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Rosalie Jewett is a happy and active 10-year-old girl who suffers from seizures. Her family hopes to raise enough money to buy a service dog to be by her side.

Finding a furry friend for Rosalie: Kent family fundraises for service dog

After years of searching, the Jewett parents finally feel they have diagnosed their daughter.

Rosalie Jewett is a happy and active 10-year-old girl who suffers from seizures. Her family hopes to raise enough money to buy a service dog to be by her side.
Patrick Auble talks to reporters in September outside a courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Sentencing continued for second time for man convicted in Kent car-show shooting

Sentencing has been continued again for a Tacoma man convicted in connection with the Kent car show, gang-related shooting last July that injured 12 people.

Patrick Auble talks to reporters in September outside a courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Fire heavily damages a Kent home Friday morning in the 13100 block of Southeast 232nd Court.

Fire heavily damages Kent home early Friday

A Kent Fire Department investigator and firefighters are working carefully to determine what started a East Hill house fire in the 13100 block of Southeast 232nd Court at approximately 6 a.m. Friday.

Fire heavily damages a Kent home Friday morning in the 13100 block of Southeast 232nd Court.
Adam Vesperman

Kent teen star in London meets Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Elton John

A Kent teen starring in a London musical doubted his manager who told him Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie wanted to see him after the show.

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Charles Lambert displays several of the medical marijuana products at Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens in Kent.

Kent medical marijuana collective gardens operator stays open despite city ban

Charles Lambert has no plans to close Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens in Kent even though the city's new ordinance to ban medical marijuana collective gardens went into effect Wednesday.

Charles Lambert displays several of the medical marijuana products at Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens in Kent.
Youth leagues compete on the new pitch at Petrovitsky Park last Saturday. Officials officially celebrated the reopening of two

‘Petro’ Park’s paradise pitch; new soccer fields

As a soccer dad and youth league volunteer, Dennis Higgins vividly recalls a time when Petrovitsky Park's sand fields would disintegrate into a quagmire on soggy game days.

Youth leagues compete on the new pitch at Petrovitsky Park last Saturday. Officials officially celebrated the reopening of two
Honor guard member Chris Lindahl places the helmet of Kent firefighter Ernie Rideout on the tailboard of Fire Engine 71 alongside his ashes as firefighters stand at attention at a service for Rideout June 14 at River of Life Church in Kent.

Obituary: Kent firefighter Ernie Rideout 1955-2012

Ernest Ronald "Ernie" Rideout passed away June 6, 2012 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, of complications related to his multiple myeloma.

  • Jun 15, 2012
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Honor guard member Chris Lindahl places the helmet of Kent firefighter Ernie Rideout on the tailboard of Fire Engine 71 alongside his ashes as firefighters stand at attention at a service for Rideout June 14 at River of Life Church in Kent.

Kent Downtown Partnership Dinner and Auction set for June 23

The Kent Downtown Partnership hosts its 19th annual Dinner and Auction from 5-9 p.m., Saturday, June 23 at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St.

  • Jun 15, 2012
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Rosalie Jewett is a happy and active 10-year-old girl who suffers from seizures. Her family hopes to raise enough money to buy a service dog to be by her side.

Finding a furry friend for Rosalie: Kent family fundraises for service dog

After years of searching, the Jewett parents finally feel they have diagnosed their daughter.

Rosalie Jewett is a happy and active 10-year-old girl who suffers from seizures. Her family hopes to raise enough money to buy a service dog to be by her side.
Shea Theodore

Seattle Thunderbirds defenseman Shea Theodore invited to Canada’s U-18 tryouts

Seattle Thunderbirds defenseman Shea Theodore has been invited to attend Canada's Summer Under-18 Team selection camp, Aug. 3-6 at the MasterCard Centre in Toronto.

  • Jun 14, 2012
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Shea Theodore

Kent Police to host breakfast fundraiser June 16 for special needs child

Help the Kent Police raise money for a special needs child at a Flapjack Fundraiser from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, June 16 at Applebee's, 25442 104th Ave. S., on the East Hill.

  • Jun 14, 2012
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Police cite 840 for seatbelt violations in three-county crackdown

Law enforcement agencies in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties issued 840 seatbelt violations during the 10th annual Click It or Ticket campaign.

King County program honors Kent schools for conservation

Eleven schools in the Kent School District were given recognition by King County for their successful conservation practices from the county’s Green Schools Program.

  • Jun 14, 2012
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Mill Creek Middle School students and adults take in the Mock Congressional Hearings at City Hall last week.

Kent students test skill, poise in Mock Congressional Hearings

More than 20 seventh-graders from Mill Creek Middle School took a seat in Kent's City Hall last Friday to make arguments on constitutional rights and amendments.

  • Jun 14, 2012
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Mill Creek Middle School students and adults take in the Mock Congressional Hearings at City Hall last week.
Life Scout Nathan Hansen and Eagle Scout Kory Hollingsworth of Troop 392 in Normandy Park delivered 20 dog beds to the King County Pet Adoption Center in Kent. Hollingsworth built the beds as part of his Eagle Scout project. Regional Animal Services manager Gene Mueller and RASKC operations manager Glynis Frederiksen accepted the donation.

Dogs rest easy at Kent’s Pet Adoption Center, thanks to Eagle Scout’s gift

Dogs waiting to be adopted from Regional Animal Services of King County will be able to rest easier from now on, thanks to an Eagle Scout.

  • Jun 13, 2012
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Life Scout Nathan Hansen and Eagle Scout Kory Hollingsworth of Troop 392 in Normandy Park delivered 20 dog beds to the King County Pet Adoption Center in Kent. Hollingsworth built the beds as part of his Eagle Scout project. Regional Animal Services manager Gene Mueller and RASKC operations manager Glynis Frederiksen accepted the donation.

Volunteer work party at Lake Meridian Park in Kent Wednesday night

Volunteers are wanted for a work party from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 at Kent's Lake Meridian Park.

  • Jun 13, 2012
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Knut Bell will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Thursday

Kent Station offers free country concert to support military troops

Country musicians Knut Bell and the Blue Collars will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 21 at the Kent Station shopping mall.

Knut Bell will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Thursday
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Kent man reportedly grabs teen’s butt in parking lot as she loads groceries | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a 34-year-old Kent man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly grabbed the butt of an 18-year-old woman as she helped her mother load groceries in a Safeway parking lot.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent sets public hearing about Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan

The city of Kent will have a public hearing about its 2013-2018 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S.

Seattle Thunderbirds radio announcer Bruce McDonald

Memorial service set for Seattle Thunderbirds radio announcer Bruce McDonald

A memorial service for Bruce McDonald, Seattle Thunderbirds radio color commentator and play-by-play voice, is at noon Friday, June 22 at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond.

Seattle Thunderbirds radio announcer Bruce McDonald