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Time to register for 7th annual Kent Turkey Challenge fundraiser

Time to register for 7th annual Kent Turkey Challenge fundraiser

It’s time for businesses and organizations to sign up to compete in the 7th annual Kent Turkey Challenge for donations of money and food to… Continue reading

Time to register for 7th annual Kent Turkey Challenge fundraiser
Mattress Firm’s Shoe Drive for Foster Kids begins

Mattress Firm’s Shoe Drive for Foster Kids begins

Remember receiving a new pair of shoes as a kid and the excitement and confidence that came with them? To help ensure that local foster… Continue reading

Mattress Firm’s Shoe Drive for Foster Kids begins
Metro to expand bus service in Kent; King County

Metro to expand bus service in Kent; King County

King County Metro bus riders who take Route 169 in Kent will get expanded service starting Saturday, Sept. 23. Metro will add 50 trips every… Continue reading

Metro to expand bus service in Kent; King County
More than $41 million headed to consumers in LCD price-fixing case

More than $41 million headed to consumers in LCD price-fixing case

Beginning next week, checks will be in the mail for consumers affected by an elaborate price-fixing conspiracy by LCD manufacturers, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced… Continue reading

More than $41 million headed to consumers in LCD price-fixing case
King County executive submits proposal to get guns away from domestic violence abusers

King County executive submits proposal to get guns away from domestic violence abusers

In a supplemental budget request, King County Executive Dow Constantine proposed an additional $650,000 for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Office to… Continue reading

King County executive submits proposal to get guns away from domestic violence abusers
Puget Sound Fire call report | Sept. 3-9

Puget Sound Fire call report | Sept. 3-9

A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent-based Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority that serves Kent, Covington and SeaTac: Sept. 3-9 Total:… Continue reading

Puget Sound Fire call report | Sept. 3-9
Amazon’s Kent center helps raise awareness about childhood cancer

Amazon’s Kent center helps raise awareness about childhood cancer

Cheering, pajama-clad Amazon associates recently welcomed children and families who have been affected by childhood cancer to Amazon’s Kent fulfillment center. The Sept. 6 event… Continue reading

Amazon’s Kent center helps raise awareness about childhood cancer
Food trucks coming to downtown Kent

Food trucks coming to downtown Kent

The Washington State Food Truck Association has partnered with the city of Kent to bring food trucks downtown to the Town Square Plaza, 426 W.… Continue reading

Food trucks coming to downtown Kent
Metropolitan Gymnastics hosts National Gymnastics Day, offers hurricane relief

Metropolitan Gymnastics hosts National Gymnastics Day, offers hurricane relief

Kent’s Metropolitan Gymnastics hosts National Gymnastics Day on Saturday, Sept. 16, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at its facility, 6822 S. 190th St. The center… Continue reading

Metropolitan Gymnastics hosts National Gymnastics Day, offers hurricane relief
Symetra, Seahawks honor Mill Creek Middle School teacher | Briefs

Symetra, Seahawks honor Mill Creek Middle School teacher | Briefs

When Kailey Shepard was helping Seattle Seahawks mascot Blitz raise a “12” flag for a back-to-school assembly last Friday, little did the second-generation social studies… Continue reading

Symetra, Seahawks honor Mill Creek Middle School teacher | Briefs
Consumer Alert: Advice on how to cope with Equifax data breach

Consumer Alert: Advice on how to cope with Equifax data breach

Equifax, one of the three major nationwide credit reporting agencies, recently announced a serious data breach that could impact millions of Washington consumers. “This is… Continue reading

Consumer Alert: Advice on how to cope with Equifax data breach
Rabid bat numbers rise | Shiers

Rabid bat numbers rise | Shiers

Twelve bats found in public parks and private homes throughout Washington have tested positive for rabies since Aug. 1. While health officials test for and… Continue reading

Rabid bat numbers rise | Shiers
Unemployment rate moves up marginally in August

Unemployment rate moves up marginally in August

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly from 4.5 to 4.6 percent in August, primarily due to a jump in the state’s labor force,… Continue reading

Unemployment rate moves up marginally in August
‘The Compassion Experience:’ Interactive tour coming to Kent

‘The Compassion Experience:’ Interactive tour coming to Kent

Compassion International, a leading authority on child sponsorship which releases children from poverty globally, bring its tour, “The Compassion Experience,” to the Kent area Sept.… Continue reading

‘The Compassion Experience:’ Interactive tour coming to Kent
JOHN “JACK” CATALINE

JOHN “JACK” CATALINE

World War II veteran, John “Jack” Cataline, died peacefully in his Kent, WA home on September 2, 2017 at the age of 89. Jack was… Continue reading

JOHN “JACK” CATALINE
D’maine Dugar, 29, was killed in a hit-and-run accident early Saturday morning on Kent’s East Hill. COURTESY PHOTO, Dugar family/GoFundMe

Pedestrian hit, killed on Kent’s East Hill | UPDATE – Victim identified; woman arrested

A 20-year-old woman arrested Tuesday in Colorado is expected to be extradited to Washington to face charges in a Saturday hit-and-run accident in Kent that… Continue reading

D’maine Dugar, 29, was killed in a hit-and-run accident early Saturday morning on Kent’s East Hill. COURTESY PHOTO, Dugar family/GoFundMe
King County executive proposes additional funding for Sheriff’s Office de-escalation training

King County executive proposes additional funding for Sheriff’s Office de-escalation training

King County Executive Dow Constantine on Tuesday proposed a special $400,000 appropriation to ensure that King County Sheriff’s Office deputies receive training in de-escalation and… Continue reading

King County executive proposes additional funding for Sheriff’s Office de-escalation training
Panera Bread offers delivery service in Kent

Panera Bread offers delivery service in Kent

Panera Bread on Tuesday began to offer home or office delivery of its lunch menu in the Kent area. Delivery orders can be placed up… Continue reading

Panera Bread offers delivery service in Kent
ROBERT (BOB) LEROY EVANS

ROBERT (BOB) LEROY EVANS

Robert (Bob) LeRoy Evans, 76, went home to be with the LORD on August 11, 2017. He will be greeted in heaven by his mother… Continue reading

ROBERT (BOB) LEROY EVANS
‘Salmon SEEson’ returns: Spot fish coming home to King County rivers and streams

‘Salmon SEEson’ returns: Spot fish coming home to King County rivers and streams

Native salmon – sockeye, chinook, coho and chum, kokanee and pink – have begun their journey from the open ocean to their birthplaces in the… Continue reading

‘Salmon SEEson’ returns: Spot fish coming home to King County rivers and streams