Operating losses hit $752

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Kent’s ShoWare Center sets record operating losses in 2014

Despite a small profit in the fourth quarter, the city-owned ShoWare Center had record-setting operating losses in 2014.

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Kent Police bust two men for downtown graffiti spree

Kent Police arrested two Kent men for investigation of malicious mischief in connection with prolific graffiti tagging in…

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke.

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Kent Mayor Cooke to deliver State of the City address on March 4

The Kent Chamber of Commerce will host Mayor Suzette Cooke’s annual State of the City address and luncheon…

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Kent considers charging vehicle tab fee

Kent city officials continue to kick the tires about whether to implement an annual vehicle tab fee of…

Kent Police Blotter.

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Kent officers arrest mother, son for biting bar bouncer | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a 48-year-old woman and her adult son for investigation of fourth-degree assault after they reportedly…

Anna and Olaf are part of the Frozen Disney On Ice shows coming to Kent's ShoWare Center on Nov. 11-16.

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Tickets in Kent for Disney On Ice Frozen shows melting away fast

Several of the Disney On Ice Frozen shows in November at the ShoWare Center in Kent are already…

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Kent Police respond to stabbing on East Hill

A 40-year-old man was injured after being stabbed at about 5:30 a.m. Friday at a Kent house in…

Residents can sign up for the Community Police Academy to learn about the operations of the Kent Police Department.

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Kent offers Community Police Academy

The Kent Police Department is taking registrations for the spring 2015 Community Police Academy.

Crews install a sheet metal wall last year along the Briscoe Desimone levee along the Green River. Crews will complete another section of the levee this spring.

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Kent awards bid for Green River levee work

More work will soon be done to repair the Briscoe Desimone levee along the Green River in Kent…

The Great American Casino will close in March in Kent because it has been losing money the last couple of years.

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Kent’s Great American Casino to close in March

Kent's one and only casino will close in March as the Great American Casino will shut down after…

Kevin L. Baker enters a not guilty plea on Monday to 14 counts of theft from the Kent Little League during his role as treasurer of the organization.

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Ex-treasurer pleads not guilty to stealing Kent Little League funds

A former Kent Little League treasurer pleaded not guilty on Monday to 14 counts of first-and second-degree theft…

Andy Conner

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Deputy questions Kent Police role in probe

It turned their lives upside down and continues to burn Andy and Laura Conner. How the Kent Police…

A rendering of a proposed FAA regional headquarters office that Kent city officials want to see built on the Riverbend par 3 property.

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Kent hopes to attract new FAA offices to Riverbend par 3 property

Kent city officials hope to attract a new Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Northwest Region Headquarters to the city-owned…

A King County corrections officer takes Ken Sharp

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Ex-Kent City Councilman Sharp sentenced to 43 months in prison on theft charges

Ex-Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp on Thursday morning received the maximum sentence of 43 months in prison for…

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Prosecutors charge Seattle woman with vehicular assault in Kent accident

King County prosecutors charged a 24-year-old Seattle woman with vehicular assault and other charges in connection with a…

The Kent City Council has yet to decide whether to change a contract agreement with the ShoWare Center's Public Facilities District to call a loan a subsidy.

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Board chair says city of Kent should call ShoWare Center loan a subsidy

If a city loan to the ShoWare Center is really a subsidy, then it should be called a…

The Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent houses one of the two King County jails. The other one is in Seattle.

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King County officials back off book-and-release jail plan in Kent, Seattle

Mark down Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas as one of local leaders pleased that King County officials backed…

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Prosecutors charge ex-treasurer for stealing $226,000 from Kent Little League

King County prosecutors have charged a former Kent Little League treasurer with 14 counts of first-and second-degree theft…

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Kent officers arrest woman who head-butts husband in face | Police Blotter

A Kent woman allegedly head-butted her husband in the face after he told her he wanted a divorce…

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County jails in Kent, Seattle to start book-and-release policy on vehicle thefts, other crimes

King County officials will soon start a book-and-release program at county jails in Kent and Seattle for people…