Pens and pads in their hands, a host of dads sit on wooden benches outside the batting cages and hang intently on the teacher’s every… Continue reading
Fans found plenty to love Saturday night at the city of Kent’s ShoWare Center, the new home of the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team.The Thunderbirds beat… Continue reading
Seattle Thunderbirds Assistant Turner Stevenson allowed his children Jakob, 8, left, and Branden, 10, Dec. 26 to play on the new ice at the ShoWare… Continue reading
The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-2 Wednesday night at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Jan. 2 was a big day for Kent, with the grand opening of the ShoWare Center, its new ice rink and entertainment venue. Check out… Continue reading
Transportation officials are dealing with a large weather system that resulted in more than 60 road closures in Washington in the last 12 hours. While… Continue reading
Know Before you go: Road closures in mountains and Puget Sound area;WSDOT prepping in Southwest and Eastern Washington for later todayOLYMPIA - All three major… Continue reading
Jewel Struckmeier HallJewel Marjorie Struckmeier Hall passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2009, following a 14 month battle with complications from diabetes and liver disease.… Continue reading
Richard E. PruettDick was born on March 11, 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa and passed away peacefully at home on January 7, 2009.As a student/athlete… Continue reading
EventsSococulture: For information about cultural events throughout South King County, visit www.sococulture.org.Western Washington All Breed Dog Show Cluster: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 9-11. Puyallup Fair… Continue reading
WSDOT Alert UpdateDATE/TIME: January 5 , 2009, 7 a.m.DESCRIPTION: Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass remains closed due to avalanche danger. The westbound closure point has now… Continue reading
A Kent house fire at 5:30 a.m. Jan. 4 in the 23600 block of 127th Court Southeast displaced six people.Nobody was hurt in the fire.… Continue reading
Home, sweet ShoWare Center.
Seattle Thunderbird hockey fans had the hottest ticket in town Saturday night. They were treated to fireworks on the ice during player introductions; two fights between T-bird and Everett Silvertip players; and most importantly, a T-bird victory.
On Saturday, the Seattle Thunderbirds officially come to Kent.After waiting more than three years for the completion of the $84.5 million ShoWare Center, the Thunderbirds… Continue reading
The Seattle Thunderbirds and SMG, ShoWare Center operators, are putting the final touches on the T-Birds new home as they get ready for the first… Continue reading
The Seattle Thunderbirds will play before a sold-out crowd of 6,113 at their ShoWare Center debut Saturday night in Kent.The Western Hockey League team sold… Continue reading
The Portland Winter Hawks defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 Dec. 31 at the Rose Garden in the annual New Year's Eve game between the two teams.
Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Jacob DeSerres made 33 saves on 34 shots to lead his team to a 3-1 victory over the Kamloops Blazers Sunday night… Continue reading
EventsSococulture: For information about cultural events throughout South King County, visit www.sococulture.org.ShoWare Center Grand Opening: 4-9 p.m. Jan. 2. Come celebrate the opening of Kent’s… Continue reading
There's a slight raise around the corner for Washington workers when a new minimum wage takes effect Jan. 1.
As of the first of the year, the new minimum rate in Washington State will be $8.55 per hour, up from the current wage of $8.07. A full-time employee earning the minimum wage in 2009 will earn $17,784 per year - $1,000 more than 2008 and $4,160 more than the federal minimum of $6.55 per hour.
