DEA bust two Kent men as part of 10-member drug trafficking ring

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DEA bust two Kent men as part of 10-member drug trafficking ring

Two Kent men were among 10 people arrested Tuesday for drug trafficking charges by a Drug Enforcement Administration…

Kent Police arrest woman for investigation of arson in strip-mall fire

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Kent Police arrest woman for investigation of arson in strip-mall fire

Kent Police arrested a 64-year-0ld Des Moines woman for investigation of arson for starting a three-alarm fire Sunday…

Kent to add 108th Avenue SE left turn lane to SE 208th Street

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Kent to add 108th Avenue SE left turn lane to SE 208th Street

Kent’s East Hill drivers will have an additional left turn lane by spring from southbound 108th Avenue Southeast…

Kent City Council approves budget changes; no vehicle tab fee

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Kent City Council approves budget changes; no vehicle tab fee

The Kent City Council decided against a vehicle license tab fee, delayed hiring a new communications director and…

Seven-story apartment complex to be built in downtown Kent

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Seven-story apartment complex to be built in downtown Kent

A Kirkland developer plans to build a 165-unit, seven-story apartment complex in downtown Kent at West Meeker Street…

Kent Police chief details officer-involved shooting death

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Kent Police chief details officer-involved shooting death

When two Kent Police detectives and an officer showed up one afternoon last month to serve a search…

Kent’s ShoWare Center loses $312K in first 9 months of 2016

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Kent’s ShoWare Center loses $312K in first 9 months of 2016

The financial losses at the city-owned ShoWare Center continued in the third quarter of 2016 but remained lower…

Kent’s state representatives winning easily | Election results chart

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Kent’s state representatives winning easily | Election results chart

Kent voters are helping to return all of the incumbents in House Districts 33 and 47 to the…

Voters approving ST3 measure to expand mass transit

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Voters approving ST3 measure to expand mass transit

Voters are approving higher taxes for more mass transit.

Kent City Council weighs budget options

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Kent City Council weighs budget options

The Kent City Council is considering other options rather than a $20 vehicle license tab fee to help…

Kent mother makes up abduction report

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Kent mother makes up abduction report

Kent Police determined an initial call from a mother about a possible abduction of her teen daughter turned…

Residents fed up with crime activity at Kent West Hill home

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Residents fed up with crime activity at Kent West Hill home

Residents are fed up with living in danger near a Kent West Hill home where two people were…

Kent shuts down North Park drug house

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Kent shuts down North Park drug house

Kent city officials shut down “a longtime flophouse for drug activity” in the North Park neighborhood, just north…

Kent Police overtime costs hit $1.5 million per year

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Kent Police overtime costs hit $1.5 million per year

Kent Police are spending an estimated $1.5 million on overtime costs in each of the last three years,…

A pickup truck damaged a home in the 26800 block of 118th Court Southeast on Friday in Kent. The truck ended up in the driveway of another home.

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Pickup truck crashes into Kent home

A driver of a small pickup truck drove across two lawns in Kent before smashing into the garage…

Kent Police Blotter. File Photo

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Kent roommate slashes couch during dispute | Police Blotter

A dispute between two Kent roommates reportedly led to one man slashing a living room couch with knives…

Swimmers walk the Lake Meridian Park dock. File Photo

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Kent narrows search for new parks director

City officials narrowed down a list of 104 applicants to six in an effort to find the next…

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas. File photo

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Kent Police oppose King County jail booking cuts at RJC

If Kent Police arrest someone for a felony crime, the officers take that person to be booked at…

Man shot, killed by Kent Police identified

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Man shot, killed by Kent Police identified

The man shot and killed by Kent Police has been identified as Patrick D. Reddeck, 38, of Kent.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke wants to create a city communications department.

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Kent City Council discusses adding two communications jobs at cost of $300,000

It will cost about $300,000 per year if the Kent City Council decides to approve Mayor Suzette Cooke's…