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Lake Meridian/City of Kent File Photo

Man, 43, drowns in Lake Meridian in Kent | Update

Medical examiner rules death accidental

Lake Meridian/City of Kent File Photo
School lunch. File photo

School district distributes thousands of extra meals amid pandemic

Congress hasn’t renewed the program, which provided twice as many student meals for free last spring.

School lunch. File photo
Kent man, 53, charged with Seattle murder

Kent man, 53, charged with Seattle murder

Reportedly beat to death 60-year-old man outside Rainier Valley convenience store

Kent man, 53, charged with Seattle murder
Step by step: A Kent Photo Moment

Step by step: A Kent Photo Moment

Climbing wall at Arbor Heights 360 Park

  • Aug 11, 2020
Step by step: A Kent Photo Moment
Kent-based Puget Sound Fire launches customer service survey

Kent-based Puget Sound Fire launches customer service survey

Seeks feedback about emergency responses, public education events, inspections

Kent-based Puget Sound Fire launches customer service survey
The Enumclaw Health and Rehabilitation Center, which is located by St. Elizabeth hospital, a senior living community, and a nursing home. File photo

Inslee lifts visitation ban at long-term care facilities

Starting Wednesday, a four-phase plan will allow restrictions at nursing homes to gradually be relaxed.

The Enumclaw Health and Rehabilitation Center, which is located by St. Elizabeth hospital, a senior living community, and a nursing home. File photo
Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Type, number of incidents

  • Aug 7, 2020
Puget Sound Fire call report
South 228th Street overpass project in Kent plugs along

South 228th Street overpass project in Kent plugs along

Girders placed for bridge to go over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks

South 228th Street overpass project in Kent plugs along
Kent man killed in head-on collision along Kent Black Diamond Road SE

Kent man killed in head-on collision along Kent Black Diamond Road SE

Kent driver arrested for DUI; faces potential vehicular homicide charge

Kent man killed in head-on collision along Kent Black Diamond Road SE
I-5 to close overnight in Federal Way Aug. 28-30

I-5 to close overnight in Federal Way Aug. 28-30

5-mile shutdown for new bridge construction at 70th Avenue East in Fife

I-5 to close overnight in Federal Way Aug. 28-30
50 firefighters extinguish Maple Valley brush fire

50 firefighters extinguish Maple Valley brush fire

Three abandoned structures burned but fire kept away from residences

50 firefighters extinguish Maple Valley brush fire
City of Kent awards $721,381 in grants for housing, food, medical needs

City of Kent awards $721,381 in grants for housing, food, medical needs

A total of 19 grants from federal CARES Act funds to local groups

City of Kent awards $721,381 in grants for housing, food, medical needs
Superintendent Calvin Watts. FILE PHOTO

Kent School Board approves superintendent’s contract extension

3-2 vote gives Watts a contract through June 2022

Superintendent Calvin Watts. FILE PHOTO
Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s press conference on Aug. 5, 2020.

Inslee says schools in virus hot spots should stay closed

King County among high-risk counties; several school districts will have remote learning in the fall.

  • Aug 5, 2020
  • By Jerry Cornfield jcornfield@soundpublishing.com and Joseph Thompson jthompson@soundpublishing.com
  • Coronavirus
Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s press conference on Aug. 5, 2020.
Kent, Federal Way men arrested in drug trafficking bust

Kent, Federal Way men arrested in drug trafficking bust

Reportedly part of 12-member group distributing fentanyl, heroin, meth and cocaine

Kent, Federal Way men arrested in drug trafficking bust
Three drivers were injured in a four-vehicle crash Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, at the South 277th Street southbound off ramp from State Route 167 near the Kent/Auburn border. Washington State Patrol arrested a 19-year-old Kent man for investigation of felony eluding, vehicular assault and felony hit and run after he smashed into the rear of a vehicle following a short pursuit (that the trooper had halted) for speeding. COURTESY PHOTO, Valley Regional Fire

Kent man arrested after four-vehicle crash on Highway 167 off ramp

Reportedly speeding in BMW sedan on South 277th Street southbound exit

Three drivers were injured in a four-vehicle crash Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, at the South 277th Street southbound off ramp from State Route 167 near the Kent/Auburn border. Washington State Patrol arrested a 19-year-old Kent man for investigation of felony eluding, vehicular assault and felony hit and run after he smashed into the rear of a vehicle following a short pursuit (that the trooper had halted) for speeding. COURTESY PHOTO, Valley Regional Fire
King County Election headquarters in Renton on Aug. 4 for the primary election. Haley Ausbun/staff photo

Inslee and Culp lead governor race; incumbent Dems ahead for Congress | Statewide results

Early results for governor, state schools chief, attorney general and more.

  • Aug 4, 2020
  • By Jerry Cornfield jcornfield@soundpublishing.com
  • Election 2020
King County Election headquarters in Renton on Aug. 4 for the primary election. Haley Ausbun/staff photo
Democrats dominate King County legislative races | Election results

Democrats dominate King County legislative races | Election results

Here are the latest results for King County legislative candidates in the Aug. 4 primary election, which included races for the state House and state… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2020
Democrats dominate King County legislative races | Election results
Courtesy of Mountain View Fire and Rescue

Mountain View Fire and Rescue levy is passing

Service area includes unincorporated King County near the cities of Auburn, Enumclaw and Kent.

Courtesy of Mountain View Fire and Rescue
Results chart|Kent-area races

Results chart|Kent-area races

Congressional, legislative races

  • Aug 4, 2020
  • By Steve Hunter shunter@soundpublishing.com
Results chart|Kent-area races