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Kent car show to raise funds for police support group
Pat Ellis started Cops With Cancer to help make sure Greg Duffin's dream to support his fellow police…
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Lake Meridian group to replace Kent’s popular Meridian Belle boat
Michelle McDowell walked out on the dock behind her Lake Meridian home and looked at the Meridian Belle…
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More than 80 Kent neighborhoods ready to gather for National Night Out
Janet Nance discovered planning became much easier this year for the annual National Night Out gathering Aug. 3…
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U.S. House approves $44 million for Hanson Dam repairs to help prevent flooding
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 308-108 Tuesday to approve a $59 billion emergency supplemental spending bill that…
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Council delays vote on measure that would tack fees to vehicle licenses
The Kent City Council did not take any action at its July 20 meeting about whether to form…
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Teacher with ties to Kent, Renton schools enters plea to sexual misconduct
A former teacher in the Kent and Renton school districts pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of…
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Hydroplane art goes full throttle in Kent
Ron Tully's more than 500 drawings make it easy to take a trip down hydroplane memory lane at…
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‘Person of interest’ in Kent employee Seth Frankel murder case
Auburn Police have tracked down a Portland, Ore., man as a person of interest in connection with the…
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Miss Cornucopia ready to represent Kent
Lauren Vermilion stepped off the stage at Town Square Plaza Park in Kent just moments after being named…
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Charging license fees to pay for Kent roads: Kent Council schedules public hearing on idea for raising funds
Dave George had just paid to renew his vehicle license tabs so he had doubts about a proposal…
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In times of standoffs, police crisis negotiators holding the line: Kent officers speak
Derrick Focht has heard it before: A police officer becomes a hostage negotiator because of an ability to…
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Birch Creek Apartment renovation uplifts residents of Kent low-income housing complex
Nearly 1,000 people, including 540 children, live in the 262 units at Birch Creek, formerly known as Springwood.…
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Tiller’s Folly to make music at Lake Meridian Park in Kent
Tiller's Folly plays 7 p.m. July 15 at the city of Kent's annual Thursdays at the Lake concerts…
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County Councilwoman: Kent animal shelter ‘barely adequate,’ but regional plan is ‘best we can do for now’
King County Councilman Julia Patterson initially wanted the county to get out of the animal control and sheltering…
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Kent animal shelter part of regional solution, but quality issues remain
Derek Yoshinaka tosses a tennis ball that two dogs playfully chase in a fenced yard at the Kent…
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UPDATE: Severe T-bone wreck on West Valley Highway sends both drivers to the hospital: Slide Show
A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of South 196th Street and 68th Avenue South (aka the West Valley…
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Predators Indoor Football League team to Kent: We’re coming back for season 2
A co-owner of the Kent Predators professional Indoor Football League team said the team will return for a…
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Kent Cornucopia Days opens today, lasts through the weekend
Good times are about to roll again downtown at the 39th annual Kent Cornucopia Days. More than 600…
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Kent inmate crews perform valuable labor, including burials, at Tahoma National Ceremony
Al Morgan grabs one end of the large belt attached to the coffin to help lower it into…
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Kent bracing for Fourth of July Splash on Sunday
Lake Meridian residents simply call Brad Omon the "pyro." Omon works as a pyrotechnician for Olympia-based Fireworks Entertainment…