I would like to respond to Dean Radford's recent commentary about the new Washington liquor law/taxes ("Liquor doesn't deserve obvious spot in our everyday lives", Reporter, June 22).
College Spark, a Seattle-based foundation that funds programs helping low-income students prepare for college, has announced that it would fund a Green River Community College startup program that would develop an English placement system for high school students.
Law enforcement agencies in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties issued 840 seatbelt violations during the 10th annual Click It or Ticket campaign.
Dogs waiting to be adopted from Regional Animal Services of King County will be able to rest easier from now on, thanks to an Eagle Scout.
Kent's MacKenzie Preston captured one of the high-point titles at the AjPHA Youth World Championship Paint Horse Show on June 22-30 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Agda Burchard was sworn in this week as the newest Kent School Board member by Superintendent Dr. Edward Lee Vargas.
Volunteers are wanted to help the Kent Downtown Partnership for Clean-Up Day on Tuesday, July 10 to get downtown ready for Kent Cornucopia Days.
The Kent School District is offering centralized student enrollment for elementary and middle school students this summer, July 10 - Aug. 9 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
The Kent School District sponsors free summer lunches for children 18 and under during June, July and August.
Residents are invited to celebrate America’s birthday in Kent with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West Concert Band.
Ted Yan, a Kent resident and Boeing systems engineer, received the keys Tuesday to a 2012 Chevrolet Volt for winning the grand prize sweepstakes sponsored by Avnet Express' Drive for Innovation.
The Thunderbirds will have a six-game exhibition schedule prior to the start of the 2012-13 season.
The 41st annual Kent Cornucopia Day's celebration held July 12 -15 with a multitude of activities, entertainment, and fun for the whole family.
The Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team selected left wing Alexander Delnov with the eighth overall pick Wednesday in the first round of the 2012 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.
The Fourth of July is coming up, and that means shelters like the King County Pet Adoption Center will soon be filled with pets that ran away after being scared by fireworks.
A new convenience store in downtown Kent celebrates its grand opening Tuesday.
Machinists Union District Lodge 751 is once again teaming up with Pacific Raceways for their annual “Dog Days” charity fundraising event.
The Dallas Stars picked Seattle Thunderbirds right wing Branden Troock in the fifth round, 134th overall, in the National Hockey League Entry Draft Saturday at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
I want to send out a big thank you to those who contacted the police when they saw some suspicious characters lurking around our homes on a recent Friday.
Francess E. CarterLoving sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Francess E. Carter passed away on June 6, 2012 in Seattle at the age of 86.… Continue reading
