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Sports

Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentridge

Kolbie Mannin (Fr.) gymnastics and Jack Ball (So.) adaptive swim are last week’s winners.

Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Marek Sklenicka makes one of his 27 saves Saturday, March 7 during a 5-1 win over the Tri-City Americans at the accesso ShoWare. COURTESY PHOTO, Brian Liesse Seattle Thunderbirds

Sports

T-Birds chasing WHL playoff spot as regular season nears end

The Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds junior hockey team is making a late-season run to capture a Western Hockey League…

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News

Police find missing man with dementia |Update

He was last seen in Auburn.

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News

Man gets assaulted in Kent over dog poop

Two suspects were booked into jail for second-degree kidnapping and second-degree assault.

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Sports

Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kent-Meridian

A pair of state finalists in Luke Garza and Nevaeh Tantoco are this weeks winners.

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News

Undetonated bomb brought to Kent City Hall

The bomb squad safely removed the device the same day.

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Sports

Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentlake

Ellie Henry (Jr.) flag football and Bryce Henderson (Fr.) wrestling are this weeks winners.

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Sports

Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentwood

Yula Vi (So.) wrestling, Koper Jones (Sr.) and Alex Borsheim (So.) unified basketball are winners.

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Sports

Kent Reporter Coach of the Month: Kendall Anderson

Anderson has coached for 27 years and is the Kentwood wrestling coach.

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Northwest

Measles in Washington state: What you need to know

At least 23 cases reported so far in 2026.

Dave’s Hot Chicken held a ribbon cutting with Federal Way elected officials on Feb. 6. Courtesy photo/City of Federal Way

Northwest

Dave’s Hot Chicken opens in Federal Way

Customers line up around the building to get meals at California-based chain

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Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentridge

Martino Boprey (Sr.) wrestling and LaJaya Brown (Sr.) are this week’s winners.

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Sports

Kent Reporter Athlete of the Week: Kent-Meridian

Malachi Morris (Fr.) swim and Makayla Thomas (Sr.) flag football are this weeks winners.

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Northwest

Covington man suspected of DUI in Renton crash

SR 167 crash Jan. 24 injured his two passengers from Auburn

Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

News

Kent police: Call 911 regardless of immigration status

Kent police says it does not assist with immigration enforcement.

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Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentlake

Ben Sanders (Jr.) swim and Kyra Ready (Jr.) dance are this week’s winners.

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Northwest

Auburn woman, 27, hurt in alleged intoxicated driver crash

Federal Way man, 22, faces vehicular assault charge after Highway 18 collision Jan. 17

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Auburn Police searching for robbery suspects

The incident occurred near the 500 block of East Main Street on Jan. 10.

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Auburn Police detain goat that tried to enter building

The goat was detained, but not charged.

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Northwest

Auburn man dies in crash on I-90

According to State Patrol, speeds were too fast for the conditions during Jan. 7 incident