A Kent business owner died Wednesday, two days after he reportedly shot and injured a coworker and then shot himself during a Monday dispute at their office.
Billie Mayer is trying to do everything she can to protect her Kent home and personal belongings from the Green River floods.
Kent city crews and contractors have placed nearly 20,000 giant sandbags along a 12-mile stretch of Green River levees in an effort to help protect homes and businesses from flooding this winter.
A dispute between a manager and a bookkeeper Monday at a Kent auto body shop led to a double shooting and left two men injured.
Kent city officials called it a “trend stopper” as sales tax revenue in September nearly matched the city’s monthly budget projections for the first time all year.
Incumbent Mike Miller and challenger Aaron Heide are locked in a tight race for Commissioner Position No. 4 on the Valley Medical Center Public Hospital District 1 board.
Suzette Cooke was in a celebratory mood Tuesday night, the eve of the General Election ballot count.
The incumbent Kent mayor had withstood a number of accusations by challenger Jim Berrios to easily earn a second, four-year term.
The Washington State Department of Transportation will place about 660 giant sandbags along a short stretch of Highway 167 shoulders in Kent to protect the road in case of Green River flooding.
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The repairs at the Howard Hanson Dam have helped, but the risk of flooding remains high this winter in the Green River Valley.
That was the word Thursday at an Army Corps of Engineers press conference in Seattle. The corps had encouraging words about a reduced risk of flooding - a 1-in-32 chance, thanks to measures that have been taken to aid the dam and river levees - but noted that's still a lot less than when the dam's reservoir was fully operational.
A 36-year-old Kent man and his estranged wife are facing charges of first-degree rape of a child.
In the aftermath of the teachers strike, the Kent School District needs better communication among administrators, board members, teachers and parents.
A Kent man and a Seattle teen each pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge Thursday in King County Superior Court in Kent.
King County prosecutors have charged Mark Anthony McKinney, 22, and Antonio Eugene Gaiter, 16, in connection with the shooting death of Danny Vu, 30, of Kent, Oct. 15 on the East Hill.
A quiet evening turned into a night of gunfire at about 8:10 p.m. Oct. 25 at a Kent apartment complex in the 1600 block of West James Place.
In the aftermath of the teachers strike, the Kent School District needs better communication among administrators, board members, teachers and parents.
A 22-year-old Kent woman remained in serious condition Wednesday after she was hit by a car early Tuesday morning while crossing the Benson Highway in the Panther Lake area of unincorporated Kent.
ESP Printing, Inc., of Kent, a business associated with Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, filed Oct. 9 for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Seattle.
As of Oct.20, Kent City officials had distributed more than 72,500 free, empty sandbags to residents.
City crews and contractors expect to finish placing 20,000 giant sand bags along a 12-mile stretch of Green River levees in Kent by Oct. 30… Continue reading
The King County Prosecutor's Office filed a first-degree murder charge Monday against a 22-year-old Kent man in connection with the shooting death of a 30-year-old Kent man Oct. 15 on the East Hill.
The shooting occurred after a dispute over a drug deal, according to charging papers.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will present her 2010 preliminary city budget to the City Council at a workshop 4 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S.
