The film 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' will be shown at 9:15 p.m. Aug. 6 at Town Square Plaza Park.

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Summer Nights and the Silver Screen return to Kent’s Town Square Plaza Park

Comedy, action and a Disney movie share the lineup for the return of the free outdoor summer movies…

Kent Police officer and event coordinator Hans Mak poses with Coolbird besides a Ford roadster at the second annual Greg Duffin Car and Motorcycle Show July 31 in Kent.

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Greg Duffin Car and Motorcycle Show draws crowd to Kent: See the slideshow

Drivers entered more than 100 vehicles in the Greg Duffin Car and Motorcycle Show July 31 at the…

The Backstreet Boys perform Aug. 5 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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Backstreet Boys to deliver a ‘show in the fullest form’

Nick Carter has noticed a few similarities as well as changes in the crowd during his current Backstreet…

07/30/10 Senator Patty Murray unveiled Army Corps plan to repair the Howard Hanson Dam Friday

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Army corps reveals new Hanson Dam repair plans to protect Green River Valley

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to install additional drains as well as extend an existing…

Pat Ellis

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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…

Project coordinator Bruce Axworthy

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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…

National Night Out organizer Janet Nance and her daughter Genevieve

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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…

Water is released out of the Howard Hanson Dam that helps protect the Green River Valley from flooding.

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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…

David Williams

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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…

07/09/20 2010 Miss Cornucopia Lauren Vermilion celebrates with her boyfriend Blake Densley after the coronation Friday

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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…

Dave George of Kent places his tabs on his car outside the Kent Licensing Agency Office Tuesday. While he doesn’t like the idea of added fees

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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…

Kent Police crisis negotiators

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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…

Susan Smith

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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.…

(Left to right) Nolan Murray

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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…

Julia Patterson is a member of the King County Council. Her 5th District includes Kent. Contact her at 206-296-1005

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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…

Volunteer Derek Yoshinaka checks on dogs to take for a walk at the King County Animal Control and Care shelter June 30 in Kent.

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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…

Local emergency personnel stand beside a demolished panel truck following a two-vehicle accident on the West Valley Highway that sent both drivers to the hospital with serious injuries.

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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…