Rob McKenna made it loud and clear during a speech Friday in Kent that education would be a much higher state priority if he is elected governor.
A SeaTac man was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release for sex trafficking through force, fraud and coercion.
The city of Kent needs to decide soon whether it can hold on to $17 million in matching grants to construct railroad grade separation projects along three streets.
Washington will become the eighth state to implement a Blue Alert system to alert the public of incidents where a law enforcement officer has been killed or seriously injured by someone and the suspect remains at large.
A former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and coach charged with communication with a minor for immoral purposes is scheduled to return to court April 12.
Jay Inslee, Democratic candidate for governor, didn't hesitate to take a shot at Republican candidate Rob McKenna's stance against legalizing same-sex marriage during a media tour Tuesday at a Kent small business.
Bud Sizemore, a Kent firefighter and former Covington City Council member, announced Tuesday that he will challenge state Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, for the State House District 47 Position 1 seat.
Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she reportedly punched a neighbor woman after the two argued about a tax deduction for children.
Discussion about whether to turn the old Kent train station into a public facility will continue with a Friday, April 6 meeting.
A former Kent insurance agent received a prison sentence of six years, three months for stealing more than $1 million in retirement funds from five elderly clients.
The city of Kent is negotiating with three West Hill property owners about how to settle the illegal topping of nearly three dozen tall trees last fall on city property.
A Kent couple were sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for a 20-year disability fraud scheme where they illegally collected more than $320,000 in state and federal benefits.
The giant sandbags along the Green River trail in Kent are coming down. That's one of the messages Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke delivered during her seventh annual State of the City address Wednesday at the Kent Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon at the ShoWare Center.
Former University of Washington basketball player Venoy Overton pleaded guilty Tuesday in Kent to second-degree promoting prostitution and received a 30-day jail sentence.
A former Kent insurance agent is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, March 9 in Seattle for stealing more than $1 million in retirement funds from five people.
The city of Kent will get reimbursement funds from the federal government to help cover $280,000 in storm costs in January.
Boeing's Kent facility was without power for about four hours Monday morning after a breaker tripped at a nearby Puget Sound Energy substation.
A 25-year-old Kent man received a three-year prison sentence Friday for drug smuggling as part of a ring that brought drugs to the United States from Canada.
Law enforcement agencies in Kent and across King County will participate in statewide DUI emphasis patrols March 9-18.
The State Senate unanimously passed legislation Feb. 29 to curb a recent rise in vehicle thefts and target repeat offenders.
