Firefighters battle a two-alarm fire Saturday

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Cause of two-alarm Kent warehouse fire remains undetermined

Kent Fire Department investigators have been unable so far to determine the cause of the two-alarm fire that…

Kent Police arrested Chris W. Smith

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Kent Police apprehend man from state’s most wanted sex offender list

Kent Police arrested a 24-year-old man Thursday from the Washington State Department of Corrections most wanted sex offender…

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Cigarette ashes cause small fire at Kent office building

Cigarette ashes started a small fire at about 11 a.m. Thursday at an office building in the 400…

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Kent Police bust man, woman for thefts at East Hill businesses

Kent Police arrested a 23-year-old Kent man and a 21-year-old Covington woman Wednesday night for investigation of theft…

The Seattle Mist won't be making any tackles in 2012 in the Lingerie Football League

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Lingerie Football League to skip 2012 season in Kent, rest of nation

There's going to be little to nothing to see of the women's Lingerie Football League this year in…

Kent firefighter Steve Smith rescues one of 13 ducklings Tuesday from a East Hill storm drain.

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Kent firefighters rescue 13 ducklings on East Hill

Kent firefighters rescued 13 ducklings that had fallen into a storm drain Tuesday morning on the East Hill.

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State charges Kent businessman with L&I benefits theft; man is son of lieutenant governor

The state Attorney General's Office has charged a Kent businessman with four counts of first-degree theft and one…

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Kent petition drive can start for low-enforcement marijuana offenses initiative

Sensible Washington, which filed an initiative last month with the city of Kent to let voters decide whether…

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Two employees at Kent 911 center named Dispatchers of the Year

Two employees of the Valley Communications Center in Kent are being honored as King County Emergency Medical Dispatchers…

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Kent fire investigators wait to enter destroyed carpet recycling facility to determine cause

It is expected to take at least until Wednesday before Kent Fire Department investigators can enter a destroyed…

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Kent’s Willow’s Place plans fundraiser May 10 to help feed hungry

A breakfast fundraiser on Thursday, May 10 in Kent will help support Willow's Place, which feeds and provides…

Alyssa McLemore

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Missing: Still no answers about Kent woman 3 years after disappearance

Friends, family and the Kent Police all seem to come up with the same response about the disappearance…

Darren Motamedy will return to Kent to play at the fifth annual Evening of Jazz and Art Showcase June 28 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.

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Darren Motamedy to play at Kent’s Evening of Jazz and Art Showcase June 22

Saxophonist Darren Motamedy will return to Kent to play in the fifth annual Evening of Jazz & Art…

Emergency responders will conduct numerous mass casualty incident drills April 30 through May 3 at the ShoWare Center parking lots in Kent.

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Be aware of emergency response drills at Kent’s ShoWare Center

Expect to see large numbers of emergency vehicles traveling and in the parking lots of Kent's ShoWare Center…

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Apartment fire on Kent’s West Hill displaces 10 people; damage estimated at $600,000 | Update

Ten people were displaced as a two-alarm fire caused an estimated $600,000 damage to six apartments on Kent's…

Luis CdeBaca

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State Department ambassador addresses sex trafficking

Sex trafficking continues to be a growing problem in Kent and the rest of the nation.

William Phillip is scheduled to go to trial June 20 for the 2010 murder of Seth Frankel

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Phillip’s trial date continued to June 20 for murder of Kent city employee Seth Frankel

The trial date has been continued to June 20 for a 31-year-old Oregon man charged with first-degree murder…

Gene Mueller is the new manager of Regional Animal Services of King County.

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King County names new Regional Animal Services manager

Gene Mueller, the administrator of Chicago’s largest critical-care veterinary hospital, was named Wednesday as the new manager of…

Informational pickets from the Machinists Union walk in front of Hytek Finishes March 21 in Kent to support company employees seeking a new contract.

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Kent’s Hytek Finishes rejects mediation offer in union talks | Update

The Machinists Union says management at Kent's Hytek Finishes rejected an offer from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation…

Kent Police plan extra DUI patrols on Saturday

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Kent Police plan DUI emphasis April 7 on roads, at bars

Kent Police will throw a spotlight Saturday, April 7 on the role liquor serving establishments play in keeping…