King County prosecutors charged a 59-year-old Montana man on Monday for second-degree murder in connection with the killing of a Kirkland mother of two in 1996. The two were co-workers at Bowen Scarff Ford in Kent.
The cleanup seven years ago of contaminated soil at the former Valley I-5 RV site at 23051 Military Road S., in Kent continues to protect public health and the environment, according to a recent periodic review by the state Department of Ecology.
The city of Kent will host an open house for people to learn about a proposed salmon restoration and flood risk reduction project at the Downey Farmstead along Frager Road.
A report from State Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, shows that tens of millions of dollars have been pumped into Washington state’s economy over the last two years as state healthcare leaders have aggressively pursued financial assistance to help implement reforms known as Obamacare.
A 35-year-old Bellevue man and former Seattle high school assistant football coach faces charges of second-degree attempted rape of a child and communication with a minor for immoral purposes in connection with texts he allegedly sent to a 13-year-old Kent girl and agreeing to meet for sex with a girl in Renton.
The King County Housing Authority will ban smoking in all its public housing units starting Saturday, Dec. 1, including locations in Kent and Auburn.
The Boulding Family’s musical celebration of the holiday season is a treasured tradition in Kent.
The Kent Police Department and Kent Police Youth Board will host the 26th annual Game of Life youth conference Dec. 4-5 at Kent Commons.
King County Elections has rescheduled the mandatory machine recount of the 47th Legislative House District Position 1 race between State Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington and Kent Democratic challenger Bud Sizemore to Tuesday, Dec. 4.
The ShoWare Center operator recommended to the Kent City Council that the city charge $5 to park, add a $1 facility fee to each ticket sold and kick in hundreds of thousands of dollars as a self-promoter to attract higher-caliber concerts and shows.
Red Lion Hotels Corporation has signed a franchise license agreement with the owners of a Kent hotel.
A mandatory recount will decide the outcome of the tightly contested legislative race between State Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, and Kent Democratic challenger Bud Sizemore for the State House District 47 Position 1 seat.
King County Elections certified the results of 2012 general election Tuesday. Voters returned 993,908 ballots for a final turnout of 85 percent, with 978,377 of those ballots tabulated in the final results report.
A group of King County residents has unanimously recommended continued levy funding for King County’s extensive system of parks, trails and open space.
Kent Police cited a woman for investigation of child neglect after she reportedly left her 3-year-old son alone in a vehicle for more than 20 minutes while she gambled at the Great American Casino, 20500 108th Ave. S.E.
Promoters have canceled The Soul of Boxing competition scheduled for Friday, Nov. 30 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
State Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, had his lead drop again Monday in a tightly contested race against Kent Democratic challenger Bud Sizemore for the State House District 47 Position 1 seat.
One of five military veterans, who reportedly worked with a Kent man to falsify travel claims as part of a conspiracy to defraud the Veterans Administration, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to one year in prison, three years of supervised released and $22,511 in restitution for making false claims.
King County will help Kent pay for a new playground, walking path and landscaping at Green Tree Park.
City playfields, restrooms, playgrounds, swim and fishing docks could close in Kent in the next year or two without a new revenue source to repair the facilities.
