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Murray, Cantwell want to raise federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024

Murray, Cantwell want to raise federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024

Days after President Donald Trump released a budget that would slash support for working families, U.S. Sens. Patty Murray, D-Wash., the top Democrat on the… Continue reading

Murray, Cantwell want to raise federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024
What commercial weight loss programs won’t tell you | Gustafson

What commercial weight loss programs won’t tell you | Gustafson

By Timi Gustafson R.D./For the Reporter Summer is around the corner. You booked your beach resort vacation and started shopping for suitable swimwear. Problem is,… Continue reading

What commercial weight loss programs won’t tell you | Gustafson
Four reasons to consider a midwife for your care | MultiCare

Four reasons to consider a midwife for your care | MultiCare

By Lizzi Brink, CNM, ARNP/MultiCare Health System 1. Midwives are experts in the normal. We specialize in caring for normal, healthy women throughout their lives.… Continue reading

Four reasons to consider a midwife for your care | MultiCare
Constantine launches initiatives to create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods in King County

Constantine launches initiatives to create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods in King County

Executive Dow Constantine on Thursday launched two initiatives that will create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods for children, youth and families throughout King County. King… Continue reading

Constantine launches initiatives to create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods in King County

Memorial Day ceremonies to honor fallen service members

Tahoma National Cemetery invites the public to attend a Memorial Day ceremony to remember and honor the men and women who gave their lives in… Continue reading

How to keep safe in rivers, lakes, oceans and pools | Puget Sound Fire

How to keep safe in rivers, lakes, oceans and pools | Puget Sound Fire

Warm weather means people will start heading for bodies of water. Keep in mind that while it may be 80 degrees in the sun, water… Continue reading

How to keep safe in rivers, lakes, oceans and pools | Puget Sound Fire
Mattress Firm’s Clothing Drive for Foster Kids seeks donations

Mattress Firm’s Clothing Drive for Foster Kids seeks donations

May is National Foster Care Month and Mattress Firm is making it easy for the community to give back. The mattress retailer is hosting its… Continue reading

Mattress Firm’s Clothing Drive for Foster Kids seeks donations
Drew McCullough captures the Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational trophy. COURTESY PHOTO

McCullough wins 91st Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational

Amateur Drew McCullough of Meadow Springs Country Club (Richland) won the 91st Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational by one stroke over PGA pro Shane Prante… Continue reading

Drew McCullough captures the Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational trophy. COURTESY PHOTO
McCullough wins 91st Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational

McCullough wins 91st Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational

Amateur Drew McCullough of Meadow Springs Country Club (Richland) won the 91st Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational by one stroke over PGA pro Shane Prante… Continue reading

McCullough wins 91st Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational
Sound Transit rejects Trump’s proposal for cuts to light rail funding

Sound Transit rejects Trump’s proposal for cuts to light rail funding

A $500 million federal grant application to help fund Sound Transit’s extension of light rail from Angle Lake in SeaTac to Federal Way could be… Continue reading

Sound Transit rejects Trump’s proposal for cuts to light rail funding
Man douses Kent home in gasoline

Man douses Kent home in gasoline

Firefighters from Puget Sound Fire were dispatched with Kent Police at about 7 p.m. Wednesday after they received a report of a distressed man who… Continue reading

Man douses Kent home in gasoline
Nice weather means more bicycles, motorcycles on the road | Safety tips

Nice weather means more bicycles, motorcycles on the road | Safety tips

Nice weather in the Puget Sound region means even more motorcycles and bicycles on the roads than car and truck drivers would normally see. These… Continue reading

Nice weather means more bicycles, motorcycles on the road | Safety tips

Kentwood golfers compete at state tourney

The Class 4A boys and girls high school golf championships began Tuesday and wrapped up Wednesday, after the Kent Reporter press deadline. The girls played… Continue reading

Mariners visit Kent school for annual DREAM Team Assembly

Mariners visit Kent school for annual DREAM Team Assembly

Boog Powell and other Seattle Mariners visit Meadow Ridge Elementary School and mingle with students on May 17, part of the organization’s annual DREAM Team… Continue reading

Mariners visit Kent school for annual DREAM Team Assembly
Port Commissioners approve funding for railroad/vehicle grade separation in the valley

Port Commissioners approve funding for railroad/vehicle grade separation in the valley

$600,000 will go to grade separation project in Kent, easing rail-related congestion

Port Commissioners approve funding for railroad/vehicle grade separation in the valley

Berg leads at 91st Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational

PGA pro Derek Berg of Sahalee Country Club of Sammamish took a one-shot lead after the second round of the Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational… Continue reading

WHL champion Thunderbirds eliminated from Memorial Cup

WHL champion Thunderbirds eliminated from Memorial Cup

Saint John delivers 7-0 win

WHL champion Thunderbirds eliminated from Memorial Cup
Kentwood swimmer receives Academic All-American honor

Kentwood swimmer receives Academic All-American honor

Kentwood High School senior Avry Freaney was recently named an Academic All-American by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association. Freaney started her swimming career on… Continue reading

Kentwood swimmer receives Academic All-American honor

Speedy Alliford Bay heads $50,000 Kent Stakes | Emerald Downs

Peter Redekop’s exciting Alliford Bay heads a field of nine 3-year-old fillies nominated to Sunday’s $50,000 Kent Stakes at Emerald Downs. At 6½ furlongs, the… Continue reading

Three-way tie atop Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational

PGA pros David Phay of Whidbey Golf and Country Club (Oak Harbor), Tyler Sweet of Sunland G&CC (Sequim) and Derek Berg of Sahalee CC (Sammamish)… Continue reading