A Kent man was one of 13 men indicted by a grand jury for investigation of distributing large amounts of methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to Washington State.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed that "the pilot's physical impairment due to alcohol" caused a crash last year near Mount Si in North Bend that killed all three people on board, including Kentlake High School swim coach Seth Dawson.
A man with a fourth-degree assault warrant remained at large after leading Kent Police on a 2-mile vehicle pursuit and then fleeing on foot after an officer drew his handgun as he approached the van once it pulled over near South 272nd Street.
Extra law enforcement will be on the roads looking for impaired drivers in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties over St. Patrick’s Day weekend, March 15-17.
The city of Kent is looking for children and adults to help design a new playground and other projects at Turnkey Park.
Kent City Councilman Les Thomas decided to throw his cards on the table to see whether fellow council members and residents want to remove the city's ban on casinos as a way to boost tax revenue.
State Patrol troopers are back out this week conducting an aggressive driving emphasis in King County, including Interstate 5 and Highway 167. Troopers will have help from truckers to look for motorists who are driving unsafely around big trucks during the emphasis from March 11-15, according to a State Patrol media release.
Henry Klein, an architect who designed the Kent Library and Kent Senior Activity Center, died March 5 in Mount Vernon.
A man who reportedly made nearly $200,000 as a pimp in Kent and Seattle had his trial date continued to May 6 for charges of promoting prostitution, leading organized crime, promoting sexual abuse of a minor and other offenses.
King County Councilman Reagan Dunn announced Friday the endorsements of every one of the eight mayors representing the cities in District 9 as he runs for reelection to his county seat that includes part of Kent.
A new law requiring carbon monoxide (CO) alarms in all multifamily dwellings beginning this year has paid off for at least one Kent family.
The new Red Lion Inn & Suites in Kent, 25100 74th Ave. S., just east of Highway 167, features 60 renovated rooms.
Mary Cross and other property owners along Southeast 256th Street left a Kent City Council meeting Tuesday night upset and confused.
The Kent Police Department will offer an inside look at its operations during its Spring Spring Community Police Academy starting on April 10.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke sang the praises of the ShoWare Center during her annual State of the City address Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Meridian Valley Country Club.
The pilot who crashed a Cessna 172 plane last year into Mount Si in North Bend that killed himself and both passengers, including Kentlake High School swim coach Seth Dawson, was intoxicated, according to a factual report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The Red Lion Inn & Suites in Kent will have a grand opening event at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7.
A former Mount Rainier High School volleyball coach received a 90-day jail sentence for third-degree attempted rape of a child in connection with a 15-year-old girl he met at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.
The trial date for five men accused of assault for their roles in a Kent car show shooting in July 2011 has been continued to Oct. 28 in King County Superior Court.
Kent Municipal Court Judge Karli Jorgensen will kick off her 2013 election campaign at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S.
