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Kent teen pleads not guilty in Metro bus attack

A 17-year-old Kent teenager pleaded not guilty Jan. 28 to first-degree malicious mischief in connection with an attack…

ShoWare Center promoters say they need to draw more concerts in 2010 to help the arena lose less money than in 2009. Styx played in May at the Kent arena.

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Kent’s ShoWare Center: Projected to lose money this year, too

If ShoWare Center officials can book at least seven major concerts in 2010, they expect the Kent arena…

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Kent man charged in stabbing of woman outside Auburn bingo hall

King County prosecutors on Jan. 25 charged a 39-year-old Kent man with one count each of first-degree assault…

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Kent bomb square a bust: closes bank, portion of street

A police bomb squad determined that a report of a suspicious package Friday morning outside of a downtown…

The Kent Predators are about to start their season and will call the ShoWare Center home.

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Kent Predators filling out their roster: Prepare to see local football talent

The Kent Predators are close to finding 45 players to invite to the new professional indoor football team's…

King County Animal Care and Control Volunteer Dawn Gerken tends to a pair of cats waiting to be adopted at the Kent animal shelter Jan. 26. King County has opted to keep its shelters open through June

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King County, cities, begin plans for regional animal shelter system

Planning has started between King County and city officials throughout the county to develop a new regional model…

Artists from Cirque Sublime perform at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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Acrobatic and charismatic: Cirque Sublime comes to Kent

Cirque Sublime began about 13 years ago as just a small, local circus performance company in Toronto.

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Tax on Kent garbage haulers could pay for roadwork; customers’ bills could climb

A new franchise fee or tax on garbage haulers might be a method the Kent City Council could…

The Teddy Bear Toss during the Jan. 23 Thunderbirds game at the ShoWare Center collected more than 4

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Record number at ShoWare Center event; toss teddy bears, watch Seattle Thunderbirds

The ShoWare Center was the place to be Saturday night in Kent. A ShoWare record-setting sellout crowd of…

Disney Live Rockin' Road Show

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Buzz Lightyear to the rescue at Disney show in Kent

Jesse Highley takes his stage role as the space ranger Buzz Lightyear very seriously. But he also has…

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Council committee OKs plan to hire more police in Panther Lake annexation; final vote is Feb. 2

A Kent City Council committee approved funds Tuesday to hire 12 new police officers as part of a…

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Kent teen enters plea in stabbing charge; is being charged as an adult

A 17-year-old Kent teen pleaded not guilty Thursday in King County Superior Court to a first-degree assault charge…

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Kent City budget: No job losses projected

Kent city officials do not expect to cut any city jobs this year in order to meet a…

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Charges filed in Jan. 15 Kent drug deal gone bad, shooting

King County prosecutors Thursday filed first-degree robbery charges against a Renton man and a Kent man in connection…

The Peking Acrobats perform 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Kentwood High Performing Arts Center.

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World-famous Peking Acrobats set to take center stage in Kent

Mouths are expected to drop and heads to shake when the Peking Acrobats perform Jan. 29 in Kent.

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Panther Lake man sees 30-year prison sentence in wife’s shooting death

A King County Superior Court judge on Jan. 13 sentenced Tracy Floren to 30 years in prison for…

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Kent teen charged as adult in stabbing incident

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Jan. 13 charged a 17-year-old Kent boy with first-degree assault in…

Antonio Montiel Flores of Kent

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Kent man charged with animal fighting, after officials find surgically enhanced roosters

A Kent man and three other men pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning at their arraignments in King County…

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Kent man enters plea in child-pornography case; allegedly sought work as a nanny

King County prosecutors charged a 45-year-old Kent man Jan. 6 for possessing child pornography in connection with photos…

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ShoWare officials work to pare down Liquor Board fine

ShoWare Center operators could see a reduction in a state Liquor Control Board fine as they implement new…