Kent School Board member Russ Hanscom resigned from his Position No. 1 seat. Hanscom, who was elected to his second four-year term on the board… Continue reading
Construction to repave nearly two miles of State Route 169/Maple Valley Highway and improve 15 sidewalk ramps is nearing completion. Overnight lane closures Aug. 11-13… Continue reading
While much of this year’s attention on Washington’s education system focused on investments for public schools, lawmakers also streamlined the process for earning and maintaining… Continue reading
Anyone who has visited the 48 libraries in the King County Library System, as I have done since becoming KCLS’ interim director, appreciates the breadth… Continue reading
Drug use caused the deaths of 332 King County residents in 2016, a new record, with opioid-involved overdoses accounting for more than two-thirds of those… Continue reading
Mach One Rules and defending champion Point Piper lead the way
Reporter Staff The general election showdowns in November for Kent mayor and three City Council positions are set. Current council members Jim Berrios and Dana… Continue reading
Put the pedal to the metal and drive over to the 30th annual Classic Ford Show and Mustang Roundup from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.… Continue reading
King County Deputy Executive Rhonda Berry will lead county efforts in partnership with the community to reach the goal of zero youth detention. In his… Continue reading
With more wildfire smoke from British Columbia moving into the region, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is issuing a Stage 1 air quality burn… Continue reading
The Washington State Fair is looking to fill hundreds of positions for its Sept. 1-24 run at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. Apply in person for seasonal… Continue reading
The Seattle Thunderbirds annual hockey equipment sale is from 7 to 11 a.m. Friday, August 11, at the ShoWare Center in Kent. T-Birds Equipment Manager… Continue reading
New figures from Kirkland-based Northwest Multiple Listing Service indicate home sales and prices, like July’s temperatures, sizzled. Prices area-wide rose slightly more than 9 percent… Continue reading
The city of Kent Parks Deli and Cafe, at the east end of the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St., will host a… Continue reading
Bloodworks Northwest has issued an urgent appeal for donors after collections began to dip sharply as a result of the mounting heat wave. “With a… Continue reading
A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent-based Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority that serves Kent, Covington and SeaTac: July 30-Aug. 5… Continue reading
By Andrew Muntz/H1 Unlimited series Renton’s Jimmy Shane in the U-1 Miss HomeStreet and Andrew Tate in the U-9 Les Schwab Tires battled side-by-side through… Continue reading
Elliott Bay held off Sippin Fire in the closing yards and then survived a stewards’ inquiry to win Sunday’s $50,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes for 2-year-old… Continue reading
R.E.V. Racing’s Mach One Rules has been assigned high weight of 123 pounds for the 82nd running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3) on… Continue reading
The burn ban is lifted in King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish Counties as of Saturday. Effective immediately, there no air quality burn bans in effect… Continue reading
