Sparks flew for a time at the Kent City Council meeting Tuesday night when Councilman Les Thomas made a motion concerning a property tax issue.
Thomas proposed to have the council consider a reduction in the 2012 property tax assessment from $1.48 per $1,000 to $1.10 per $1,000 at the July 5 meeting.
A Kent man and woman were arrested Friday for investigation of Social Security fraud and theft of government funds as part of a bust of nine people in Western Washington, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The reservoir at Howard Hanson Dam has reached an elevation of 1,167 feet above sea level, allowing engineers, geologists and other scientists to run a battery of tests to gather more data on the right abutment drainage improvements that are completed and as well as repairs still underway.
Crews started work Thursday on a mural at the Kent Lions Skate Park on West Smith Street. They expect to finish the project Friday.
Participants are wanted to compete in the 2011 Boeing Employees Saddle Club Performance Horse Show on Saturday, July 30 at Reber Ranch, 28606 132nd Ave. S.E., in Kent.
A 31-year-old Kent man died from injuries suffered after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle Tuesday evening in the 4200 block of Auburn Way North in Auburn.
A 30-year-old Federal Way man failed to appear in King County Superior Court Thursday in Kent to face charges of seven counts of first-degree trafficking in stolen property for allegedly taking more than $1 million worth of items from the Office Depot warehouse in Kent.
The Kent Fire Department wants to remind residents and visitors that the Fourth of July, while a time to celebrate our country’s independence, is also a day of potential injuries and fires.
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Two men were rescued Wednesday after their single person rafts overturned while floating down the Green River in the area of Flaming Geyser State Park.
A house fire at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 20000 block of 106th Avenue Southeast in the Panther Lake area of Kent left one man displaced.
All state liquor stores, including the four in Kent, will have the same operating hours and as well as expanded hours starting July 1.
Kent Police fired a Taser to stop a man and arrested him for investigation of obstructing a police officer after he allegedly ran from an officer who tried to handcuff him.
Volunteers are wanted to help put the finishing touches on the new playground being installed at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.
Residents who use King County rivers in unincorporated areas to swim or boat will soon be required to wear life vests.
Crews capped a new water tower June 22 on Kent’s East Hill as part of the city’s efforts to improve water service for its customers.
Two Washington State Patrol troopers in unmarked vehicles stopped 30 drivers during a three-hour emphasis on aggressive driving Sunday along northbound and southbound Interstate 5 near Boeing Field in Seattle.
Students in the Kent School District had their final day of classes Tuesday for the 2010-11 school year.
Two women who were reported by a witness to have disappeared in the Green River while riding inner tubes Tuesday afternoon near the 14400 block of the Southeast Green Valley Road in Auburn were found safe onshore.
The city of Kent received a John D. Spellman Award for Exemplary Achievement in Historic Preservation from King County for its work to restore Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park and other projects.
