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Meridian Elementary closes again based on Kent Police information

Second consecutive day of no school after gun incident at nearby house

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Kent Station taking photo appointments for Santa Claus

Shopping village will feature a Black Santa on Dec. 3; time slots available online for all Santas

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Meridian Elementary School, 25621 140th Ave. SE, on the East Hill in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

Kent School District closes Meridian Elementary after gun incident

No classes Tuesday after man with gun in nearby house on Monday not arrested

Meridian Elementary School, 25621 140th Ave. SE, on the East Hill in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District
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Man with gun at Kent house near Meridian Elementary leads to lockdown

Valley SWAT responds; nobody injured or arrested; police take custody of rifle

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Vehicle strikes, kills pedestrian crossing Pacific Highway in Kent

Federal Way man, 59, dies after Nov. 11 collision near South 272nd Street

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Man carjacks 74-year-old woman along I-5 in Kent after crash

State Patrol looking for man who reportedly caused 4-car collision Saturday, Nov. 12 prior to taking vehicle

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Kent School District to implement boundary changes next fall

Some students will attend different schools under plan; sixth graders moving to middle schools

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Bill Boyce and Claudia Kauffman

Kauffman leading Boyce in 47th District Senate race | Update

As of Nov. 10 count, Kauffman up 52.87% to 46.98%; Boyce remains hopeful

Bill Boyce and Claudia Kauffman
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Man faces charges in 3-vehicle carjacking spree that started in Kent

Man, 22, also reportedly took vehicles in Bellevue and Seattle before being caught in Renton

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Wind damage to cover leads to unveiling of Kent water tower

Painting of mural on reservoir revealed earlier than planned

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Son charged with murder in Kent death of mother’s boyfriend

Allegedly shot man 8 to 10 times and had previously threatened him

Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics
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Pedestrian killed by train in downtown Kent

Gowe, Titus and Willis streets were shut down for investigation at BNSF tracks

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Kent Police Blotter: Oct. 24-Nov. 5

Incidents include carjackings, robberies, shootings

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Debra Entenman and Kyle Lyebyedyev

Kent Democrat Entenman winning 47th District House race

On her way to defeating Lyebyedyev for her third consecutive victory

Debra Entenman and Kyle Lyebyedyev
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Kent School District under attack for Holocaust comment

Anti-Defamation League criticizes reference at meeting to a book that ‘disputes the Holocaust’

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Kent Police part of team that leads to sentencing of 2 drug runners

Law enforcement agencies made large bust in 2020 of men associated with Mexican drug cartel

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Puget Law Group opens Kent office; sponsors Thunderbirds

Kent becomes sixth location of firm that started in 2013

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Kent School District sets hiring event for bus drivers, paraeducators

Wednesday, Nov. 16 at River Ridge Elementary School

COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District
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Kent Police arrest shooting, multiple carjackings suspect

Man suspect in Seattle and Bellevue incidents on Monday, Nov. 7

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Valley Cities clinic in Kent receives a fresh coat of paint

Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties program provides service to nonprofit

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