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Most Kent crime numbers jump in 2020 compared to 2019

Shootings up 54%; robberies drop 26%

The city of Kent’s Riverbend Driving Range will get 14 new stalls as part of a third and final phase of renovations. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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Renovations continue at city of Kent’s Riverbend Driving Range

14 new driving stalls to be added

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Christopher & Banks retail store to close at Kent Station

Company closing all stores nationwide

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Kent School Board to select finalists for vacant seat

Executive session set for Jan. 21

A look at the Meet Me on Meeker sidewalk upgrades completed last year looking east in front of the Riverbend Driving Range on West Meeker Street in Kent. The sidewalk project will be extended another 700 feet on the south side of the street to the Midtown 64 Apartments. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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City of Kent accepts $1.2 million federal grant for Meet Me on Meeker project

Promenade construction from Russell Road to Midtown 64 Apartments

When completed in the first quarter of this year, the South 228th Street overpass will allow drivers to go over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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South 228th Street overpass in Kent to open in first quarter of 2021

Drivers will be able to go over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks

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Kent schools set Feb. 22 as earliest return date for hybrid learning

Youngest students to return first; families asked to complete survey

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Man dies in single-vehicle crash fleeing from Kent Police after robbery

25-year-old Des Moines man reportedly robbed two convenience stores earlier in the night

A proposal before the Kent School Board would move sixth graders from elementary schools to middle schools, including Mill Creek Middle School (above) starting in the fall. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

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Parents raise concerns about Kent moving sixth graders to middle schools

School Board to vote Jan. 27 on proposal that would make change in the fall

Crews responded Wednesday, Jan. 13 to trees that fell into power lines along Russell Road. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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Strong winds down trees, power lines in Kent

Power outages across town; remote school cancelled

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Transient arrested for reportedly throwing flaming object at Kent Police car | Update

Man, 25, had just arrived in town from Everett

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City of Kent major project to control Mill Creek flooding still years away

Dredging to cost as much as $20 million

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Flooding impacts Kent streets | Update

All streets reopen Tuesday afternoon; more rain predicted

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Male reportedly sets Kent Police vehicle on fire

Vehicle was parked at City Hall; nobody injured; male arrested

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Former Kent pro soccer team owner pleads guilty to tax fraud

Dion Earl tried to claim $1.6 million in tax refunds; currently serving time for sexual assaults

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Armed man killed by Kent Police died from seven gunshot wounds | Update

Three officers who fired shots cleared for return to full duty

Kaiser Permanente's primary care facility along 104th Avenue Southeast on Kent's East Hill. Kaiser Permanente plans to open a second facility in the Valley after purchasing the former Kmart property along West Valley Highway. COURTESY PHOTO, Kaiser Permanente

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Kaiser Permanente purchases former Kmart property in Kent

Company will build health care facility

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Man found fatally shot inside still running vehicle in Kent

Located in the 23200 block of 88th Avenue South

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Police arrest woman for stabbing, injuring a man at Kent apartment

Detectives track down suspect four days after attack; Valley SWAT assists

The inside of Sound Transit’s light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in Seattle. The agency plans to build a similar facility in Federal Way or Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Costs of light rail maintenance facility jump 54% to 77% in Federal Way, Kent

Sound Transit blames real estate, construction market conditions for higher estimates