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Kent Police confiscate $1.5 million worth of marijuana at vacant West Hill home

Kent Police confiscated 51 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated street value of $1.5 million on early Tuesday…

A Kent City Council committee is looking into whether a fireworks ban would help combat the number of fireworks set off each July that lead to complaints by residents.

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Kent City Council committee to study fireworks ban

A Kent City Council committee began looking into whether a fireworks ban on the Fourth of July might…

The Platform Apartments in downtown Kent will open in October. Renters can now reserve units that run from $1

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New downtown Kent apartments to open in October | The Platform

People will soon be moving in to The Platform Apartments in downtown Kent.

While 85 percent of the Kent Police Department is white

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Kent Police seek more minority hires to combat race gap between community, staff

The Kent Police Department has the largest percentage-point differences of white officers to white residents in the state…

Kent Police are seeking additional witnesses to come forward in connection with the Aug. 20 shooting that killed two men at a Kent Shell station.

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Kent Police ask additional witnesses of Shell station shooting to come forward

Kent Police detectives are still investigating the Aug. 20 Shell gas station shooting that resulted in the death…

A computer rendering of a proposed underpass at the Union Pacific railroad tracks along South 228th Street. City officials junked a local improvement district proposal to help pay for the project.

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Kent City Council, business owners to discuss proposed LID for street-railroad projects

Kent business owners impacted by a potential local improvement district (LID) by the city of Kent to pay…

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Kent Black Action Commission plans No Ferguson in Kent rally, march on Sept. 16

The Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) plans a No Ferguson in Kent rally and march on Tuesday evening,…

The King County Flood Control District oversees Green River levee repairs and plans to initiate a system-wide program.

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King County sets public meetings in Auburn, Kent on Green River flood risk reduction work

The King County Flood Control District will host public meetings later this month in Kent and Auburn where…

Kent traffic cameras catch speeders at two school zones when lights are flashing before and after school.

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Kent city officials plan to keep speed traffic cameras at just two schools

Kent Police and city officials have no immediate plans to expand the school traffic camera program to catch…

Fire burned an abandoned home Thursday in the 20900 block of 124th Avenue Southeast.

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Fire burns abandoned house on Kent’s East Hill

Fire destroyed an abandoned house early Thursday morning on Kent's East Hill.

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Kent City Council committee passes recreational marijuana business ban

A Kent City Council committee agreed with the city's Land Use and Planning Board to ban recreational marijuana…

People can drop off old prescription pills on Sept. 27 in Kent.

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Kent to participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Sept. 27

The Kent Police Department, in partnership with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), is once again participating in…

Residents can attend a class by the Kent Police on Sept. 18 about how to start a block watch program.

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Kent Police offer Block Watch 101 class

Learn about the benefits of setting up a Neighborhood Block Watch program at a Block Watch 101 class…

Leland D. Russell Jr. enters a not guilty plea to two counts of first-degree murder on Monday in Kent in connection with the Aug. 20 shooting deaths of two Shell station employees. Defense attorney Deborah Wilson is on the right.

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Russell pleads not guilty to shooting deaths at Kent Shell station

Tony Deniston expected a much larger man when Leland Dean Russell Jr. entered a Kent courtroom on Monday…

Kent Police will host open houses at two substations next week.

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Kent Police set open houses at Woodmont, Panther Lake substations

The Kent Police Department will host an open house at the West Hill Woodmont Police substation, 26226 Pacific…

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Prosecutors charge Kent man with Seattle shooting

A 24-year-old Kent man and alleged gang member faces charges of first-and second-degree assault for reportedly shooting and…

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Teen pedestrian killed had just moved to Kent area from Afghanistan

The 13-year-old girl killed Saturday in Kent after being hit by a pickup truck while crossing Pacific Highway…

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Can Ferguson Happen Here? Community meeting set for Sept. 10 in SeaTac

A community meeting called Can Ferguson Happen Here is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the…

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Kent’s Fitzpatrick finalist for Federal Way city attorney opening

Kent Deputy City Attorney Pat Fitzpatrick is a finalist to be the new Federal Way city attorney.

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Kent man dies in Seattle motorcycle accident

A 32-year-old Kent man died in a motorcycle accident on Aug. 27 in Seattle.