News

King County salmon habitat recovery projects receive state funding
The state awarded 66 grants totaling $53.7 million to projects in and around Puget Sound.

Recruits learn firefighting skills at Kent training center | Photos
Climbing an 100-foot ladder, reloading hoses part of the process
Business
Simpson Strong-Tie opens new Kent distribution center
Company makes structural connectors for construction industry; facility on former Boeing property
Sports

Kent-based Thunderbirds open WHL season on the road at Wenatchee Wild
Opener Sept. 23 followed by home debut Sept. 30 against Portland at ShoWare Center
Action from the first full week of athletics | Around the Sound Sports
Kent Museum to feature Seattle Thunderbirds hockey exhibit
Action from the first full week of athletics | Around the Sound Sports
Kent Museum to feature Seattle Thunderbirds hockey exhibit
Kent Reporter’s Female Athlete of the Week: Haley Swanson
Life

Harlem Globetrotters to return to Kent Jan. 26 at ShoWare Center
World-famous team entertains with blend of dribbling, spinning and dunking

Lineup set for Kent Spotlight Series fall, winter concerts
Performances include Vienna Boys Choir; Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide Concert and more
Opinion

Organized thoughts about my second fight with cancer | Whale’s Tales
It is 12:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3. I am one of 21 people, young and old, men and women… Continue reading
Approve Prop. 1: Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy | Guest column
Bumper cherry crop sweetens WA’s farm economy | Brunell
From identity to art: Q&A with two Puget Sound drag artists
New long-term care program supports elder care in our state | Guest column
Happy Independence Day | Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Northwest

Wrong-way crash on I-405 kills Renton woman and Bellevue man
Head-on collision early Saturday, Sept. 16 near Bothell

Who put hundreds of gallons of cooking oil in the Black River in Renton?
Dept. of Ecology: ‘Deliberate dumping’ of cooking oil has killed fish, birds; will be expensive to clean.
Renton man sentenced in plot to burn down Seattle Police union building
Behind the Auburn Proud Boy sentencing | King County Crime Dive
Federal Way City Council candidate charged in hardware store case
Auburn woman dies three days after motorcycle crash on I-5
New COVID-19 vaccine: Public Health — Seattle & King County Q&A
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