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Kent teachers vote to strike if no contract agreement reached

Strike would start on Thursday, Aug. 25, the scheduled first day of school in the Kent School District

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W-2 wage information of Kent city employees ‘inadvertently disclosed’ | Update

Full names, addresses and Social Security numbers released in an email from one employee to another

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Man, 28, fatally shot during dispute at Kent apartment complex identified | Update

Police arrest 71-year-old man at Riverwood Apartments on Russell Road

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Man arrested for vehicular assault along I-5 near Kent

Reportedly passed another vehicle on the shoulder; collided with a third vehicle and injured two

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Kent shooting suspect arrested, but no murder charge filed

Prosecutors say not enough evidence to charge man in April shooting at a Kent cemetery

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X League women’s football playoffs set for Aug. 27 in Kent

Two games to be played, including Seattle Thunder against Chicago Blitz

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South King County fire departments seek 40 to 50 recruits

Six agencies looking to hire firefighters to start in January 2023; registration deadline Aug. 31

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Kent to adopt new laws to combat graffiti; public drug use

Minors won’t be able to purchase spray paint in effort to reduce widespread graffiti around town

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Kent mayor promotes Fitzpatrick to CAO; White to city attorney

Each were working interim positions after departure of CAO Matheson

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Two industry leaders take over LakePointe development in Covington

214-acre urban village to feature up to 1,750 residences, retail, office and hotel space

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Senate race between Kent Democrats Kauffman, Kaur heads to recount

Kauffman leads Kaur by 65 votes for 47th District Senate seat bid against Republican Boyce

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Kent nonprofit gets $176,000 grant to connect youth with outdoors

Wakulima USA receives King County grant

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Kent City Council approves $7.2M purchase of land near Clark Lake Park

Buying of 17-acre Ruth property will complete city land purchases around the lake

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Cruisin’ Kent Car Show set for Aug. 28 at Kent Station

Free event to run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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564-unit Kent apartment complex proposed for West Hill

Project would be built along South 240th Street; east of Lowe’s and west of I-5

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Kent man charged with assault after police standoff at apartment complex

67-year-old man reportedly threatened to shoot woman and her father

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Five family members, dog escape Kent house fire on East Hill

24 emergency response personnel handle the call early Friday morning, Aug. 12

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Kent firefighters extinguish shed fire along Novak Lane

Takes about an hour to put out as fire extends to brush

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Puget Sound Fire responds in Kent to four fires within an hour

A vehicle, pile of tires and two dumpsters burned Aug. 8 in 10600 block of SE 240th Street

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Rapper gets 6 years in prison for drug dealing in King, other counties

Kent detective part of regional DEA Drug Task Force that investigated the case

Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics