King County Sheriff's Office divers recovered the body of a 23-year-old Federal Way man at about 7 a.m. Thursday in Star Lake, just south of the Kent city limits.
Bring a sweetheart or just come listen and dance when guitarist and singer Mark Stern plays contemporary love songs at a noon concert Feb. 11 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Area residents were treated to a beautiful sky show these past couple of days, around the majesty of Mount Rainier.
Thanks to lots of moist air moving over the mountains, a series of what are called "lenticular" clouds formed, creating a dramatic skyscape looking more painted than real.
The names and faces have changed through the years for the Kentwood High cheer team.
The success, however, has remained largely the same.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will deliver her annual State of the City address 11:30 a.m Feb. 2 at the Kent Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St.
There is still time to sign up for free King County training in Kent that teaches participants how to master their garbage.
Check out live music Jan. 28-29 in Kent at Pat's Bar and Grill and Charley's on Central.
A freight train struck an unoccupied car at about 11 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Kent. The car's driver and his passenger had fled the car after it became stuck on the tracks and before the train was in the area.
I’m a senior citizen and a long-time resident of Kent. I’m also an avid reader of the Kent Reporter.
I read the feature article of Nov. 19, 2010 titled: “Senior driver at odds with Kent Police” with interest and thought it was one of the more interesting human interest stories published in the Kent Reporter. I also read Chief Strachan’s column of Dec. 24, 2010 and several articles related to his departure and selection of the new Chief, Ken Thomas.
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Eight players to keep an eye on at the 2011 Les Schwab Shootout in Kent at the ShoWare Center
After hitting a small bump in the road, urgency has returned to the Kentwood High boys basketball team.
With star guard Gary Bell and Kentridge on the horizon in the featured game of Friday night’s third-annual Les Schwab Shootout in Kent at the ShoWare Center, the Conquerors could not have picked a better time to right the ship.
“We weren’t playing well,” admitted first-year coach Brian Davis, pointing to a stretch of games in which Kentwood dropped 3 of 5 contests. “We hit a little lull. Guys weren’t playing with urgency, weren’t playing with passion, weren’t playing with joy.”
Suffice to say, the Conquerors (8-3 in league, 11-4 overall) are playing with joy again.
The Kentlake High boys basketball team needed a front-line scorer when the season began.
A program that has been knocking on the door of the South Puget Sound League playoffs for the last couple of years, the Falcons have been consistently good, a competitive bunch that has generally played with anybody.
The Falcons just haven’t quite been good enough to get over the playoff hump.
This winter, the Falcons are showing that they just might be good enough.
After two straight years of barely missing the playoffs, Kentlake entered the week very much in a battle for one of the five playoff berths out of the rigorous SPSL North. And they owe much of their success to 6-foot-2 standout Jaron Heck, who has blossomed into one of the season’s nicest surprises.
King County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating what they believe was a double suicide Tuesday evening at a home just south of the Kent city limits in the 27200 block of 33rd Avenue South.
Josie Paznokas knew she had to relax.
The Kentridge High freshman guard has struggled with her shot the last few weeks and was in need of some confidence. That confidence finally came on Friday, Jan. 21, when Paznokas poured in a season-high 16 points to lead the Chargers past Kent-Meridian 51-37 in a South Puget Sound League North Division game.
Drivers can expect traffic delays Jan. 25-28 eastbound and westbound along West James Street near the ShoWare Center due to sidewalk and road construction.
Players from the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team will appear from 6-7 p.m. Jan. 26 at Fred Meyer stores in Kent and Renton.
The Kent School District will host its annual Technology Exposition 6-9 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Kent ShoWare Center. The Tech Expo is an opportunity for Kent School District students and teachers to demonstrate how technology is used in their classrooms, alongside local businesses showcasing technology in careers. This partnership provides students and community members a chance to see how technology skills acquired today translate directly into future professions.
After the terrible events in Arizona, the national media also rushed to judgement, only to learn the tragedy had no connection to any specific political discourse, person, party or target graphics on a map that have been used for years in political campaigns.
Golfers can compete in the 17th annual Winter Ball Buster Feb. 12 at Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent.
