King County plans to close its animal shelters in Kent and Bellevue by Jan. 31, and let the cities and regional, nonprofit animal-care groups take over the care of the region’s unwanted pets.
Weather forecasters predict a windstorm with speeds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts up to 50 mph could strike Kent between Monday evening and noon Tuesday.
A bulletin from Public Health of Seattle/King County
Due to the national delay in H1N1 vaccine production, the supplies we have in the community aren't enough to meet the demand right now, and it's been a challenge for many to find vaccine.
Speak your piece about the city of Kent’s preliminary 2010 budget at a public hearing 7 p.m. Tuesday at the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S.
A 41-year-old Kent man will not face charges from King County prosecutors in connection with his vehicle reportedly hitting a Kent woman Oct. 27 as she tried to cross the Benson Highway to catch a bus.
With lower Green River flood odds, King County officials say they’ll keep put the cats and dogs of the Kent Animal Shelter, rather than moving them to a temporary site, as had been announced earlier this fall.
A Kent business owner died Wednesday, two days after he reportedly shot and injured a coworker and then shot himself during a Monday dispute at their office.
Billie Mayer is trying to do everything she can to protect her Kent home and personal belongings from the Green River floods.
While the impacts of a potential Green River flood this winter are obvious to the businesses located in the path of the water, the flooding to the West Coast’s second-largest warehouse and distribution center could have far-reaching effects.
With the potential for flooding just around the corner and many assets to protect on the Green Valley floor, many local businesses are preparing for the worst, while hoping for the best.
Civil War veterans buried in Kent’s Saar Pioneer Cemetery received honors Saturday, with a Veterans Day ceremony put on by the South King County Genealogical Society and Puget Sound Civil War Round Table, with assistance from Scout Troop No. 402.
The Green River only skirts Renton, but a vast section of the city’s southwest warehouse and industrial area is at risk in a major flood of the river.
Kent residents can pick up free, empty sandbags at the city operations facility, 5821 S. 240th St., also known as West James Street.Residents can get… Continue reading
A Sword of Damocles is hanging over the Green River Valley.
Thank the Greeks for this image, which, generally speaking, refers to a sense of foreboding that’s present in any precarious situation.
Kent city crews and contractors have placed nearly 20,000 giant sandbags along a 12-mile stretch of Green River levees in an effort to help protect homes and businesses from flooding this winter.
Before the Howard Hanson Dam, the rainy winters of the Green River Valley brought with them a sense of dread.
The Green River, which created the fertile valley, frequently would become a flooding nemesis, turning the communities on its banks into unwelcome versions of Venice.
Within 10 minutes of getting a call in September from the frantic owner of an aging Arabian horse up to its neck in a marsh in Enumclaw, the Plateau-based Washington State Animal Response Team was on its way.
One of the most important elements of emergency response to any disaster is the ability to communicate, and a group of hams are a key to keep this area talking.
The City of Auburn is making sandbags available to the public. Bags will be available at the following dates and times:
Nine years ago, Jim and Billie Fugate moved from their home of 29 years on Lea Hill to a house on Pike Street just where it curves into 12th Street.
