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Kent City Council considers oil train resolution because of safety concerns
With more and more crude oil trains expected to rumble through downtown, the Kent City Council wants to…
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City of Kent seeks $1 million in grants to replace Lake Meridian Park dock
Kent city officials are trying to obtain $1 million in federal and state grants to help pay to…
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Ex-Kent City Councilman Sharp pleads guilty to stealing money from his 93-year-old mother
Former Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $297,500 from his 93-year-old mother nearly one…
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Kent man seriously injured after being hit by vehicle on S.E. 272nd Street
A 19-year-old Kent man suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Friday evening in the…
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Kent Police seize 9 pounds of heroin after drug bust
Kent Police seized nine pounds of heroin worth an estimated street value of $450,000 after detectives arrested a…
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City of Kent projects slight increase in tax revenue for next 2 years
Kent city financial staff project revenues from taxes and fees to continue to slowly trend up the next…
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Kent Police to host community awareness meeting Thursday
The Kent Police Department will host a community awareness meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 5 on…
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Court hearing pushed to June 3 for ex-Kent City Councilman Sharp
A King County Superior Court hearing date for ex-Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp was rescheduled for June 3.
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Man busted in Kent for interstate drug distribution with drugs disguised as chocolates
King County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a 46-year-old man at a Kent hotel in connection with distributing heroin,…
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State to remove double stripes along Highway 167 toll lanes
Drivers who use the high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes along Highway 167 between Renton, Kent and Auburn won't…
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Sewer problem closes Kent’s Meeker Middle School on Wednesday
Meeker Middle School in the Kent School District closed at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday due to a problem with…
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Kent Police warn about IRS phone call scam
People have complained recently to the Kent Police about an Internal Revenue Service phone call scam.
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Kent home sales drop 16.5 percent in April
Kent home prices dipped just 2 percent in April compared to the same month last year but sales…
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Kent might add property tax fee (LIDs) to pay for street/railroad grade separations
Kent city officials will consider forming local improvement districts (LIDs) to help fund two major construction projects along…
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Kent Summer Art Exhibit and Reception set for June 4
Come welcome artists from throughout the Puget Sound region during the Kent Summer Art Exhibit and Reception from…
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Kent’s Pacific Power Products changes name
Pacific Power Group is the new name of Pacific Power Products, a Ridgefield-based engine sales company with a…
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Ex-Kentridge High teacher faces July 28 trial date for sex crime
A former Kentridge High School teacher faces a July 28 trial date in King County Superior Court for…
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Kent officers arrest Saudi Arabian man for unlawful imprisonment of teen girl | Police Blotter
Kent Police arrested a 43-year-old Saudi Arabian man for investigation of unlawful imprisonment with sexual motivation in connection…
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City of Kent, state disagree whether recreational marijuana retail applicants violate 1,000-foot buffer
State Liquor Control Board and city of Kent officials disagree about how many proposed recreational marijuana retail stores…
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Kent pursues new FAA facility; Seattle among competing cities
City officials are making another pitch to bring a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility to vacant land…