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Toddler remains in serious condition after fall from window onto concrete driveway at Kent home

A 2-year-old boy remained in serious condition Thursday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after falling Wednesday morning from a second-story window at a Kent home in the 11700 block of Southeast 268th Street on the East Hill.

Office Depot facilities in Kent’s Cascade Commerce Park on West Valley Highway are shown with a sandbag wall to protect against flooding.  The state Legislature is working on measures to provide more flood insurance for businesses in the Green River Valley.

Keiser bill could provide last-resort flood insurance for Green River Valley businesses

The Washington state Senate approved a bill Feb. 9 that could help as many as several hundred businesses in Kent, Auburn, Tukwila and Renton obtain hard-to-find supplemental flood insurance.

Office Depot facilities in Kent’s Cascade Commerce Park on West Valley Highway are shown with a sandbag wall to protect against flooding.  The state Legislature is working on measures to provide more flood insurance for businesses in the Green River Valley.
Hydroplane Museum volunteer Don Mock sits on the 1982 Atlas Van Lines boat as he holds his favorite replica boat at the Hydroplane Museum in Kent Feb. 4.

Kent’s Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum plans model exhibit

The Roger Newton Model Radio-Controlled Hydroplane show runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 13 at the museum, located at 5917 S. 196th St. Racers will display more than 60 scale models of unlimited hydroplanes during the second-annual show, which will include gas- and electric-powered boats.

Hydroplane Museum volunteer Don Mock sits on the 1982 Atlas Van Lines boat as he holds his favorite replica boat at the Hydroplane Museum in Kent Feb. 4.

Man punches holes in girlfriend’s walls; texts her promising to fix them – Kent Police Blotter

Malicious mischief Kent Police cited a 24-year-old man for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief Jan. 20 after he reportedly broke a mirror and punched holes in the walls of his girlfriend's apartment. The incident occurred 1:38 a.m. at an apartment in the 10700 block of Southeast 256th Street.

ShoWare Center sees reduction in liquor fines

The state Liquor Control Board reduced a $500 fine to $300 against the ShoWare Center operators after eight vendors were caught selling alcohol to minors.

Carl DaWayne Goodwin

Two enter pleas in East Hill drug deal gone bad

A Kent man and a Renton man each pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Kent to first-degree robbery charges in connection with an alleged drug deal that went bad Jan. 15 near a Kent apartment complex.

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Elli Spain

New animal-shelter plan by March 31? Kent official gives report

Kent city staff told the City Council Tuesday that a small work group of King County and city officials from throughout the county expect to have a recommendation by March 31 regarding a new regional model for animal control and sheltering.

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Mayor Suzette Cooke gave her state of the city address to a packed crowd at the Kent Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Feb. 3.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke says goodbye to a year of Green River flood issues, recession, in state of the city speech

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke couldn't say goodbye quickly enough to 2009, during her fifth-annual State of the City Address at the Kent Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday at the ShoWare Center.

Mayor Suzette Cooke gave her state of the city address to a packed crowd at the Kent Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Feb. 3.
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International Guitar Night comes to Kent Feb. 5

The International Guitar Night tour has gone even better than expected for Brian Gore. “This is my 10th tour and it really is truly the best one yet,” Gore said in a phone interview Friday prior to a concert in Helena, Mont. Gore, the founder of International Guitar Night, joins Stephen Bennett, Itamar Erez and Lulo Reinhardt for a concert 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.

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Kent man enters plea to kidnapping, rape charges involving Federal Way girl

A 47-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty Jan. 25 in King County Superior Court in Kent to first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping of a 14-year-old Federal Way girl.

Kent teen pleads not guilty in Metro bus attack

A 17-year-old Kent teenager pleaded not guilty Jan. 28 to first-degree malicious mischief in connection with an attack of a Metro bus driver Jan. 23 in Tukwila.

ShoWare Center promoters say they need to draw more concerts in 2010 to help the arena lose less money than in 2009. Styx played in May at the Kent arena.

Kent’s ShoWare Center: Projected to lose money this year, too

If ShoWare Center officials can book at least seven major concerts in 2010, they expect the Kent arena to lose less money in 2010 than it did in 2009.

ShoWare Center promoters say they need to draw more concerts in 2010 to help the arena lose less money than in 2009. Styx played in May at the Kent arena.

Kent man charged in stabbing of woman outside Auburn bingo hall

King County prosecutors on Jan. 25 charged a 39-year-old Kent man with one count each of first-degree assault and first-degree robbery for allegedly stabbing a woman and threatening to rape her outside the Muckleshoot Bingo Hall Jan. 19 in Auburn. He also reportedly attempted to run over a witness.

Kent bomb square a bust: closes bank, portion of street

A police bomb squad determined that a report of a suspicious package Friday morning outside of a downtown Kent bank turned out to be an empty box.

The Kent Predators are about to start their season and will call the ShoWare Center home.

Kent Predators filling out their roster: Prepare to see local football talent

The Kent Predators are close to finding 45 players to invite to the new professional indoor football team's training camp in two weeks. Kent makes its home debut in the Indoor Football League March 12 against the Fairbanks Grizzlies at the ShoWare Center. The Predators open the season Feb. 28 at Billings, Mont.

The Kent Predators are about to start their season and will call the ShoWare Center home.
King County Animal Care and Control Volunteer Dawn Gerken tends to a pair of cats waiting to be adopted at the Kent animal shelter Jan. 26. King County has opted to keep its shelters open through June

King County, cities, begin plans for regional animal shelter system

Planning has started between King County and city officials throughout the county to develop a new regional model for animal control and sheltering.

King County Animal Care and Control Volunteer Dawn Gerken tends to a pair of cats waiting to be adopted at the Kent animal shelter Jan. 26. King County has opted to keep its shelters open through June
Artists from Cirque Sublime perform at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

Acrobatic and charismatic: Cirque Sublime comes to Kent

Cirque Sublime began about 13 years ago as just a small, local circus performance company in Toronto.

Artists from Cirque Sublime perform at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

Tax on Kent garbage haulers could pay for roadwork; customers’ bills could climb

A new franchise fee or tax on garbage haulers might be a method the Kent City Council could use to help pay for city street maintenance.

The Teddy Bear Toss during the Jan. 23 Thunderbirds game at the ShoWare Center collected more than 4

Record number at ShoWare Center event; toss teddy bears, watch Seattle Thunderbirds

The ShoWare Center was the place to be Saturday night in Kent. A ShoWare record-setting sellout crowd of 6,151 watched the rival Portland Winterhawks beat the Seattle Thunderbirds 6-1 in a Western Hockey League game.

The Teddy Bear Toss during the Jan. 23 Thunderbirds game at the ShoWare Center collected more than 4
Disney Live Rockin' Road Show

Buzz Lightyear to the rescue at Disney show in Kent

Jesse Highley takes his stage role as the space ranger Buzz Lightyear very seriously. But he also has a lot of fun with it.

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