The 43rd annual Kent Cornucopia Days street fair and festival takes over downtown this weekend.
A Kent house fire Wednesday could have been much worse than it was after flames traveled from beauty bark into a vertical column supporting part of the roof, and into a portion of the attic space.
The Kent School District has a number of potential changes coming up over the next several years and has started discussions of how to best approach those changes in a way that will accommodate its policy goals.
Jim and Suzanne Berrios truly believed they were too young to be named the Kent Cornucopia Days King and Queen for 2014.
King County Executive Dow Constantine on Wednesday nominated William Hayes, a 30-year veteran, to serve as the new director of the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention. Hayes has served as the interim director since February.
Kent Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 27, Town Square Plaza Park, corner of Second and Smith. Kent Lions community service project.
A Seattle contractor faces charges that he defrauded homeowners who paid him more than $45,000 to upgrade their bathrooms and kitchens, and do other home renovation projects.
Baseball fans can save parking hassle and gas money by taking Sound Transit's Sounder train to the Mariners 1:10 p.m. game on Sunday, July 13, against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle.
Kent residents who want to legally buy recreational marijuana can find the nearest locations in Seattle, Tacoma and Bellevue.
Kent-area students from Central Washington University made the spring honor roll:
A 40-year-old Kent man suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident Saturday night in the 10500 block of Southeast Kent Kangley Road.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke today announced the appointments of Derek Matheson as chief administrative officer (CAO) and Aaron BeMiller as finance director.
Highline College's Marine Science and Technology Center (MaST) recently received two generous donations to support its annual "Summer on the Sound" Marine Science Camp.
A general informational meeting about the Resident Camp at Waskowitz is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Fire officials ruled an apartment fire in the 3400 block of South 144 Street in Tukwila accidental after a worker sweating (soldering) copper pipes apparently ignited insulation.
The Central Avenue Mini Storage presents its second annual facility-wide garage sale Saturday, July 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 1407 Central Ave. S., Kent.
A fire broke out in the 23700 block of Military Road South, displacing an adult and five children this afternoon.
Excel Charter School continues to search for a viable building to use in Kent when it opens in the fall of 2015.
Excel Charter School is one of the first charters in the state, and will set the example for future charter schools, as well as the public’s perception of charters in Washington.
A man suffered non-life threatening injuries Thursday near the Kent-Auburn border on the East Hill when the tractor he was on tipped over, trapping his leg.
