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Drowning report at Kent’s Lake Meridian turns out to be false alarm

Drowning report at Kent’s Lake Meridian turns out to be false alarm

Divers respond, search water Monday evening

Drowning report at Kent’s Lake Meridian turns out to be false alarm
Kent teen driver under investigation for second-degree murder in death of police officer

Kent teen driver under investigation for second-degree murder in death of police officer

Two passengers in custody for investigation of unlawful discharge of a firearm

Kent teen driver under investigation for second-degree murder in death of police officer
Kent Police Officer Moreno distinguished himself in community

Kent Police Officer Moreno distinguished himself in community

Cop saved and helped lives during eight years on the force

Kent Police Officer Moreno distinguished himself in community
Steps to stay healthy in hot weather | State Department of Health

Steps to stay healthy in hot weather | State Department of Health

Highs to hit 90 or higher all week

  • Jul 23, 2018
Steps to stay healthy in hot weather | State Department of Health
Three teens arrested after police pursuit that killed Kent officer

Three teens arrested after police pursuit that killed Kent officer

Juveniles – ages 15, 16 and 17 – taken into custody; shooting, chase remain under investigation

Three teens arrested after police pursuit that killed Kent officer
Kent Police officer fatally injured, another officer hurt in early morning chase

Kent Police officer fatally injured, another officer hurt in early morning chase

Preliminary report: patrol officer was struck by a pursuing police vehicle while deploying spike strips to stop fleeing pickup truck

Kent Police officer fatally injured, another officer hurt in early morning chase
Crews douse fire outside a vacant office building in Kent

Crews douse fire outside a vacant office building in Kent

Firefighters extinguished a fire outside a vacant office building at East Ward and State Avenue North early Sunday morning, the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority… Continue reading

  • Jul 22, 2018
Crews douse fire outside a vacant office building in Kent
YMCA groundbreaking set for Saturday on East Hill

YMCA groundbreaking set for Saturday on East Hill

New facility to open by fall 2019

YMCA groundbreaking set for Saturday on East Hill
A ‘much quieter’ Fourth of July in Kent

A ‘much quieter’ Fourth of July in Kent

Fireworks complaints down 43 percent from last year

A ‘much quieter’ Fourth of July in Kent
Kent to add two more school traffic cameras

Kent to add two more school traffic cameras

Red light cameras could be next

Kent to add two more school traffic cameras
Students getting a hands-on opportunity, a real-life look

Students getting a hands-on opportunity, a real-life look

MultiCare’s annual Nurse Camp inspires future medical professionals

Students getting a hands-on opportunity, a real-life look
The Carlton Complex wildfire burned in north-central Washington state in 2014. Photo by Jason Kriess/Wikimedia Commons

King County burn ban under way

Other counties across the state have already enacted similar restrictions.

The Carlton Complex wildfire burned in north-central Washington state in 2014. Photo by Jason Kriess/Wikimedia Commons
New county website to help taxpayers know cost of property tax measures

New county website to help taxpayers know cost of property tax measures

Also shows where property tax dollars go

New county website to help taxpayers know cost of property tax measures
King County Elections mails Primary ballots

King County Elections mails Primary ballots

Prepaid postage makes voting by Aug. 7 even easier

  • Jul 18, 2018
King County Elections mails Primary ballots
Man charged with fatally shooting estranged wife

Man charged with fatally shooting estranged wife

Tracked her to SUV in Kent shopping plaza

Man charged with fatally shooting estranged wife
East James Street to close for construction July 21-Aug. 9

East James Street to close for construction July 21-Aug. 9

City urges drivers to use South 277th, 212th streets

East James Street to close for construction July 21-Aug. 9
Services set for longtime Kentridge High athletic director Anderson

Services set for longtime Kentridge High athletic director Anderson

Memorial July 22 at KR gym; mass July 23 in Renton

Services set for longtime Kentridge High athletic director Anderson
Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Number, type of incidents

  • Jul 16, 2018
Puget Sound Fire call report
Between Seattle’s $15 minimum wage and the new no-poach cause agreement, Washington has been leading the nation in advancing fast food workers’ rights. Photo by Fibonacci Blue/Flickr

Washington AG’s deal grants mobility to fast food workers nationwide

Seven fast food chains have agreed to end no-poaching policies that economists say cause wage stagnation.

Between Seattle’s $15 minimum wage and the new no-poach cause agreement, Washington has been leading the nation in advancing fast food workers’ rights. Photo by Fibonacci Blue/Flickr
Dianne Laurine, a Commissioner for the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities says that she needs plastic straws to drink liquids, and that she easily bites through ones made out of paper. Photo by Melissa Hellmann

Straw ban leaves disabled community feeling high and dry

Although disabled people are exempted from Seattle’s new law, the impacted community says that businesses haven’t gotten the message.

Dianne Laurine, a Commissioner for the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities says that she needs plastic straws to drink liquids, and that she easily bites through ones made out of paper. Photo by Melissa Hellmann