Pedro Noguera, an author, professor and former K-12 classroom teacher will speak Thursday, Oct. 18 at Highline Community College about poverty's pervasive influence on the achievement gap and what he believes to be an oversight by current education policy to address the issue.
A King County Superior Court judge upheld the city of Kent's ban on medical marijuana collective gardens.
South King County youth and families in Kent, Auburn, Tukwila, Renton and other communities will soon receive help for obesity prevention and tobacco control
Kent Police used a battering ram to knock down an apartment door after no one answered knocks on the door during what officers thought could be a potential domestic violence incident.
Regional law enforcement officials gathered on Friday in Kent for a domestic violence awareness rally.
Kent Police arrested a 19-year-old Federal Way man for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs after his vehicle hit another car at the intersection of South 272nd Street and Star Lake Road.
With wildland fires in Eastern Washington, a large urban fire in Shelton and increased winds, South King County residents are calling 911 to report the smell of fire.
Donald Shuffelen recently spent 38 days as an inmate in the Kent city jail and called conditions inside "horrific."
A witness report of suspicious subjects looking into cars and checking door handles led the Kent Police to arrest two men and one woman for investigation of attempted vehicle prowl and possession of vehicle prowl tools.
A regional law enforcement rally for domestic violence awareness month is scheduled for noon Friday, Oct. 5 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center, 401 Fourth Ave. N. in Kent.
Kent Police found a missing 14-year-old boy Tuesday evening uninjured and in no immediate danger.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke presented her 2013-14 proposed budget Tuesday night to the City Council that includes a new business and occupation (B&O) tax and a cable television utility tax.
An 80-year-old Kent man died after being struck by a car while trying to walk across Southeast Kent Kangley Road at about 6 a.m. Monday.
The Kent Police Department is asking the public for their assistance to help locate a missing 14-year-old Kent boy.
Kent businesses are wanted to participate in the 2nd Annual Kent Turkey Challenge to collect donations for the Kent Food Bank.
An 18-year-old Kent man charged with vehicular homicide had a court hearing continued to Oct. 10 in connection with the death of Kent motorcyclist Aug. 22 in the Panther Lake area.
Two men died in a house fire that broke out at about 4 a.m. Friday in the 3900 block of South 238th Street on the West Hill near Kent.
Steve Lippia, regarded as one of the finest interpreters of standards and pop music in the nation, brings “Simply Sinatra” to the Kent Spotlight Series on Friday, Oct. 19.
Drivers in Kent and Tukwila should plan ahead for multiple lane closures on northbound Interstate 5 every night from Monday, Oct. 1 through Thursday, Oct. 4 near State Route 516 and South 188th Street.
Bicyclists can again use the Green River Trail in Kent.
