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Ex-Kentridge High teacher’s sex crime trial continued to Aug. 18

A former Kentridge High School teacher faces an Aug. 18 trial in King County Superior Court for attempted…

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Terreno Realty buys Kent industrial property for $2.8 million

San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corp., has bought an industrial property in south Kent for about $2.8 million.

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Kent boy, 14, receives 8 years to life prison sentence for rape of 8-year-old girl

A 14-year-old Kent boy received a prison sentence of eight years and could serve a life sentence for…

Some Kent residents want the city to extend its ban on fireworks to include the Fourth of July.

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Kent residents lodge fireworks complaints at City Council

Several residents made enough noise about fireworks in Kent that the City Council's going to see what it…

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Retired Seahawks’ receiver Sidney Rice to open Wingstop restaurant at Kent Station

Sidney Rice is going from the Seahawks to chickens with plans to open a Wingstop restaurant at Kent…

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Prosecutors charge Burien man with killing ex-wife in Kent

King County prosecutors filed a second-degree murder charge against a Burien man in connection with the stabbing death…

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

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Kent City Council further studies LIDs to pay for street/railroad grade separations

Commercial and manufacturing property owners would be the ones to pay if the Kent City Council decides to…

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Kent Police get $15,000 grant to crack down on illegal street racing

Kent Police are planning a big crackdown on illegal street racing this summer because of a $15,000 grant…

Find out about potential light rail routes to Kent and Federal Way at a Sound Transit open house from 3-6 p.m. Thursday

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Sound Transit to host light rail open house July 31 about Kent extension

Sound Transit will have an open house on Thursday, July 31 about extending light rail to Kent/Des Moines…

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Kent Police investigate West Hill killing of woman; suspect turns himself in

Kent Police are investigating an apparent domestic violence killing on the West Hill of a 39-year-old woman found…

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Kent officers involved in shooting treated and released at hospital; victim identified

The four Kent Police officers injured in Sunday's shooting and explosion along 86th Avenue South each were treated…

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Moody’s predicts slow marijuana sales in state but little impact to credit rating

Moody’s Investors Service says legalized recreational marijuana sales in the state of Washington could fall well short of…

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Suspected bomb on Metro bus in Kent turns out to be fake left from training exercise

Life is returning back to normal Monday on Kent's East Hill after the suspected bomb on a Metro…

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Woman charged with attempted murder for shooting Kent man | Update

A 24-year-old Tacoma woman has been charged with first-degree attempted murder after she allegedly shot a Kent man…

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Kent could get $350,000 per year from retail marijuana sales taxes

The city of Kent could get an estimated $350,000 per year in sales tax revenue if it allowed…

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Man sentenced for scamming Kent, other homeowners on improvement projects

A 44-year-old Seattle man received a 30-day jail sentence for scamming homeowners, including a Kent resident, who paid…

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Woman reportedly claims she shot Kent man because he raped her

The Tacoma woman who allegedly shot and injured a Kent man Tuesday outside a Panther Lake Starbucks reportedly…

The city of Kent might sell its Riverbend par 3 golf course to a developer to get rid of golf course debt and pay for improvements to the 18-hole course.

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Public hearing for Kent’s par 3 property rezone on July 28

Residents can tee up their comments and let the city of Kent know what they think of the…

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Kent Police arrest man for shooting at plumber’s truck

Kent Police took an 18-year-old man into custody for investigation of shots fired at a plumber's truck. Nobody…

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Woman shoots man in head at Kent strip mall parking lot

Kent Police were still trying to figure out Wednesday what led to a woman shooting and injuring a…