Kent Police will offer a community academy starting April 10.

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Kent Police offer Community Police Academy

The Kent Police Department will offer an inside look at its operations during its Spring Spring Community Police…

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke delivers her State of the City address Wednesday at the Meridian Valley Country Club.

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Kent Mayor Cooke raves about ShoWare in State of the City speech

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke sang the praises of the ShoWare Center during her annual State of the City…

Seth Dawson died in a plane crash last February in North Bend.

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Pilot who crashed plane that killed Kentlake swim coach was intoxicated, NTSB report says

The pilot who crashed a Cessna 172 plane last year into Mount Si in North Bend that killed…

Red Lion Inn & Suites will have a grand opening March 7 in Kent.

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Grand opening of Red Lion in Kent on March 7

The Red Lion Inn & Suites in Kent will have a grand opening event at 3:30 p.m. Thursday,…

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Ex-SPSL volleyball coach receives 90-day sentence for Kent attempted rape

A former Mount Rainier High School volleyball coach received a 90-day jail sentence for third-degree attempted rape of…

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Trial date continued for five in Kent car show shooting

The trial date for five men accused of assault for their roles in a Kent car show shooting…

Kent Municipal Court Judge Karli Jorgensen.

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Kent Municipal Court Judge Jorgensen to kick off election campaign

Kent Municipal Court Judge Karli Jorgensen will kick off her 2013 election campaign at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March…

Bennett J. Reedy.

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Kent Police will host sex offender notification meeting March 7

Kent Police will run a community informational meeting for people to learn about the recent registration of a…

Kent Police Blotter.

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Kent officers arrest woman for slapping husband at work | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she allegedly slapped her husband in the…

Taylor 2 dance company performs March 8 at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center.

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Dance company comes to Kent March 8

Paul Taylor is one of the foremost choreographers of the 20th century and one of history’s most celebrated…

Kent Police bicycle patrols are scheduled to return to the streets in May.

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Kent Police bicycle patrols to return in May

Kent Police bicycle patrols will return to the streets in May after a six-month absence.

Kent City Councilman Les Thomas.

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Kent City Council committee discusses adoption of civility laws

Kent City Councilman Les Thomas said each time he goes for early morning coffee in downtown Kent he…

Former Kent-Meridian High teacher Ernie Ammons

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Ex-Kent-Meridian teacher, coach receives five-day jail sentence for sex crime

A former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and track coach received a five-day jail sentence Friday in King County…

Seth Frankel worked for the city of Kent in 2010 when he was found stabbed to death at his Auburn home.

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Phillip’s trial date continued to May 6 for murder of Kent city employee

The murder trial has been continued again for the Oregon man charged with first-degree murder for the 2010…

Kent's You Me We family festival returns Friday

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Kent You Me We festival lineup released

Interactive booths, sports competitions, contests and prizes, Radio Disney, along with an impressive lineup of performances by Kent’s…

King County prosecutors filed 46 percent of their felony cases in 2012 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

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King County felony case filings drop slightly in 2012

The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office filed 43 fewer felony cases in 2012 than in 2011.

Crews install a metal sheet pile flood wall in January at the Boeing Levee along the Green River in Kent similar to the city's proposal for the Briscoe-Desimone levee repair.

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King County flood district board to vote on Kent levee repair plan

A vote is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26 by the King County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors…

The city of Kent is considering adding cameras to catch speeders at school zones similar to what the city of Des Moines uses along 24th Avenue South in the Highline School District.

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Kent considers adding cameras to catch school-zone speeders

The city of Kent might install cameras in the fall to catch speeders of more than 20 mph…

Devin Topps

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Man charged in Kent murder of Devin Topps faces May 1 trial

A trial date has been continued to May 1 for a 22-year-old man charged with second-degree murder with…

A man died Tuesday morning in a fire at the Sunset Motel on Pacific Highway South in Kent.

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Man dies in Kent motel fire

A Kent man died in a fire Tuesday morning at the Sunset Motel, 25006 Pacific Highway S.