A bill to revise a 2011 law concerning recreational land access pass program that helps create additional operation funds for state parks was approved Thurday, clearing the House and moving to the governor's desk for final approval.
The city of Kent is negotiating with three West Hill property owners about how to settle the illegal topping of nearly three dozen tall trees last fall on city property.
Jay Inslee, the Democratic candidate for governor, meets executives and workers in Kent and Renton next week – part of his jobs tour with area companies that demonstrate the economic and job potential in Washington's clean tech industry.
The Neely Gives Back campaign hosts a Zumbathon for the Luekemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Neely O'Brien Elementary School, 6300 S. 236th St., Kent.
The City of Kent Human Services Commission announces its 2013/2014 Request for Proposals for human services.
A Kent couple were sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for a 20-year disability fraud scheme where they illegally collected more than $320,000 in state and federal benefits.
Highline Community College's Rachel Moyer of Kent was named to the All-Washington Academic Team for her achievements in the classroom, involvement on campus and work in community service.
Jenkins Creek, East Hill and Martin Sortun Elementary School received grants from BECU's Tukwila branch.
Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law Wednesday legislation that would give financially distressed biomass processing facilities and pulp and paper mills a break from compliance rules dealing with the expensive process of clean-energy conversion.
The giant sandbags along the Green River trail in Kent are coming down. That's one of the messages Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke delivered during her seventh annual State of the City address Wednesday at the Kent Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon at the ShoWare Center.
Kent luncheon with State Attorney General Rob McKenna: 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m., March 16, ShoWare Center, 25 W. James St., Kent. Pacific Printing Industries in partnership with the Kent Chamber of Commerce and Carlson Advisors present the luncheon with McKenna, a Republican candidate for governor.
Former University of Washington basketball player Venoy Overton pleaded guilty Tuesday in Kent to second-degree promoting prostitution and received a 30-day jail sentence.
A former Kent insurance agent is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, March 9 in Seattle for stealing more than $1 million in retirement funds from five people.
When three Senate Democrats aligned with Republicans to advance a bipartisan supplemental 2011-2013 budget proposal last Friday in Olympia, it was intended to spur stagnant budget negotiations.
Kent School District staff say they are committed to helping all students achieve success – even those students who have dropped out of school.
Cindy Marlatt woke up one day and decided it wasn't too late to go for her dreams.
The city of Kent will get reimbursement funds from the federal government to help cover $280,000 in storm costs in January.
It wasn't too long ago when classroom instruction was almost devoid of any technology.
Kent School District Nutrition Services will celebrate the National School Breakfast Week with fresh, healthy breakfast items featuring Washington grown blueberries and apples from local farms.
Boeing's Kent facility was without power for about four hours Monday morning after a breaker tripped at a nearby Puget Sound Energy substation.
