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State Patrol commemorates trooper killed in 1987 Kent crash

Clifford Hansell died in downtown collision while responding to an earlier crash

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Expect delays in Kent along S. 277th Street for bridge replacement

From July 26 to November: King County to replace 70-year-old structure in Green River Valley

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Kent student earns BECU Foundation college scholarship

Raisbeck Aviation High graduate Maya Matta to attend UW

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18-year-old man fatally shot in Des Moines at Planet Fitness

Tuesday afternoon July 20; suspects at large

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Kent-based Blue Origin completes its first human flight into space | Photos

Founder Jeff Bezos and three others launch, land safely aboard New Shepard in West Texas

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Primary ballot features Kent City Council, School Board races

King County Council position; ballot measures also up for a vote

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T-Birds trade two veteran players to Vancouver for draft picks

Payton Mount, Cade McNelly heading north

The King County Sheriff’s Office is looking for suspects in a fatal hit and run that occurred Sunday, July 18 near the 23800 block of Southeast 216th Street near Maple Valley. A 53-year-old man jogging along the road was killed. COURTESY PHOTO, King County Sheriff’s Office

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Suspect sought in fatal hit and run near Maple Valley

53-year-old jogger found dead along roadway

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City of Kent reopens City Hall, Senior Center, Kent Commons

Also: online Parks registration system broken

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Watts proud of his accomplishments as Kent school superintendent

Graduation rates improved during six years

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Kent School District superintendent Watts to take job in Georgia

Leader survived two controversial votes over past year to keep Kent position

The ShoWare Shootout 3 on 3 basketball tournament returns Aug. 22 to the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. Registration has started for the 11th annual event. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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ShoWare Shootout 3 on 3 basketball tournament returns to Kent

Registration has started for Aug. 22 event

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Kent Police officer saves man from burning vehicle

On West Hill July 9 along Pacific Highway South

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Kent-based Blue Origin announces seat winner on flight to space

18-year-old student from the Netherlands gets first paying seat after high bidder reschedules

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South 216th Street in Des Moines to close for light rail work

Local access only between Highway 99 and Military Road South

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Two new murals decorate downtown Kent businesses exterior walls

Colorful art along West Meeker Street and West Harrison Street

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Most Kent crime numbers up in 2020 compared to 2019

Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs release 2020 crime report

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U.S. Marshals arrest 19-year-old man in Des Moines wanted for murder

Accused of killing Seattle man near Capitol Hill CHOP zone in June 2020

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Kent-based Blue Origin to show its first human flight into space on website

Launch scheduled for 6 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20 from Texas

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Kent Museum plans grand reopening celebration July 30

Greater Kent Historical Society plans cedar log carving, Soap Box Derby car exhibit and more