A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent-based Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority that serves Kent, Covington and SeaTac: Aug. 13-19 Total:… Continue reading
Secretly Fast – the longest shot in the 11-horse field – rolled to a stunning gate-to-wire victory Sunday in the $59,670 Bank of America Emerald… Continue reading
Our freedom to speak and exchange ideas, especially unpopular ideas, is the most important right we hold as Americans. It is the first right because… Continue reading
Betty Dybbro sat patiently but finally had to ask, “When do we get to fly?” The excitement was expected from the 95-year-old Dybbro, who was… Continue reading
Looking for a place to view the solar eclipse? Local libraries and the Museum of Flight host events on Monday. Aug. 21. Locally, the eclipse… Continue reading
Registration is open for fall Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. CERT is a federally funded program that helps residents and businesses be better prepared… Continue reading
Bloodworks Northwest has issued an urgent appeal for donors today after supplies fell to emergency levels – a one-day supply or less. Normal inventory is… Continue reading
Late-night drivers who use State Route 167 in Renton and Kent should prepare for overnight lane closures starting the week of Aug. 21 and lasting… Continue reading
Fire damaged a Kent business early Friday morning in the 24800 block of Pacific Highway South on the West Hill. An automatic fire alarm at… Continue reading
The Kent School District has made a lot of controversial decisions lately. First, they banned all international trips for students for school functions, which included… Continue reading
Do we have a competent and emotionally stable helmsman guiding our ship of state, or is the good vessel “USS America” thoroughly adrift and jostling… Continue reading
The Kent School District offers free Child Find screenings for children 3-5 years old who may have a disability. Children are screened in the areas… Continue reading
Quarter Horses take center stage Sunday with the seventh running of the $55,000 Bank of America Emerald Championship Challenge at 440 yards for 3-year-olds and… Continue reading
Monday brings the Apocalypse. This is not fake news. I got this from a very reliable source, the internet. Actually it’s just a total solar… Continue reading
Bloodworks Northwest issued an urgent appeal for donors today after supplies fell to emergency levels – a one-day supply or less. Normal inventory is a… Continue reading
Do you agree with the City Council's decision to ban safe injection sites?… Continue reading
The WHL champion Seattle Thunderbirds open training camp on Wednesday, Aug. 23, with six scrimmages at the ShoWare Center. The scrimmages, which include three teams… Continue reading
A Kent family recently took a portrait, connecting five generations, all born in Washington state. They are: Wayne Rosenberg, age 88; Karen Bouton, 60; Tonie… Continue reading
The Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority board unanimously ratified the hiring of Matthew Morris to be the next fire chief. Morris will replace Jim Schneider,… Continue reading
King County Metro Transit on Tuesday announced that Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587 – which represents about 4,100 Metro employees – has approved a three-year… Continue reading
