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People drop off 309 mattresses, 234 refrigerators at Kent recycling event
People drop off 309 mattresses, 234 refrigerators at Kent recycling event
City of Kent seeks input about shoreline regulations
City of Kent seeks input about shoreline regulations
Candidates for state office stake out their positions before Auburn crowd

Candidates for state office stake out their positions before Auburn crowd

47th Legislative District represented at chamber-backed event

Candidates for state office stake out their positions before Auburn crowd
City of Kent plans $900,000 improvements to accesso ShoWare Center

City of Kent plans $900,000 improvements to accesso ShoWare Center

New carpet, metal detectors, Wi-Fi among projects

City of Kent plans $900,000 improvements to accesso ShoWare Center
Kent’s Fincher calls campaign mailer ‘deceitful’ to write her in for House District 47 | Update

Kent’s Fincher calls campaign mailer ‘deceitful’ to write her in for House District 47 | Update

Voters receiving mailer this week about Hargrove-Entenman race

Kent’s Fincher calls campaign mailer ‘deceitful’ to write her in for House District 47 | Update
Millennium Elementary recognized again as a School of Distinction

Millennium Elementary recognized again as a School of Distinction

For the second straight year, Kent’s Millennium Elementary has been recognized as a School of Distinction. The Puget Sound Educational Service District awarded 26 schools… Continue reading

  • Oct 25, 2018
Millennium Elementary recognized again as a School of Distinction
Business leaders want Kent City Council to curtail B&O tax hikes

Business leaders want Kent City Council to curtail B&O tax hikes

Companies say they may leave city

Business leaders want Kent City Council to curtail B&O tax hikes
Alternating traffic overnight on SR 516 in Kent, Oct. 27-28

Alternating traffic overnight on SR 516 in Kent, Oct. 27-28

9 p.m. to 6 a.m. at Reith Road/West Meeker Street

Alternating traffic overnight on SR 516 in Kent, Oct. 27-28
King County tax appraisers begin on-site property inspections

King County tax appraisers begin on-site property inspections

Kent one of two dozen areas on the list

King County tax appraisers begin on-site property inspections
Kent to purchase solar, wind power from PSE

Kent to purchase solar, wind power from PSE

City part of Green Direct renewable energy program

Kent to purchase solar, wind power from PSE
Kent man pleads not guilty to four counts of vehicular homicide

Kent man pleads not guilty to four counts of vehicular homicide

Crash killed four Kent men along SR 518

Kent man pleads not guilty to four counts of vehicular homicide
Kent officers bust driver for going 79 mph on 104th Avenue SE

Kent officers bust driver for going 79 mph on 104th Avenue SE

35 mph zone but man says he was late for work

Kent officers bust driver for going 79 mph on 104th Avenue SE
A network, with emphasis

A network, with emphasis

Kent Police, service partners tackling community’s homeless situation

A network, with emphasis
Metro revises timeline for RapidRide bus expansion

Metro revises timeline for RapidRide bus expansion

After originally aiming to build 20 additional fast-service bus lines on high demand routes by 2040, King County Metro has changed its construction timelines and put 13 of those projects on hold.

Metro revises timeline for RapidRide bus expansion
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Comrades visit ill World War II veteran at Seattle VA Hospital

Hanson, 96, hopes to attend Auburn Veterans Parade on Nov. 10

  • Oct 22, 2018
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Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Type, number of incidents

  • Oct 22, 2018
Puget Sound Fire call report
Fire spews from the attic of one of the two homes damaged in a blaze in the 14200 block of Southeast 264 Street early Saturday. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire
Fire spews from the attic of one of the two homes damaged in a blaze in the 14200 block of Southeast 264 Street early Saturday. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire
Kent Police participate in DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 27

Kent Police participate in DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 27

Nationwide effort to reduce drug misuse targets unused prescriptions

  • Oct 19, 2018
Kent Police participate in DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 27
Number of Kent Police use of force incidents increases

Number of Kent Police use of force incidents increases

An 18 percent hike in 2017 from 2016

Number of Kent Police use of force incidents increases
KBAC presents candidates forum Oct. 30 at Kent Commons

KBAC presents candidates forum Oct. 30 at Kent Commons

Event open to the public

  • Oct 18, 2018
KBAC presents candidates forum Oct. 30 at Kent Commons