Steve Hunter

Panera Bread offers a baker in training tour for children's groups. The cost is $8 per child and a minimum of 10 kids must sign up for the class.

Kent’s Panera Bread offers culinary program for children

Panera Bread at Kent Station and at other locations is offering an introductory culinary experience for children ages 5-12.

Panera Bread offers a baker in training tour for children's groups. The cost is $8 per child and a minimum of 10 kids must sign up for the class.
New Edition will perform at 9 p.m. Friday

New Edition bringing R&B hits to Kent June 22

Johnny Gill admits traveling the concert circuit at age 46 with the older version of New Edition can get a bit tiring as they bounce from city to city.

New Edition will perform at 9 p.m. Friday
Shacon Barbee.

Barbee’s Kent trial date for promoting prostitution continued to Sept. 18

The trial date has been continued once again for a Seattle man arrested in Kent and charged with promoting prostitution, leading organized crime, promoting sexual abuse of a minor and other charges.

Shacon Barbee.
Patrick Auble talks to reporters in September outside a courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Sentencing continued for second time for man convicted in Kent car-show shooting

Sentencing has been continued again for a Tacoma man convicted in connection with the Kent car show, gang-related shooting last July that injured 12 people.

Patrick Auble talks to reporters in September outside a courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Fire heavily damages a Kent home Friday morning in the 13100 block of Southeast 232nd Court.

Fire heavily damages Kent home early Friday

A Kent Fire Department investigator and firefighters are working carefully to determine what started a East Hill house fire in the 13100 block of Southeast 232nd Court at approximately 6 a.m. Friday.

Fire heavily damages a Kent home Friday morning in the 13100 block of Southeast 232nd Court.
Adam Vesperman

Kent teen star in London meets Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Elton John

A Kent teen starring in a London musical doubted his manager who told him Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wanted to see him after the show.

Adam Vesperman
Charles Lambert displays several of the medical marijuana products at Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens in Kent.

Kent medical marijuana collective gardens operator stays open despite city ban

Charles Lambert has no plans to close Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens in Kent even though the city's new ordinance to ban medical marijuana collective gardens went into effect Wednesday.

Charles Lambert displays several of the medical marijuana products at Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens in Kent.

Police cite 840 for seatbelt violations in three-county crackdown

Law enforcement agencies in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties issued 840 seatbelt violations during the 10th annual Click It or Ticket campaign.

Knut Bell will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Thursday

Kent Station offers free country concert to support military troops

Country musicians Knut Bell and the Blue Collars will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 21 at the Kent Station shopping mall.

Knut Bell will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Thursday
Kent Police Blotter.

Kent man reportedly grabs teen’s butt in parking lot as she loads groceries | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a 34-year-old Kent man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly grabbed the butt of an 18-year-old woman as she helped her mother load groceries in a Safeway parking lot.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent sets public hearing about Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan

The city of Kent will have a public hearing about its 2013-2018 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S.

Seattle Thunderbirds radio announcer Bruce McDonald

Memorial service set for Seattle Thunderbirds radio announcer Bruce McDonald

A memorial service for Bruce McDonald, Seattle Thunderbirds radio color commentator and play-by-play voice, is at noon Friday, June 22 at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond.

Seattle Thunderbirds radio announcer Bruce McDonald

Theft trial date set for Kent businessman Mark Owen

An Aug. 27 trial date has been set for a Kent businessman charged with four counts of first-degree theft and one count of forgery for allegedly receiving $19,459 from the state for a job injury claim even though he had returned to work.

Kent woman pleads not guilty to stabbing death of husband

A 45-year-old Kent woman pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of her husband in a car's backseat as a relative drove them through Kent.

A rock thrown Thursday

Thrown rock in Kent smashes Sheriff’s Office deputy’s windshield; second car also hit | Update

Someone threw a rock in Kent that smashed the windshield of a patrol car driven by a K-9 unity deputy with the King County Sheriff's Office.

A rock thrown Thursday
Regional Animal Services of King County is seeking homes for a number of Chihuahuas. The dogs are available for adoption at the animal shelter in Kent.

Regional Animal Services in Kent seeks homes for Chihuahuas

Regional Animal Services of King County and the Seattle Animal Shelter are teaming up to find homes for a number of Chihuahuas.

Regional Animal Services of King County is seeking homes for a number of Chihuahuas. The dogs are available for adoption at the animal shelter in Kent.
Ernie Rideout

Retired Kent firefighter Ernie Rideout dies from cancer

Retired Kent firefighter Ernie Rideout died Wednesday, June 6 from cancer. He was 57.

Ernie Rideout
The city of Kent has a new arts funding program called Give Me Culture.

Kent offers funding for arts and culture projects

Arts and culture projects by individuals, organizations and community groups are eligible for funds from a new city of Kent program.

The city of Kent has a new arts funding program called Give Me Culture.
Seattle Thunderbirds radio announcer Bruce McDonald

Seattle Thunderbirds radio announcer Bruce McDonald dies of cancer

Seattle Thunderbirds radio color commentator and play-by-play voice Bruce McDonald died early Wednesday morning. He was 41.

Seattle Thunderbirds radio announcer Bruce McDonald
Protestors line up outside Kent City Hall Tuesday night against a proposed ban on medical marijuana collective gardens. The City Council voted 4-3 later Tuesday to approve the ordinance that bans the collective gardens

Kent City Council votes to ban medical marijuana collective gardens | Update

The Kent City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to ban medical marijuana collective gardens.

Protestors line up outside Kent City Hall Tuesday night against a proposed ban on medical marijuana collective gardens. The City Council voted 4-3 later Tuesday to approve the ordinance that bans the collective gardens