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Man says anger over argument led him to shoot man Sunday in Kent

An undisclosed dispute that angered a Seattle man reportedly led to a 39-year-old Tukwila man being shot to…

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Kent Police investigating four shooting deaths in four weeks

Four people have been shot and killed in Kent in the last four weeks.

Kent Police want the public's help to solve a Aug. 26 shooting death of a man on the East Hill.

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Kent Police seek public’s help to solve East Hill shooting death

Kent Police are seeking the public’s help to track down who shot and killed a 37-year-old Kent man…

Cracks along Central Avenue South and the sidewalks prior to the city's project to repave the street south of Willis Street. City officials plan similar repairs along the East Valley Highway north of South 196th Street.

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City of Kent plans to repave portion of East Valley Highway

Drivers can expect a much smoother East Valley Highway in Kent over the next couple of years.

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City of Kent tax revenues up, expenses down | 2016 budget update

With city of Kent tax revenues up higher than projected and expenses down, it’s a bright budget picture…

Crews work on a water main in Kent.

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Kent City Council approves water, sewer rate hikes

City of Kent water and sewer rates are going up next year and beyond to help maintain and…

Crews finish up work on the new Angle Lake light rail station parking garage in SeaTac at South 200th Street

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SeaTac’s Angle Lake light rail station to open Sept. 24

Light rail’s coming a bit closer to Kent next month with a lot more parking spaces.

Kent Police investigate in August 2014 the shooting deaths of two Shell station employees. A jury on Tuesday convicted Leland Russell Jr. on two counts of first-degree murder for the killings.

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Jury convicts Burien man of Kent Shell station murders

A jury took only a few hours to convict a 31-year-old Burien man of two counts of first-degree…

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Motorcyclist shoots, injures driver during Kent road rage incident

A motorcyclist shot and injured the driver of another vehicle during an apparent road rage incident last week…

A rendering shows what the Grandview Apartments will look like when completed on Kent's West Hill along Veterans Drive (South 228th Street) near Military Road South. Construction is about 25 percent complete.

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Affordable-apartment building boom hits Kent’s West Hill

A Bellevue developer plans to build more than 500 affordable apartment units over the next couple of years…

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Kent family avoids injury after near head-on collision outside Leavenworth

A Kent family of four escaped injury after a driver in the opposite direction crossed the center line…

Kent Police are confident they will find the suspect who shot and killed two people at a transient camp last week.

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Kent Police identify victims in transient camp killings

Kent Police say the search for a suspect in two killings at a transient camp remains a top…

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Mother takes daughters to Kent’s Chuck E. Cheese’s in stolen SUV | Police Blotter

A mother of two young girls created a large Kent Police presence outside of the Chuck E. Cheese’s…

Kent Police are pursuing leads in the shooting deaths of a man and a woman last week at a transient camp.

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Kent Police continue to pursue suspect in transient camp killings

Kent Police say the search for a suspect in two killings at a transient camp remains a top…

Ducks gather on the shores of Kent's Lake Meridian where a resident reported spotting an alligator-type creature on Tuesday.

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Alligator tale strikes Kent’s Lake Meridian

The uproar this week around Kent’s Lake Meridian appears to be more of an alligator tale than tail.

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Kent man pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide charge

A 23-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of vehicular homicide and reckless endangerment after…

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Kent man hits wife during cheating dispute in car | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly punched or slapped his wife…

The Scotch and Vine restaurant is now open at the Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent.

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New restaurant opens at Kent’s Riverbend Golf Complex

The Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent has a new restaurant with the opening this month of The Scotch…

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Kent to send jail inmates to Yakima

When the Kent city jail fills up, staff will send extra inmates to the Yakima County Jail.

Macrina Bakery owner Leslie Mackie displays items available at the company’s new Kent headquarters

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Macrina Bakery celebrates grand opening in Kent

Macrina Bakery had a grand opening on Monday at its new Kent headquarters, 19215 66th Ave. S., including…