Kent City Councilman Dennis Higgins stands on his head to help promote the ShoWare Center's Marquee Tickets Contest.

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Kent’s ShoWare Center to offer free tickets for best marquee photo

Find a friend to take your photo in front of the ShoWare Center marquee in Kent if you…

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Prosecutors charge Kent man with attempted child rape in Internet sting

King County prosecutors have charged a 29-year-old Kent man with second-degree attempted child rape after he allegedly agreed…

Kent attorney Mark Prothero will represent Green River Killer Gary Ridgway in court Feb. 18 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center.

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Kent attorney describes Green River Killer Ridgway’s ‘bleak existence’

Gary Ridgway spends all but four hours per week in solitary confinement at the Washington State Penitentiary in…

Ted Perkins

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Kent property owners learn about Green River flooding

Tom Crandall might give up on buying some property near the Green River in Auburn after what he…

02/04/11 Barry Saunders teared up as he apologized Jones family Friday

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Saunders sentenced to 17 years for Southcenter Mall murder in 2008

Barry Saunders tried to fight off tears as he told a packed Kent courtroom Friday that he was…

Giant sandbags line the Green River levee at Three Friends Fishing Hole in late December. The city of Kent is getting the levees evaluated by private firms to ensure flood protection and to meet federal standards for certification.

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Flood-map meeting Feb. 7 in Kent: See how preliminary federal maps could affect your flood insurance

Kent residents and business owners near the Green River will soon find out how new preliminary Federal Emergency…

Oregon singer Caitlin Cardier performs Feb. 10 at the ShoWare Center as part of the Ladies Night Out

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Singer Caitlin Cardier hopes to grow fan base at Kent’s ShoWare Center

Caitlin Cardier grew up in the 1990s listening to SWV, also known as Sisters With Voices. Now the…

Shawn David Gulseth pleaded not guilty Feb. 3 in Kent to a first-degree murder charge in connection with the Dec. 21 stabbing death of girlfriend Bonnie Peterson in Kent.

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Kent man pleads not guilty in stabbing death of girlfriend

Shawn David Gulseth pleaded not guilty Thursday in King County Superior Court in Kent to a charge of…

Kent resident Diane DeMeerleer stands along the Green River levee near her condominium at The Lakes. Kent city officials are hiring private forms to certify the levees for safety and to help lower insurance rates.

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Kent reviewing its levees for flood protection, insurance rates

Diane DeMeerleer used to love living in The Lakes neighborhood of Kent, along the Green River close to…

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke waits for an audience response during her State of the City address Feb. 2 at the Kent Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the ShoWare Center.

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Kent parking garage no longer stalled? Mayor delivers hopeful message

A developer might finally take over the half-built parking garage in downtown Kent to construct a mixed-use development…

A sellout crowd attended the Ladies Night Out concert Dec. 10 at Kent's ShoWare Center. But the arena lost money in 2010 partly because of smaller crowds at other events and concerts.

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Kent’s ShoWare Center loses money for second straight year

The financial troubles continue for the ShoWare Center in Kent as the 2-year-old arena lost money for the…

Defensive back Abdul Gilbert

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Kent Predators build up Indoor Football League roster

It didn't take long for Keith Evans to start tracking down several of his former players after the…

Kent-Meridian High freshman Spencer Roop won her school's singing contest to earn a spot in the 'Kent's Got Talent' show Jan. 29 at the Kent Senior Center.

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Kent-Meridian singer ready to take on ‘Kent’s Got Talent’ show

Larice Roop remembers as she watched her daughter Spencer sing in the crib even before she could talk.…

Shawn David Gulseth faces a first-degree murder charge in connection with the Dec. 21 stabbing death of a Kent woman.

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Arraignment set for man accused of killing Kent girlfriend

Shawn David Gulseth, the man charged with first-degree murder in the connection with the Dec. 20 stabbing death…

Helena Reynolds

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Kent lunch program will keep on serving at senior center

Helena Reynolds gladly helped place the new sign board along East Smith Street to promote the weekday lunch…

The Green River as seen in December along a levee near the Riverbend Golf Course in Kent.

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FEMA to host Green River flood map meeting Feb. 7 in Kent

Kent residents and business owners near the Green River can soon find out how new preliminary Federal Emergency…

Seattle Mist players Breanna Reed

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Kent player in Lingerie Football League poses for Playboy

Chelsie Jorgensen, a member of the Seattle Mist women's Lingerie Football League team that plays at the ShoWare…

Kent resident Bobby Dean sings in his country- town themed room at his home Jan. 14.  Dean is a Kent businessman and his song “Hank On The Radio” is a top single on his newly released CD.

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Kent businessman Bobby Dean lands Nashville record deal

As Bobby Dean stands in front of a cowboy mural in the entertainment room at his Kent home,…

Kent Police captain Ken Thomas was named Wednesday as the new Kent Police chief.

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Ken Thomas named Kent Police Chief

Ken Thomas couldn't even legally carry a loaded gun his first few months with the Kent Police Department…

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Kent City Council approves building height limit; affects land near single-family homes

The Kent City Council has approved a 35-foot height limit on buildings constructed on property within 300 feet…