Kent city officials will consider forming local improvement districts (LIDs) to help fund two major construction projects along South 212th and South 228th streets to separate street and railroad traffic.
Sound Transit ridership got off to a strong start in 2014 with 7.5 million boardings in the first quarter, a jump of more than 8 percent compared to the same quarter in 2013.
Come welcome artists from throughout the Puget Sound region during the Kent Summer Art Exhibit and Reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at the city's Centennial Center Gallery, 400 W. Gowe St.
A former Kentridge High School teacher faces a July 28 trial date in King County Superior Court for attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
WGU Washington awarded degrees to a record number of graduates during its May 17 commencement ceremony at McCaw Hall in Seattle.
Kentlake High School presents its seventh annual American Sign Language (ASL) Music Project on May 29-31 at the Kentlake Performing Arts Center, 21401 SE Falcon Way.
The Kent Rotary Club honored the top graduating seniors from the Kent School District at its annual scholar recognition event May 20 at Green River Community College.
Kent Police arrested a 43-year-old Saudi Arabian man for investigation of unlawful imprisonment with sexual motivation in connection with a 14-year-old runaway girl he took May 11 to a Kent hotel.
Highline Community College hosts its annual Portfolio Show on June 2 and 3, featuring the work of graduating students from the Fine Art, Visual Communications (Graphic Design), Interior Design, Drafting Design and Photography departments.
The ShoWare Center hosted the CrossFit Games regional competition May 16-18. The weekend featured men’s and women’s individual and team relays and races to see who could out-jump, out-squat and out-throw whom.
The following are Memorial Day services for the local area. The public is invited to the events:
Two weeks after an estimated 80 concerned parents and teachers aired their grievances about the state of early elementary special services at a Kent School Board meeting, the district has responded.
As a seventh-grader at Mill Creek Middle School, I understand your point of view about my school ("Bullying, fights plaguing school," Kent Reporter, May 9), but we are not as bad as you say.
Hydro Fever open house: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 24, Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum, 5917 S. 196th St., Kent.
Kent Police arrested a Lakewood man Tuesday at his home wanted in connection with an assault against an 18-year-old woman on April 20 at a West Hill gas station.
In the wake of the Oso landslide, the King County Flood Control District Executive Committee wants to use advances in technology to dramatically improve the collection and use of landslide data.
State Liquor Control Board and city of Kent officials disagree about how many proposed recreational marijuana retail stores in town sit outside of the 1,000-foot state buffer requirement from schools, parks and daycare centers.
City officials are making another pitch to bring a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility to vacant land in downtown Kent.
A nationwide search produced plenty of applicants for two high-profile city of Kent jobs.
Kentlake High School educator Cecilia Stec was presented with the 11th annual James H. Maynard Excellence in Education Award.
