The Friends of the Kent Library annual used-book sale is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 16-17 and 1-3 p.m. Sept. 18 at the library, 212 Second Ave. N., in downtown Kent.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Slide Show
Want to become a trooper with the Washington State Patrol?
Bill Ptacek has always believed in the power of libraries.
Growing up in Chicago, the long-time director of the King County Library System wanted to make a difference, to disseminate knowledge. Unlike others, he looked past the education field and targeted libraries as a key piece of information sharing.
Tolling on State Route 520 across Lake Washington will start in December, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced last week.
The Kent Downtown Partnership’s Hot Rod and Custom Car Show Aug. 27 drew a large crowd under sunny skies for the family fun.
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas told residents Tuesday despite the sense among many crime is increasing in the city, the crime rate has been decreasing.
“Kent is a good place to live,” Thomas said. “It is a safe place.”
Kent Police and residents gathered Tuesday evening at the Kent Phoenix Academy gymnasium for the first of several scheduled quarterly community meetings.
A King County Sheriff's deputy shot and seriously wounded a man with a knife during a domestic violence disturbance Sept. 2.
Auburn Riverside at Kentlake football | Slide Show
There are ways to protect yourself as a pedestrian.
Thirteen-year-old Adam Vesperman speaks with a British accent that he didn't have five months ago when he left Kent for London.
Forty Kent schools opened the 2011-12 year Thursday with more than 27,000 students in the classrooms.
Now is the time to register in Kent for Community Emergency Response Team, also known as CERT, training, offered by the Kent Fire Department.
One man was injured in a three-car accident at about 2 a.m. Thursday along southbound Interstate 5 near South 178th Street.
King County Council will consider a three-prong approach against violence.
Former University of Washington basketball player Venoy Overton had his pre-trial hearing continued to Sept. 27 as he faces a charge of second-degree promoting prostitution along Pacific Highway in Kent.
The decision by the Kent School District that teachers will not have to take a pay cut this year despite the state's 1.9 percent reduction in teacher salaries played a huge role in the agreement on a new two-year contract between the district and the teachers union.
The city of Kent has a new online address starting Thursday, Sept. 1: KentWA.gov.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of possession of marijuana after he emptied his pockets that reportedly included a plastic baggie of marijuana before going through security at about 12:58 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Kent Municipal Court, 1210 Central Ave. S.
Protesters from the Seattle-based Northwest Animal Rights Network plan to demonstrate along West James Street outside the ShoWare Center in Kent during the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus.
