A fire early Tuesday morning heavily damaged a portable at Scenic Hill Elementary School. School is on summer break.

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Fire damages Scenic Hill Elementary School portable in Kent

Fire heavily damaged a portable at Scenic Hill Elementary School in Kent after a fire broke out in…

Firefighters take on a fire Monday afternoon at a house near 132nd Avenue Southeast and Southeast 266th Place.

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Firefighters battle house fire on Kent’s East Hill

Firefighters responded late Monday afternoon to a house fire near 132nd Avenue Southeast and Southeast 266th Place on…

Kent's Fourth of July Slash celebration returns on July 4 at Lake Meridian Park

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Fourth of July Splash set for Kent’s Lake Meridian Park

Expect plenty of music, games and fireworks at the city of Kent’s annual Fourth of July Splash at…

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Kent City Council considers selling Naden property near downtown

Kent city officials are considering selling about 7 acres along Naden Avenue near downtown for development after dropping…

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Kent City Council passes moratorium against medical marijuana co-ops

The Kent City Council approved a six-month moratorium against the new four-member cooperatives to grow and cultivate marijuana…

Bartender Jeremy Belt pours a beer at the Airways Brewing new brewery and tap room in Kent at 8611 S. 212th St.

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Airways Brewing opens new tap room in Kent

Airways Brewing opened its new brewery and tap room on Tuesday in Kent at 8611 S. 212th St.

Work continues on East James Street as crews install catch basins and piping for a stormwater pump station to help reduce flooding on the street near Central Avenue. Crews also are improving sidewalks and curbs. The street will be closed Saturday through next Friday for the projects.

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Kent drivers face James Street closure June 25-July 1

The city of Kent will close East James Street on Saturday, June 25 through Friday, July 1 between…

Ronald Moore resigned as the Kent city clerk after three years on the job. No reasons for the resignation were given by city officials.

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Kent city clerk resigns

Ronald Moore has resigned as the Kent city clerk after three years on the job.

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Kent officers pursue, catch man in stolen van | Police Blotter

A man driving a stolen van took Kent Police on about a 1.7-mile, 69-second chase before an officer…

This section of 80th Avenue South shows the type of cracking crews repair with revenue from the city of Kent's B&O tax.

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Kent City Council looks at 2017 B&O street project list

A $1.4 million plan to install concrete pavement along East James Street between Central Avenue and Jason Street…

Smokes shoots out of an apartment Thursday morning in the 11100 block of Southeast 256th Street on Kent's East Hill. Nobody was injured.

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Stove fire damages Kent apartment complex

Fire heavily damage an apartment Thursday morning in the 11100 block of Southeast 256th Street on the East…

This map shows locations of Sound Transit light rail stations in SeaTac

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Sound Transit proposal changes Kent light rail timeline

Kent could get its first light rail station a year later but a second one four years sooner…

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Driver killed in Kent car crash identified as Federal Way woman

The woman who died in Kent last week when her car hit a tree has been identified as…

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Officers bust pair for stealing car, 50 pieces of mail | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man and a woman for investigation of stealing a car, credit cards, checks, wallets,…

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Kent man injured in I-90 single-car accident near Easton

A 64-year-old Kent man remained in satisfactory condition on Monday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he…

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Residents pay tax on a tax with utility bills

When Kent resident Pam Morgan took a close look at her garbage bill, she discovered a charge connected…

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Woman killed in Kent when car hits tree

Kent Police are investigating a single-car accident that killed a 50-year-old woman driver when her car smashed into…

Swimmers walk the Lake Meridian dock. The Kent City Council approved a Park and Open Space Plan on Tuesday night for projects at more than 40 parks.

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Kent City Council adopts Park and Open Space Plan; funding yet to be determined

The Kent City Council approved an extensive Park and Open Space Plan on Tuesday night and now must…

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Shirtless man punches vehicles at Kent intersection | Police Blotter

Kent Police responded to a report about a shirtless man in his 50s punching vehicles at about 1:18…

A computer-generated image of what the new traffic medians in Kent will look like along Pacific Highway South once the city replaces the old medians this summer.

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Pacific Highway South lane closures to start in Kent on June 6

Drivers can expect delays along Pacific Highway South on Kent’s West Hill over the next few months as…