb on a Metro Transit bus turned out to be a training device.

Moody’s predicts slow marijuana sales in state but little impact to credit rating

Moody’s Investors Service says legalized recreational marijuana sales in the state of Washington could fall well short of projections in their first year.

Woman charged with attempted murder for shooting Kent man | Update

A 24-year-old Tacoma woman has been charged with first-degree attempted murder after she allegedly shot a Kent man in the face on Tuesday just outside of a Panther Lake Starbucks.

Kent could get $350,000 per year from retail marijuana sales taxes

The city of Kent could get an estimated $350,000 per year in sales tax revenue if it allowed three recreational marijuana stores to operate.

Woman reportedly claims she shot Kent man because he raped her

The Tacoma woman who allegedly shot and injured a Kent man Tuesday outside a Panther Lake Starbucks reportedly told her mother she shot the man because he had raped her.

Man sentenced for scamming Kent, other homeowners on improvement projects

A 44-year-old Seattle man received a 30-day jail sentence for scamming homeowners, including a Kent resident, who paid him thousands of dollars for home improvement projects that he never finished.

The city of Kent might sell its Riverbend par 3 golf course to a developer to get rid of golf course debt and pay for improvements to the 18-hole course.

Public hearing for Kent’s par 3 property rezone on July 28

Residents can tee up their comments and let the city of Kent know what they think of the proposal to rezone the Riverbend Golf Complex par 3 course property in order to sell it to a developer.

The city of Kent might sell its Riverbend par 3 golf course to a developer to get rid of golf course debt and pay for improvements to the 18-hole course.

Woman shoots man in head at Kent strip mall parking lot

Kent Police were still trying to figure out Wednesday what led to a woman shooting and injuring a 23-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot at a Panther Lake neighborhood strip mall.

Kent Police arrest man for shooting at plumber’s truck

Kent Police took an 18-year-old man into custody for investigation of shots fired at a plumber's truck. Nobody was hurt in the shooting.

Daniel Miller of Seattle-based The Highlife Band performs July 10 at Thursdays at the Lake at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.

Kent’s Thursdays at the Lake concert | Slideshow

The Highlife Band of Seattle brought its power-packed Jamaican reggae to Lake Meridian Park on July 10 for the opening night of Thursdays at the Lake.

Daniel Miller of Seattle-based The Highlife Band performs July 10 at Thursdays at the Lake at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.
The city of Kent is seeking voters' approval of a $34 million bond on Nov. 4 to build a new police station.

Campaign kicks off July 23 for Kent Police bond measure

The citizens committee for the "Vote Yes for a Safer Kent" police bond measure will have a kickoff campaign from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23 at the Golden Steer restaurant, 23826 104th Ave. S.E.

The city of Kent is seeking voters' approval of a $34 million bond on Nov. 4 to build a new police station.