The Kent City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to adopt the 2012 budget that includes the layoffs of 10 employees in January because of declining revenues.
The Kent Delivery and Distribution Center for the U.S. Postal Service will stay open at least until May 15.
The scheduled sentencing of a former Kent insurance agent has been continued again because of her request for a new attorney.
Kent earns national ranking with 110 National Night Out events last summer.
The city of Kent received a $253,581 grant Monday from the Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board for a Green River project along Frager Road to help increase survival of juvenile Chinook salmon.
A 40-year-old Kent man died when his semi-truck collided with another vehicle, crashed and burned on Dec. 8 along Interstate 5, just south of Tumwater.
Shamsher Sohi died at the scene, according to the Washington State Patrol. He was identified by the Thurston County Coroner's Office.
A 40-year-old Kent man died when his semi-truck collided with another vehicle, crashed and burned on Dec. 8 along Interstate 5, just south of Tumwater.
A SeaTac man pleaded guilty Friday to sex trafficking through force, fraud and coercion in connection with a case initially investigated by the Kent Police.
The Washington State Patrol arrested a 47-year-old Kent man for investigation of vehicular assault after his pickup collided with two other vehicles at about 1:10 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of State Route 516 and Meeker Street.
Kent Police arrested two men Thursday for investigation of burglary after they responded to a home alarm system and found two men inside the house.
The city of Kent will lay off 10 employees in January because of declining revenues in order to balance the 2012 budget.
A Kent mobile home park will receive about $1.53 million from the King County Housing Finance Program to renovate the park and preserve affordable housing for low-income homeowners.
Kent Police arrested two young men and four juveniles Tuesday in connection with a series of burglaries, robberies, thefts and car prowls.
The U.S. Postal Service is considering closing its Kent Delivery and Distribution Center but no decision has been made yet.
Kent Police arrested a National Guard sergeant for investigation of patronizing a prostitute after he allegedly picked up in his vehicle a woman walking the night of Nov. 30 in the 26200 block of Pacific Highway South.
LA Fitness will close the Kent Bally Fitness Club on Dec. 8 and transfer members to the LA Fitness club just one-half mile away.
King County prosecutors charged a 37-year-old Kent man with second-degree promoting prostitution after he allegedly used an 18-year-old woman with a mental disability to perform sex acts with men for money and then give the cash to him.
A 46-year-old Kent man was killed by a Sounder commuter train at about 5:40 p.m. Thursday after he reportedly stepped into the path of the train at the West Meeker Street and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad crossing.
Applus Technologies was named the Kent Green Business of the Year for 2011 by the city of Kent.
Families unable to afford tickets for holiday shows can pick up free tickets at the Kent Food Bank.
A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 27 in King County Juvenile Court to determine whether a 15-year-old Kent boy charged with two East Hill rapes will be tried as an adult.
