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Kent: Work to bolster Green River levees with giant sand bags is ahead of schedule
City crews and contractors expect to finish placing 20,000 giant sand bags along a 12-mile stretch of Green…
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Updated story: Two charged with murder in fatal East Hill shooting
The King County Prosecutor's Office filed a first-degree murder charge Monday against a 22-year-old Kent man in connection…
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Kent mayor to present budget proposal; jobs, services could see cuts
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will present her 2010 preliminary city budget to the City Council at a workshop…
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Meet Jumpin’ Josh, Des Moines’ teen jazz phenom
Just a few months after Jumpin’ Josh Violette took up the guitar at age 8, he took the…
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Kent in line for flood-fight dollars – flood-control district awards $2.59 million
The city of Kent will receive $2.59 million this year from the King County Flood Control District to…
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Panther Lake annexation: Supporter, critic speak their piece
To join the city of Kent, or not. That’s the question facing Panther Lake residents as they fill…
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Don’t cut human services, public tells King County Council at budget hearing in Kent
More than 200 people overflowed a courtroom Tuesday night at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent…
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Layoffs in the future for Kent city workers, as city pares $3.2 million from budget
Kent city officials plan to cut enough jobs by Nov. 30 to save the city more than $3.2…
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VIDEO – Women’s tackle football: Seattle Majestics bring crowd of new recruits to Kent
Forty new players turned out for a Seattle Majestics women’s football team minicamp on Saturday at French Field…
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Byrds’ singer Roger McGuinn comes to Kent Spotlight Series
Roger McGuinn enjoyed his nine years as the lead singer for The Byrds. But he's loving life on…
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Panera Bread to spice up lunch at Kent Senior Activity Center
Kent city officials expect a new agreement with Panera Bread to help boost lunch business at the Senior…
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Blotter: Man unzips another man’s pants, threatens to rip police officer’s larynx out
Provoking Assault A 39-year-old man reportedly tried to start fights and even unzipped another man’s pants during an…
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Berrios lobs accusation at his political opponent Mayor Cooke; Kent Council wades in
Kent mayoral candidate Jim Berrios didn’t mince words at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, accusing the administration of his…
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Kent Council OKs spending another $1.5 mil to protect city from flooding Green River
The Kent City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved spending another $1.5 million to try to protect the city…
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Green River flooding: Have a plan, officials tell Kent residents
Diane Demeerleer remains uncertain about how much flooding to expect this winter at her Kent condominium along the…
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Domestic violence rally in Kent: ‘We have a long way to go’
Carol Greco lost a sister to domestic violence five years ago. Greco, of Federal Way, told the story…
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Keep up parks before expanding to more, Kent City Parks staff tells Council
Kent city planners want to do more in the next several years to keep up existing parks rather…
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Speak your piece Tuesday on the Kent City Budget: Hearing scheduled
Residents can tell the Kent City Council what they want or don’t want in the 2010 city budget…
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Kent man disputes state of city’s finances: Says city budget not realistic
As a Kent resident, Denton Hanford’s worried that city officials could put the city budget in a deep…
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Bellydance Superstars coming to Kent
Now one of the star performers of the Bellydance Superstars, Petite Jamilla didn’t even make the cut at…