Several members of the local handicapping fraternity along with Emerald Downs’ personnel were polled for selections for the 137th Kentucky Derby. If their consensus is right, Arch Arch Arch will be wearing a garland of roses Saturday in Louisville.
The Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team selected left wing Ryan Gropp from Kamloops, British Columbia, with their first round pick, sixth overall, in the Western Hockey League Bantam Draft Thursday at the BMO Centre in Calgary, Alberta.
Kent-Meridian High School's production of the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" opens Thursday, May 5 at the school's Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Flood Control District Chair Julia Patterson Thursday joined city mayors from Kent, Tukwila, Auburn and Renton to thank the Legislature and Gov. Chris Gregoire for passage of state bill 1969, which protects critical funding for flood risk reduction efforts.
City of Kent street crews have postponed the scheduled paving work along 64th Avenue South because of poor weather conditions.
The Kentridge High girls tennis team turned the tables on Kentwood last week during a pivotal match between two of the area’s top teams.
The Kentridge High baseball team didn’t need a miracle.
But after graduating 13 seniors from last year’s team, the Chargers certainly needed a shot of confidence to contend this spring in the rugged South Puget Sound League North Division.
“Nobody thought we were going to be anybody at the start of the season,” third baseman Kyle Leady said. “Our goal was to be a somewhat competitive team, put up decent numbers and not be embarrassed like everybody thought.”
Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey defenseman Ryan Button signed a three-year entry level contract Wednesday with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.
The State Office of the Insurance Commissioner has rolled out an online appeals guide for people who have had a health insurance claim denied.
A 27-year-old Kent man convicted of the second-degree murder of a 75-year-old Federal Way woman in 2008 had that decision overturned Monday by the state Court of Appeals.
Jay Maebori, a Kentwood High School teacher, attended National Teacher Appreciation Day and a ceremony with President Obama on Tuesday, May 3 at the White House Rose Garden in Washington, D.C.
Toys from before 1975 will be featured at The Greater Seattle Toy Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Free barn cats are available at the King County animal shelter in Kent to help control rats or mice. The city of Kent contracts with King County for animal services.
The Breath of Aire choir will perform a benefit concert for the Kent Food Bank at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at the Kent Covenant Church, 12010 S.E. 240th St.
The first half of their 2011 property taxes are due today, May 2 for King County property owners.
The annual Greater Kent Historical Society yard sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 6-7 at the Kent Historical Society Museum, 855 E. Smith St.
People dropped off 273 pounds of prescribed medications and over-the-counter medicines at the second annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday at the downtown Kent Police Station.
Quarterback Houston Lillard threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Tri-Cites Fever to a 63-33 win over the Seattle Timberwolves in a professional Indoor Football League game Saturday in Kennewick.
The Seattle Thunderbirds office is once again putting a team together for the Kent Relay for Life on June 3 and 4.
Dream Sweeper, the longest shot in the race, wore down No Flies On Doodle and scored a 1 ½-length victory Sunday in the $21,000 Industry Sign and Graphics Purse for fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.
