A 24-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a first-degree theft charge for reportedly taking $8,500 in cash from a woman he met through an online dating service.
Bailey Stober plans to seek the Kent City Council seat that became vacant when Ken Sharp resigned.
Ken Sharp has resigned from the Kent City Council just two weeks into his first term because of what he said were "pending legal issues I fear will become too distracting for my fellow council members, for the mayor and for city staff."
Washington cities and counties can ban recreational marijuana businesses from operating in their jurisdictions, according to a formal State Attorney General's Opinion released Thursday.
Ten state representatives introduced a House bill Tuesday in Olympia that would prohibit local governments from banning recreational marijuana businesses.
Fans of the Seattle Seahawks can take Sounder trains, which includes stops in Kent, to the playoff game on Sunday at CenturyLink Field.
A 29-year-old man reportedly stole a vehicle from a Kent service station after the driver went inside to pay for gas and left his keys in the ignition.
A 25-year-old Kent man received a prison sentence of nine years after he crashed a car last May along Interstate 5 in Seattle that killed a Federal Way woman riding in the vehicle and injured three other passengers.
Kent Police issued the following media release Monday about the profound impact Mike Buckingham had on people during his more than 30 years on the Kent Police Drinking Driver Task Force. Buckingham died Jan. 2 at age 61 from cancer.
Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp had his latest court date for first-degree theft charges continued to Feb. 19.
The Metropolitan King County Council unanimously appointed County Councilman Dave Upthegrove on Monday to the Sound Transit Board of Directors.
The Kent City Council and two prospective Kent recreational marijuana business owners participated in a spirited debate in connection with the city's ban against such businesses.
Law enforcement officers in King County arrested 656 drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) during a Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign from Nov. 27 through Jan. 1.
The Kent Fire Department posted the following notice on its Facebook page about the death of Mike Buckingham, 61, of Enumclaw, who spent years with the Kent Fire Department and Kent Police programs to combat drunk driving:
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke said she will begin a search for a new chief administrative officer (CAO).
Kent City Councilman Dennis Higgins has been elected to the 2014 Board of Directors of the Sound City Association (SCA), which represents 36 cities in King County and provides a regional voice for nearly one million people.
Ken Sharp took an oath of office Tuesday night to begin his four-year term on the Kent City Council under the shadow of facing seven counts of first-degree theft charges.
Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of malicious mischief after she allegedly kicked a screen door and broke a window at a home after a man refused to let her inside to use the bathroom.
The list of Kent applicants to the state for recreational marijuana business licenses keeps on growing.
Fans can take Sounder trains to one of the biggest Seattle Seahawks games this season.