The Kent East Hill Boxing Club will present the East Hill Youth Benefit event at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the Kent Parks Department Community Center at the Kent Phoenix Academy, 11000 S.E. 264th St.
Nihal Dhillon, a homeschool student from Kent, spent the final week of the regular legislative session working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. Sen. Joe Fain (R-Auburn) who represents the 47th District that includes Kent, Auburn, Covington and Renton, sponsored Dhillon.
Elizabeth Albertson won't be running for re-election this year to the Kent City Council as she plans to seek a House seat in the state Legislature.
The Kent School District has scheduled a meeting May 22 for parents of children who receive special education services. The meeting is slated for 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mill Creek Middle School Project Room, 620 N. Central Ave., Kent.
Sharon Pfeiffer of Kent was recently elected as Washington State PTA Region 9 director for a two-year term beginning June 1.
Kentridge High School senior Karanbir Singh was just awarded the prestigious National Merit Scholarship.
The Urban Forestry Restoration Project, administered by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program (DNR), has provided Kent with an opportunity to improve the health of trees and forested sites in several urban settings around the city.
Pasado's Safe Haven's Spay Station, a state-of-the-art mobile spay/neuter clinic on wheels, returns to South King County at 7 a.m. Wednesday, providing low-cost cat and dog spay/neuter for income-qualified, disabled or senior citizens.
University of Washington student Douglas Ta'a of Kent is among a group of 22 undergraduates from throughout the country to receive THE LAGRANT Foundation Scholarship awarded to ethnic minority students pursuing degrees in advertising, marketing or public relations fields.
Jorge L. Lizarraga faces an Oct. 8 trial date for the 2010 second-degree murder of Devin Topps, a former Kentridge High School student athlete.
A man suspected of an attempted armed robbery that included the exchange of gunshots last week at a Kent jewelry store was found dead in Auburn from a gunshot wound.
Fire heavily damaged the attic space and roof of a Kent home at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 23900 block of 43rd Avenue South on the West Hill.
It's been three years since the stabbing death of Seth Frankel, a city of Kent employee and Auburn resident.
Each year the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority responds to calls for ruptured natural gas lines as people work on sprinkler systems, install fence posts, or do other common below-ground projects.
King County motorists can expect to see law enforcement patrolling city and King County roads in search of unbuckled drivers and passengers as well as drivers using their cellphones during emphasis patrols May 20 to June 2.
Beautiful bright colors could be seen from afar, with orange turbans and scarfs particularly standing out.
Gov. Jay Inslee spoke to educators and administrators Thursday afternoon regarding his plan to fund education.
On May 3, the Allegro Performing Arts Academy danced its first flash mob at Kent Station.
Soles4Souls Inc., the global not-for-profit institution dedicated to fighting the devastating impact and perpetuation of poverty, is teaming up with Road Runner Sports, a national fitness footwear and apparel retailer, to collect footwear at 18 "Adventure Runs" scheduled to take place in cities across the nation this year.
A limited number of garden plots are still available for rent at King County's North Green River Park in Kent. Each plot measures 10 feet wide by 40 feet long, and costs just $50 to rent per season. Plots are renewable from year to year.