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Forterra hires ex-Tacoma Port CEO as Chief Program Officer

Forterra has hired Tim Farrell as its new Chief Program Officer (CPO). Drawing on his experience in the…

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas.

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Kent Police to host community meeting, Block Watch class on May 23

Residents can take part in a Kent Police Community Meeting and Block Watch 101 class on Thursday, May…

Kent Police.

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Police in Kent, elsewhere to add extra DUI patrols for Cinco de Mayo

As communities throughout King, Snohomish and Pierce counties bring out their sombreros and Mariachi guitars in anticipation of…

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Bellevue Police nab robbery suspect in Kent

Bellevue Police arrested a 26-year-old Kent man Wednesday at a Kent apartment complex for investigation of first-degree robbery…

Fans cheer during a Seattle Thunderbirds hockey game at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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Kent’s ShoWare Center turns profit in first quarter of 2013

The ShoWare Center turned a profit of $7,048 for the first quarter of 2013 and could be on…

State Rep. Dave Upthegrove

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State Rep. Upthegrove to run for King County Council

State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, D-Des Moines, said Tuesday he is running for for King County Council Position 5…

The King County park system includes Marymoor Park in Redmond as well as other regional parks.

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King County Council puts proposed parks levy on August ballot

The Metropolitan King County Council on Monday approved sending to the voters in August a six-year property tax…

Kent Police Blotter.

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Woman’s report of possible Kent rape at age 14 in 2001 too late to prosecute | Police Blotter

A 26-year-old woman reported to Kent Police that she was a possible rape victim in 2001 at the…

State Rep. Dave Upthegrove

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State Rep. Upthegrove might run for Patterson’s King County Council seat

State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, D-Des Moines, said Friday he is "seriously considering" running for the King County Council…

A landing gear door lands in a Kent neighborhood in September after falling off a Boeing 767 cargo jet operated by ABX Air

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Details revealed about Boeing jet door that landed in Kent

The landing gear door that fell last fall in a Kent neighborhood marked at least the 19th time…

King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson.

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Julia Patterson announces she won’t seek re-election to King County Council

Metropolitan King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson announced Friday in a media release she will not seek a fourth…

A fire burned linens stored in outdoor canopies early Thursday morning in Kent at a commercial laundry business in the 7800 block of South 228th Street.

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Kent firefighters extinguish blaze outside commercial laundry facility

Four Kent Fire Department engines responded to a fire in canopies outside of a commercial laundry facility at…

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Prosecutors charge Kent man in gay dating app robbery cases

King County prosecutors charged a 32-year-old Kent man Tuesday with several felony charges in connection with setting up…

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Kent Police stop vehicle Wednesday connected with store parking lot robbery

Kent Police stopped a vehicle Wednesday afternoon near Southeast 208th Avenue and 108th Avenue Southeast that reportedly was…

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Kent Police arrest man for robberies targeting gay victims

Kent Police arrested and King County prosecutors charged a Kent man for robbing two people after setting up…

Kent Police Blotter.

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Kent man gets robbed after meeting man through gay dating app | Police Blotter

A Kent man used a gay dating phone app called Scruff and ended up meeting a man who…

Kent firefighter Bob Schmidt.

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Kent firefighter Bob Schmidt dies from cancer

Kent firefighter Robert W. “Bob” Schmidt died Sunday night after a 10-month battle with brain cancer.

John Hodgson

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Hodgson to retire as city of Kent chief administrative officer

John Hodgson, the city of Kent's chief administrative officer, will retire May 31.

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Kent man gets 66 years in prison for attempted murder of 3 Des Moines women

A Kent man received a maximum prison sentence of 66 years Friday for three counts of first-degree attempted…

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Detectives serve search warrants in Kent, Burien, SeaTac as part of prostitution sting

Detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Burien and SeaTac Police Departments served search warrants on…