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Water safety tips from Public Health - Seattle & King County

Water safety tips from Public Health – Seattle & King County

Steps to take while boating, swimming during hot summer days

  • Jun 12, 2019
Water safety tips from Public Health - Seattle & King County
Former Kent soccer team owner faces rape charge

Former Kent soccer team owner faces rape charge

Dion Earl accused in Kirkland case

Former Kent soccer team owner faces rape charge
Two motorcyclists die in two days along Highway 167 | Update

Two motorcyclists die in two days along Highway 167 | Update

Man in second crash identified

Two motorcyclists die in two days along Highway 167 | Update
State Patrol releases motorcycle safety video

State Patrol releases motorcycle safety video

466 motorcycle crashes in state since start of 2019

  • Jun 10, 2019
State Patrol releases motorcycle safety video
Kent public charter school to close

Kent public charter school to close

Excel opened in 2015

Kent public charter school to close
Small fire at Fred Meyer in Covington causes evacuation

Small fire at Fred Meyer in Covington causes evacuation

Clothing caught fire in men’s department Saturday

  • Jun 10, 2019
Small fire at Fred Meyer in Covington causes evacuation
Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Type, number of incidents

  • Jun 10, 2019
Puget Sound Fire call report
Rainier Youth Choirs’ Primo Voce captures first place at festival

Rainier Youth Choirs’ Primo Voce captures first place at festival

Covington-based Rainier Youth Choirs’ youngest ensemble won the top award at the adjudicated Music in the Park Festival last weekend in Federal Way. Talented second-… Continue reading

  • Jun 9, 2019
Rainier Youth Choirs’ Primo Voce captures first place at festival
Fire damages Kent home

Fire damages Kent home

Residents, dogs escape; cat rescued

  • Jun 7, 2019
Fire damages Kent home
Light rail extension to Kent, Federal Way on target for 2024

Light rail extension to Kent, Federal Way on target for 2024

Major construction to begin in 2020

Light rail extension to Kent, Federal Way on target for 2024
Putting it on the line

Putting it on the line

Maple Valley’s Gielski returns stronger, leaner to give ‘American Ninja Warrior’ another try

Putting it on the line
Kent man dies in motorcycle crash on Highway 167

Kent man dies in motorcycle crash on Highway 167

Heading southbound, just north of South 212th Street

Kent man dies in motorcycle crash on Highway 167
Sprinkler system helps control Kent paper recycling plant fire

Sprinkler system helps control Kent paper recycling plant fire

Fire broke out in paper bailer

  • Jun 6, 2019
Sprinkler system helps control Kent paper recycling plant fire
Kattwalk Salon launches book drive for Kent Youth & Family Services’ Summer Youth Program

Kattwalk Salon launches book drive for Kent Youth & Family Services’ Summer Youth Program

Kattwalk Salon in Kent has organized a community book drive for the Kent Youth and Family Services Summer Youth Program. From June 6 through July… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2019
Kattwalk Salon launches book drive for Kent Youth & Family Services’ Summer Youth Program
Kent Rotarians complete the 50-mile Rainier to Ruston Relay

Kent Rotarians complete the 50-mile Rainier to Ruston Relay

Kent Rotarians participated in the 17th annual 50-mile Rainier to Ruston Relay last Saturday. The relay took participants on a trail from the Carbon River… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2019
Kent Rotarians complete the 50-mile Rainier to Ruston Relay
Fire destroys motorhome; driver safely flees

Fire destroys motorhome; driver safely flees

A driver quickly pulled over the side of a road and evacuated her motorhome as it caught fire Thursday afternoon, the Puget Sound Regional Fire… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2019
Fire destroys motorhome; driver safely flees
Kent Police investigate shooting; man critically injured

Kent Police investigate shooting; man critically injured

Kent Police are investigating a possible drive-by shooting on East Hill Thursday morning that critically injured a 29-year-old Kent man. Police responded to a report… Continue reading

  • Jun 6, 2019
Kent Police investigate shooting; man critically injured
City of Kent targets railroad quiet zone in 2022

City of Kent targets railroad quiet zone in 2022

Engineers could lay off horns at 13 downtown crossings

City of Kent targets railroad quiet zone in 2022
Barricaded Federal Way man shoots, kills himself; Kent detectives sought man in ongoing case
Barricaded Federal Way man shoots, kills himself; Kent detectives sought man in ongoing case
Five Kent schools achieve state recognition

Five Kent schools achieve state recognition

Daniel, Meridian, Ridgewood, and Sawyer Woods elementary schools and Kent Mountain View Academy are in the top 20 percent of Washington state schools on multiple… Continue reading

  • Jun 4, 2019
  • By Mark Klaas mklaas@soundpublishing.com
Five Kent schools achieve state recognition