The Kent City Council continues to disagree on the proposed 2009 city budget as well as on when to increase water rates and storm-drainage rates… Continue reading
A bicycle-patrol officer spotted a young man smoking while sitting in a bus shelter at about 10:30 p.m. Nov. 4 in the 300 block of… Continue reading
The search continues for a 13-year-old boy missing since the car he was riding in plunged into the Green River near the Auburn Golf Course… Continue reading
Mark down the Harlem Globetrotters as the first show for sale at the new ShoWare Center at Kent.Tickets are on sale to watch the Globetrotters… Continue reading
This Thanksgiving, tens of thousands of people will travel “over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house” and to thousands of other destinations… Continue reading
The much-used Kummer Bridge over the Green River on State Route 169 was closed last week because a slowly moving landslide threatens the stability of… Continue reading
Kent Police arrested a 37-year-old man for investigation of vehicle theft after a 3-mile, high-speed car chase at about 2 a.m. Oct. 27 through the… Continue reading
It will cost about at least $4.5 billion to build a new 520 bridge complete with an interchange for the Montlake/University of Washington area, state… Continue reading
Two young men were shot at Southcenter Mall at about 3:45 p.m. Saturday and were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries,… Continue reading
The King County animal shelter in Kent is about to be expanded. And its resident cats should have something to purr about.
It's official: ShoWare Center at Kent is the name of what was formerly the Kent Events Center.The Kent City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a… Continue reading
While returning from another emergency call, Kent Firefighters were the first to spot a house fire in the 800 block of Central Ave. N. in… Continue reading
The Rev. Jimmie James wants to give more than just a handout to children and adults in Kent who need help. He wants to give a hand up.
James, the pastor of Greater Things Ministries of Kent, is leading a drive to turn a vacant building along West Meeker Street into the Hope Community Center. The center initially will serve as a drop-in center for teens.
Changes are afoot at the former Bret Chevrolet dealership on Washington Avenue in Kent, but despite a week in which the lot was empty, the… Continue reading
After reviewing extensive data from the slide zone near the SR 169 Kummer Bridge near Black Diamond, WSDOT geotechnical engineers have determined the bridge is… Continue reading
The nation’s economic woes continued to be felt in Washington state in October, where the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 6.3 percent from September’s… Continue reading
During Friday’s state girls swimming preliminaries, Chelsea Bailey’s swimsuit tore just before she started one of her races.
Adorned in a new suit for Saturday morning’s finals, the Kentlake High sophomore tore through the water at the King County Aquatic Center and in so doing, tore a page out of the record book.
5:27 p.m. Friday - BLACK DIAMOND – Preliminary reports show the SR 169 Kummer Bridge over the Green River is not moving, but must remain… Continue reading
