The devastation from last week’s storm exceeded that of the 1996 ice and snow event.
Kent resident Andrew Racus made it onto his college’s Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester.
We know they’re out there, people without a place to call home. These are people without enough socks and sweaters. These are people without gloves, hats and coats. These people are here in Kent. For the second winter season, Willows Place is helping keep them fed and warm. However, Willows Place lost one of the significant contributors Marcus Elmore, just before Christmas. Elmore, a long-time resident in the Mill Creek neighborhood in Kent, died after a short illness with liver cancer. So now more than ever, Willows Place has immediate needs to fill.
More than 500 low-income, homeless households will be able to move into stable housing or receive the services they need to maintain their housing because of the coordinated efforts of King County, the city of Seattle, United Way of King County, the Seattle Housing Authority and Building Changes.
Homelessness – it is a word, a tragedy and an issue that reflects the complex problems facing our region, state and nation.
Felicia Chen Rogers, 16, wants everyone to experience the joy she feels when she skates on the ice.
Doctors Express is hosting a community open house tomorrow at their new location in Kent.
The King County Sheriff’s Office has released a video of a robbery that occurred the evening of Jan 24.
King County is hosting a free wood debris recycling event for residents to help them recover from the last snow storm.
Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of harassment after she reportedly interrupted an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting Jan. 17 in the 300 block of Third Avenue South.
Residents and businesses in King County that suffered property damage or other losses in the storm last week may be eligible for financial assistance to get their property back in order.
A 36-year-old Kent man was among 20 people arrested and charged for drug trafficking Wednesday as part of coordinated raids by the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement agencies in the Seattle and San Francisco Bay area.
The city of Kent has issued a traffic advisory that both eastbound lanes of James Street, east of Railroad Avenue, will be closed for asphalt paving from 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 to 5 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27.
The Kent Arts Commission invites residents, businesses and bicycling enthusiasts to an Open House, from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, Room 9, 600 E. Smith St.
The numbers in Kent tell the story about the impact of January's snow and ice storms.
The Kent promoting prostitution trial for ex-University of Washington basketball player Venoy Overton has been continued to April 2.
A King County Superior Court jury convicted a 20-year-old Auburn man and his sister Tuesday for first-degree burglary in connection with an Auburn case.
One Kent street remained closed Wednesday because of fallen power lines.
A 46-year-old Auburn man suffered minor injuries after the tow truck he was driving collided with an Amtrak train in downtown Kent.
Gusts of wind up to 45 to 50 mph could strike Kent late Tuesday afternoon or evening.
