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Business

King County Council member proposes retail crime task force

Claudia Balducci presents plan in Kent after announcement of Fred Meyer store closings

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Walgreens to close Kent store along 104th Avenue SE

Part of a nationwide closure plan by the company; second Walgreens on East Hill to stay open

Vehicles on display at the 2024 Cruisin’ Kent Car Show. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

Life

Cruisin’ Kent Car Show set for Sunday, Aug. 24 at Kent Station

Seventh-annual event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Kent Mayor Dana Ralph. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

News

Kent Mayor Dana Ralph addresses East Hill Fred Meyer closure

Says she is ‘angry, frustrated and sad’

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

News

Mom gets 12-month community custody sentence in Kent baby’s death

Prosecutors sought 27-month prison sentence in 2022 fentanyl overdose by 3-year-old girl

Fire crews responded to a natural gas leak Aug. 19 in downtown Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire

News

PSE crews stop natural gas leak in Kent near Fourth Avenue

Street was closed for couple of hours Tuesday, Aug. 19 as PSE and fire crews respond

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Woman sustains moderate injuries after Kent crash with semitruck

Collision occurred Aug. 18 in the 22400 block of 83rd Avenue South

File Photo, Kent Reporter

Business

Fred Meyer stores also to close in Seattle, Redmond

Kroger announces 2 additional closures day after Kent, Everett stores to shut down in October

File Photo, Kent Reporter

News

Kent Police Blotter: July 28 to Aug. 10

Incidents include indecent liberties, carjacking, 7-Eleven robbery, stolen vehicle pursuits

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

News

Man pleads not guilty to double killing at Kent apartment complex

Alphonzo Kelly charged in July 14 deaths of 34-year-old man and 46-year-old woman

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Song, Shoker showdown for Kent City Council position

Two candidates prepare campaigns for Nov. 4 after advancing out of primary

File Photo, Kent Reporter

Business

Kroger to permanently close Kent Fred Meyer on East Hill

Store along SE 240th Street will shut down in October

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Man recently released from state prison dies in Kent crash

49-year-old man had been sentenced to life without parole in 1994 Sumner killing when he was 18

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Overnight lane closures coming near Kent on SR 99 at SR 516

Crews to do lane striping along 2-mile repaved section between SR 516 and South 200th Street

Road construction file photo. COURTESY PHOTO, WSDOT

Northwest

SR 18 to close over Tiger Mountain summit Aug. 15-18

Road maintenance and improvements between Interstate 90 and Issaquah-Hobart Road

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Kent Police chief addresses officer hiring at community meeting

Padilla blames media for writing article ‘that’s not true’ about officer who fatally shot man on previous job.

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News

Kent church throwing Block Party to build, celebrate community

LGTBQ, immigrant groups to be featured Aug. 23 as Kent Lutheran seeks unity in a divided world

U.S. District Courthouse in Seattle. Courtesy Photo, USDOJ

News

Kent man gets six-year prison sentence for drug trafficking

27-year-old Khaliil Ahmed, aka ‘Bossup,’ receives sentence for illegally possessing firearms

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Life

Kent rallies around family of 13-year-old boy fighting cancer

GoFundMe page started for family of Wyatt Macey, diagnosed with Stage 4 Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer

File Photo, Kent Reporter

News

Kent Police arrest 2 men for shoplifting; one after foot pursuit

One of the men reportedly ran in and out of traffic during Sunday, Aug. 10 East Hill incident