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Principal Patty Drobny runs with her staff and students

Elementary school students in Kent excel through running club | slide show

Around 200 Soos Creek Elementary students ran laps around the school Nov. 16, decked out in Husky and Cougar shirts.

Principal Patty Drobny runs with her staff and students
Kent Regional Fire Authority firefighters responded to an early morning blaze.

Update | Early morning fire in Kent sends a woman to the hospital | Kent Regional Fire Authority

A Kent fire investigator is currently looking into the cause of an early morning duplex fire in the 22000 block of 84 Avenue South according to Kent Regional Fire Authority spokesman Capt. Kyle Ohashi.

Kent Regional Fire Authority firefighters responded to an early morning blaze.
Brett Adams of Federal Way

Nearly 2,400 attend Kent job fair | Slide Show

Nearly 2,400 people attended a Kent job fair Tuesday at the ShoWare Center.

Brett Adams of Federal Way

Kent School Board looks into closing some schools

Some Kent schools may be shut down next school year due to impending state budget cuts.

Pajamas for foster kids can be donated until Dec. 1 at Kent's Farrington Court retirement community

Donate pajamas for foster kids at Kent retirement center

Kent residents can donate pajamas at the Farrington Court retirement community to give to foster kids served by Treehouse.

Pajamas for foster kids can be donated until Dec. 1 at Kent's Farrington Court retirement community
School Board Director Karen DeBruler

Kent schools recognized by state for innovation

Kent Phoenix Academy and Kent Mountain View Academy were named Washington State Innovative Schools by Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn.

School Board Director Karen DeBruler
The Seattle University men's basketball team plays Evergreen State at 7 p.m. Monday Nov. 28 at Kent's ShoWare Center.

Kent’s ShoWare Center Nov. 28 to feature Seattle University men’s basketball game

Check out the ShoWare College Classic in Kent when the Seattle University Redhawks play the Evergreen State College Geoducks on Monday, Nov. 28.

The Seattle University men's basketball team plays Evergreen State at 7 p.m. Monday Nov. 28 at Kent's ShoWare Center.

The number of homeless students grows in Kent

The number of homeless students in the Kent School District is growing every year.

Torklift Central employees unload boxes of food as a part of the company's Turkey Challenge. The event raised  $10

Torklift Central collects food for Kent Thanksgiving

Torklift Central's Kent Turkey Challenge inspired about 50 businesses and groups to donate more than $10,000 and 1,200 pounds of food to the Kent Food Bank.

Torklift Central employees unload boxes of food as a part of the company's Turkey Challenge. The event raised  $10

Winds of 15 to 25 mph, heavy rain could strike Kent Monday night, Tuesday morning

South winds in Kent could reach 15 to 25 mph Monday night and Tuesday morning with gusts to 30 mph or higher.

  • Nov 21, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Recruiters from the Washington State Patrol will be at a Kent job fair Nov. 22 at the ShoWare Center.

State Patrol to seek recruits at Kent job fair Nov. 22

If you want to be a Washington State Patrol trooper, look for State Patrol recruiters Tuesday, Nov. 22 at a Kent job fair.

  • Nov 21, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Recruiters from the Washington State Patrol will be at a Kent job fair Nov. 22 at the ShoWare Center.
Job seekers fill the ShoWare Center concourse in July to apply for jobs at the arena. A job fair with more than 75 employers is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday

Job fair at Kent’s ShoWare Center Nov. 22 | More than 75 employers to attend

Looking for a job? Then get to Kent's ShoWare Center Tuesday, Nov. 22 for a job fair.

Job seekers fill the ShoWare Center concourse in July to apply for jobs at the arena. A job fair with more than 75 employers is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday

Food safety makes for a happy Thanksgiving | Public Health – Seattle & King County

Thanksgiving memories should be of good times with friends and family, not of a foodborne illness caused by inattention to food safety. Properly handle, prepare, cook and store food to minimize the growth of E. coli, Salmonella, and other causes of foodborne illness. The majority of food borne illness stems from inadequate handwashing, cross contamination, and improper cooking, heating and cooling.

  • Nov 20, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Pheobe Falzone

A merry time returns to downtown Kent with holiday carousel

Kent’s downtown carousel begins its sixth holiday season on Friday, Nov. 25. The carousel will operate from 4-9 p.m. Nov. 25 at Town Square Plaza on the corner of Second Avenue and Harrison Street. The cost is a suggested $1 donation per ride.

  • Nov 19, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
Pheobe Falzone
Aviation High School students Jacob Wagner

Letting their dreams take flight | Aviation High School

Aviation High School junior Jacob Wagner already had a dream come true. He got to fly an airplane solo for the first time.

Aviation High School students Jacob Wagner
The sentencing for Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim

Kent woman asks for new attorney at scheduled sentencing for insurance scam

The scheduled sentencing Friday of former insurance agent Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim, of Kent, was continued until Dec. 9 after she demanded a new attorney.

The sentencing for Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim
Kentlake's Riley Butler

Hoopfest to benefit Kent-Meridian girls basketball team; Shawn Kemp to make appearance

A Hoopfest Dec. 3-4 at Kent-Meridian will benefit the girls basketball team. It's doubtful Shawn Kemp will play, but he is expected to attend the event.

Kentlake's Riley Butler
Park Orchard Elementary PE teacher Trudy Schug received the Molina Healthcare Community Champions Award because of her dedication to her students.

Kent PE teacher receives award for motivating students

Park Orchard Elementary School PE teacher Trudy Schug doesn't just motivate students in the gymnasium.

Park Orchard Elementary PE teacher Trudy Schug received the Molina Healthcare Community Champions Award because of her dedication to her students.

Kent woman named editor of WSU student newspaper

Rochelle Adams, of Kent, has been named editor-in-chief of the Washington State University student newspaper in Pullman.

  • Nov 18, 2011
  • BY Wire Service
An employee checks the beans at the Starbucks roasting plant in Kent. The company plans a major investment in the plant

Starbucks to spend millions on Kent roasting plant

The Seattle-based company plans a multi-million dollar investment in the plant that opened in 1992 in north Kent.

An employee checks the beans at the Starbucks roasting plant in Kent. The company plans a major investment in the plant