Tom Wroblewksi chatted with presidents, cheered new airplanes and chaired history-making meetings, but his proudest accomplishments were those that brought direct benefits to his union members.
The Social Security Administration has selected the Kent Senior Activity Center to demonstrate a new program introducing My Social Security from 4 to 5 p.m. March 6.
Brenda Fincher is the newest member of the Kent City Council.
The U.S. Attorney's Office on Tuesday charged 12 people, including a 34-year-old Kent man, in connection with a meth and heroin distribution ring based in Pierce County.
King County voters will determine on the April 22 ballot whether an annual $60 vehicle license fee and 0.1 percent sales tax increase should be used to help pay for Metro bus service and road projects.
Kent Police arrested a man in a wheelchair for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly punched another man in a wheelchair about seven times in the head at a rehabilitation center.
The retrial of William L. Phillip Jr. for the 2010 killing of Seth Frankel, a former city of Kent employee and Auburn resident, started on Monday in Kent with pre-trial motions.
Water managers have begun slowly filling the reservoir at Howard Hanson Dam at the headwaters of the Green River.
A weekly look at calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
Campaigns for dueling gun initiatives on this year's ballot could bring national attention to Washington state, and contribute to an ongoing debate about gun laws across the United States.
Five King County 4-H members from Kent/Covington, Enumclaw, Federal Way and Issaquah joined more than 200 teens from throughout the state for the WSU 4-H Know Your Government (KYG) Conference over Presidents' Day weekend.
It's not every day that a bureaucratic land deal forces you to reconnect with distant relatives on the other side of a continent. But that's exactly what happened to Bill Parmenter when the Kent School District discussed selling the old Panther Lake elementary school.
Have fun doing art and celebrate National Youth Arts Month by bringing kids, creativity and diversity to the community at the 27th annual Kent Kids' Arts Day, Saturday, March 1, at the Kent Commons, 525 4th Ave. N.
Members of the state Senate today honored Tara Radford and soccer players from Kentwood and Kentridge high schools for their work on "Kicks for a Cure."
The Kent City Council will choose among five women and two men for the vacant Kent City Council position.
Kent Downtown Partnership brought a little different flair to celebrating Valentine's Day in downtown Kent.
Apparently, $300,000 a year for two auditors to oversee the city of Kent's business and occupation (B&O) tax isn't enough.
Starting this summer, the King County Road Services Division is planning to make several safety improvements to a section of Southeast Covington Sawyer Road, which connects the Lake Sawyer community with Highway 18 near Covington and Kent.
For the 20th anniversary of World Spay Day on Tuesday, Feb. 25, Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) and Pasado's Safe Haven will offer $10 spay and neuter services for cats and dogs at the King County Pet Adoption Center in Kent.
The Olympia-based Washington Health Benefit Exchange began a second advertising wave Wednesday that includes a partnership with the Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team in Kent.
