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Boeing pays Kent B&O tax except for one waiver
Boeing of Kent pays the city's business and occupation (B&O) tax except for a waiver for its research…
Business
Kent home prices drop 1 percent in September
Kent home prices were down 1 percent in September compared to the same month in 2013 with a…
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Kent City Council delays vote on garbage tax
The Kent City Council has delayed until November a vote about whether to increase the garbage tax for…
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Kent man’s mother persuades him to drop knife | Police Blotter
It took a man's mother to persuade him to drop a knife after he refused a command from…
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Kent man faces charges for child porn videotapes
A 57-year-old Kent man faces sexual exploitation of a minor charges for allegedly videotaping a young girl in…
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City of Kent seeks businesses not paying B&O tax
Kent city officials are trying to find ways to track down businesses that apparently are not paying the…
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Kent’s ShoWare Center’s lofty financial losses causes debate among city leaders
After hearing Kent spends about $4.8 million per year to support the financially struggling ShoWare Center, City Councilman…
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Roofing contractor takes $850 from Kent customer without doing the work
A Quincy man faces an unregistered contractor charge after he reportedly bilked a Kent homeowner out of $850.
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State Supreme Court to review city of Kent medical marijuana case
The ongoing battle between the city of Kent and medical marijuana supporters reached a new high with the…
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Two men beat up man at Kent Shell station after he accuses them of littering | Police Blotter
Kent Police arrested two men for investigation of second-degree assault after they reportedly beat up a man who…
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Construction to start next year on Kent Station Apartments
Seattle developer Tarragon plans to start construction in January on a 154-unit apartment complex at the Kent Station…
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Kent City Council votes to ban recreational marijuana businesses
The Kent City Council voted 5-2 to keep all recreational marijuana businesses out of town.
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Kent City Council committee approves big jump in garbage taxes
The city of Kent's garbage taxes on residents and businesses will jump to 18.3 percent from 7.8 percent…
Life
Harlem Globetrotters to return to Kent’s ShoWare Center Feb. 14
Tickets are on sale for the return of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters to the ShoWare Center in…
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Work on Kent traffic calming projects to finally get going
Three Kent neighborhood traffic calming projects are expected to finally get going this fall after problems with city…
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Sound Transit boardings up in second quarter compared to last year
Sounder commuter rail boardings, which includes stops in Kent, were up more than 7 percent in the second…
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Slain Mexican official had strong Kent ties
Just a couple of years ago Joanne Schaut walked with Gabriel Gomez Michel, the mayor of El Grullo,…
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Kent Mayor Cooke proposes higher B&O tax; new vehicle tab fee
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke wants to increase the business and occupation (B&O) tax and add a $20 per…
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Suspects fire shots during home invasion robbery in unincorporated Kent
Four black men wearing masks reportedly fired at least two gunshots during a home invasion robbery at about…
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Boeing work force shrinks again in Kent
Look for the Boeing Space Center in Kent to keep on shrinking.