Thank you Don (Vandel) for being our own personal Santa for so many years.
Starting Tuesday, June 7, and for the next 72-hours, commercial vehicle enforcement officers and troopers from the Washington State Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Division (CVD) will be out day-and-night inspecting commercial vehicles for safety violations and driver fitness as part of Roadcheck 2011.
The Fairbanks Grizzlies crushed the Seattle Timberwolves 85-54 in a June 3 professional Indoor Football League game in Alaska.
Nationally in 2010, according to San Francisco State University, 49 children died of hyperthermia after being left in a vehicle. In the last 10 years, more than half of those children that died were under two years of age and almost 95 percent were under five years of age.
Stefano Langone, "American Idol" star made an appearance at the Kent Station shopping mall Saturday afternoon.
Air Force Airman Julian A. Johnson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Kent School District elementary students have an opportunity to keep active and win prizes by participating in the 4th Annual Cruzin’ Passport Summer Health Challenge.
Jimmy T’s Sports Bar & Grill in Kent will hold a fundraising event from 9 p.m. to closing June 11 for 9-year-old Dawson Snider.
Get ready to see a lot of high school and college graduates around the ShoWare Center in Kent over the next two weeks.
A heightened risk to public safety has prompted King County Executive Dow Constantine, with the backing of a wide range of public safety and health officials, to call for a summer-long requirement for the wearing of life vests this summer by anyone swimming, floating, or boating on major rivers running through unincorporated King County.
The popular R&B group Boyz II Men will headline the Ladies Night Out Concert, Volume 4 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Willie L. Edwards Jr.Willie Lee Edwards Jr. of Kent died May 21, 2011, in Kent. He was 71. Born May 28, 1939, in Reno Nevada,… Continue reading
Tess Manthou and Eliana Spero came about as far as a duo possibly could in a very short time this spring.
Kentwood High’s standout doubles team sparingly competed with one another during the regular season, but joined forces during the postseason these last three weeks.
After taking second at league three weeks ago, Manthou and Spero delivered a mild surprise by grabbing a district title a week later. This past weekend at the Class 4A state tournament in Vancouver, Manthou and Spero nearly pulled off the perfect finish. Kentwood’s dynamic duo won three-straight matches in Vancouver before falling to Brittany Ellingsen and Anna Romanovsky of Skyview in a marathon championship match, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 (8-6).
“We had our opportunities,” lamented Manthou. “We had four match points, but weren’t able to put the ball away.”
Kent Fire "Gift of Life" slide show
Donald (Don) Eugene VandelDonald (Don) Eugene Vandel, age 75 of Kent, Washington, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, May 30, 2011. Don was… Continue reading
Quarterback Charles McCullum threw six touchdown passes to help the Seattle Timberwolves rip the Wenatchee Valley Venom 61-45 in a professional Indoor Football League game Friday at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Brenda Miller, a senior pianist from Kentridge High School who recently took first place in the Washington State Solo and Ensemble Contest, will perform a senior recital at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, 13055 S.E. 192nd St., in Renton.
The Arbor Day Foundation has a booklet that helps people identify trees in a simple, step-by-step process. The booklet, What Tree is That?, is available for a $5 donation to the nonprofit tree-planting organization.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority will present the Gift of Life program at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 1 to the juniors and seniors of Kent Meridian High School.
King County residents can bring items to a Special Recycling Event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at the Kent Phoenix Academy parking lot, 11000 S.E. 264th St. on the East Hill.
