Steve Hunter

Shacon Barbee goes on trial Wednesday for pimping girls in Kent and Seattle.

Kent pimp’s trial expected to start Wednesday

Opening statements are set for Wednesday in Kent for the trial of a man who allegedly made nearly $200,000 as a pimp in Kent and Seattle.

Shacon Barbee goes on trial Wednesday for pimping girls in Kent and Seattle.

State liquor board staff recommends re-filing proposed recreational marijuana rules

Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) staff will recommend the board re-file the rules necessary to implement Initiative 502 to allow time to consider recent input on the sale and production of recreational marijuana.

Susan Tostenrude adds a bouquet of flowers to a memorial honoring the late Chase Stancil at Kentridge High School on Friday evening. Family

Kent boy dies after dirt bike crash at Pacific Raceways

A 16-year-old Kent boy and Kentridge High School student died after he crashed his dirt bike at the Pacific Raceways' motocross track and was run over by another biker.

Susan Tostenrude adds a bouquet of flowers to a memorial honoring the late Chase Stancil at Kentridge High School on Friday evening. Family
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is in a race against challenger Tim Clark on the Nov. 5 general election ballot to be mayor for the next four years.

Kent mayoral race heats up during Clark, Cooke debate | Election 2013

Challenger Tim Clark made it loud and clear during the first mayoral debate that he believes he would be a better team leader than incumbent Suzette Cooke when it comes to working with the Kent City Council.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is in a race against challenger Tim Clark on the Nov. 5 general election ballot to be mayor for the next four years.
Kent Police officer Jeff Kluzak.

Kent Police officer helps save woman’s life

Kent Police officer Jeff Kluzak will receive a life-saving medal next month from Chief Ken Thomas after Kluzak's recent efforts to help save the life of a 73-year-old woman who had no pulse.

Kent Police officer Jeff Kluzak.

Kent city officials seek voluntary compliance from sex offender group homes

Kent city officials have not yet sent out any notices of violation of city code to group homes housing sex offenders.

Kent second-alarm apartment fire displaces four families

Four families were displaced by a Kent apartment fire at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday in the 22400 block of the Benson Road on the East Hill.

Ken Sharp won the Kent City Council primary and will face off against either Barbara Phillips or Bailey Stober in the general election.

Sharp shoots to top of Kent City Council race; Stober, Phillips in tight fight for second | Update

Ken Sharp is easily defeating Barbara Phillips and Bailey Stober in a primary race for a Kent City Council seat.

Ken Sharp won the Kent City Council primary and will face off against either Barbara Phillips or Bailey Stober in the general election.
Kent Police Blotter.

Man busted in Kent city jail after shoving another inmate in sleeping-mat dispute | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly punched another man in the city jail during a dispute over a sleeping mat in a holding cell.

Kent Police Blotter.

State Liquor Board sets public hearings about recreational marijuana proposed rules

The Washington State Liquor Control Board will hold five public hearings/special meetings across across the state Aug. 6-8 regarding the proposed rules for Initiative 502 implementation for the sale and manufacturing of recreational marijuana.

An example of the symbolic markers to be installed at Kent's Saar Pioneer Cemetery.

Unidentified grave sites at Kent’s Saar Pioneer Cemetery to get symbolic marker

Collaborative artists Frances Nelson and Bradly Gunn will give unidentified grave sites at Saar Pioneer Cemetery in Kent an emblematic marker using a series of ‘thresholds,’ or doorways.

An example of the symbolic markers to be installed at Kent's Saar Pioneer Cemetery.
Washington State Patrol.

State Patrol, police to crack down this month on drivers on cellphones

The Washington State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will have extra patrols from Aug. 5-23 targeting distracted drivers using cellphones or texting while driving in King County.

Washington State Patrol.

Kent city officials say 10 group homes housing sex offenders must shut down

A clash is underway in Kent between city officials and operators of 10 group homes that house sex offenders.

Kent's ShoWare Center has lost $132

Study: Kent’s ShoWare Center boosts economy despite revenue losses

The city-owned ShoWare Center continues to lose money based on its operating budget. But a second economic impact study in two years by city-hired consultants shows the arena brings a lot of business to town.

Kent's ShoWare Center has lost $132
Kent Police Blotter.

Pregnant woman cited for Kent jail escape after fleeing hospital | Police Blotter

A pregnant woman wearing a scrub top and brown jail pants allegedly walked away from the Valley Medical Center in Renton after Kent Police officers had transported her from the city jail to the hospital to be treated for spotting from her pregnancy.

Kent Police Blotter.
Mathew Barzal.

Seattle Thunderbirds to feature top NHL prospect in 2013-14 season

Seattle Thunderbirds hockey fans can expect to see a young and rising star in center Mathew Barzal this season with the Kent-based team.

Mathew Barzal.

Sheriff’s Office reunites family with cremated remains found near Kent | Update

The King County Sheriff’s Office is looking for someone who is missing a box of cremated remains that were found last week near the Soos Creek Trail in unincorporated Kent.

Kent man receives prison sentence for Veterans Affairs travel fraud scheme

A Kent man received a 37-month prison sentence Tuesday for his role in taking kickbacks on fraudulently inflated travel vouchers when he worked at Seattle's Veterans Affairs Hospital.

Arturo Flores

Thousands to participate in Kent’s National Night Out program Aug. 6

More than 10,000 Kent residents across the East Hill, West Hill and in the Valley are expected to participate Tuesday, Aug. 6 in National Night Out (NNO), a nationwide program aimed at reducing crime by neighbors getting to know each other.

Arturo Flores

Kent Police part of FBI child sex trafficking crackdown

Kent Police were part of the FBI Seattle Division task force that recovered three child victims and arrested nine people in Western Washington for investigation of child abuse and related crimes as part of a Operation Cross Country nationwide crackdown to address commercial child sex trafficking.