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Blotter: Smoking at the bus stop ends in trip to jail
A bicycle-patrol officer spotted a young man smoking while sitting in a bus shelter at about 10:30 p.m.…
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Where there’s hope, there’s a community center
The Rev. Jimmie James wants to give more than just a handout to children and adults in Kent…
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Kent animal shelter sees major expansion
The King County animal shelter in Kent is about to be expanded. And its resident cats should have…
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New name for the Kent Events Center
It’s official: ShoWare Center at Kent is the name of what was formerly the Kent Events Center. The…
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City Council remains undecided when to raise fees
The Kent City Council remained undecided at a Nov. 4 workshop on when to increase water rates and…
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Is Kent ready for cottage-style developments? Council votes Tuesday
A revised ordinance to bring cottage-style housing to Kent goes Tuesday before the City Council for approval. The…
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Police Blotter: Two arrested in Kent after father, son report gun threat
Police arrested two men and confiscated firearms Oct. 20, following a report that gunmen had threatened a father…
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Kent Council sets three public hearings for Tuesday
The Kent City Council will conduct three public hearings 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at City Hall. They are…
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Repairs completed on three Green River levees in Kent
Repairs ended last month on three Green River levees along the Riverbend Golf Course in Kent. Officials from…
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Kent teens charged in shooting death of Boulevard Park teen
King County prosecutors filed a first-degree murder charge Friday against a 15-year-old Kent teenage boy in connection with…
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Kent teen charged with murder in shooting death of another teen
King County prosecutors filed a first-degree murder charge Friday against a 15-year-old Kent teenage boy in connection with…
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An American Hero: WWII vet spent time in internment camp, then U.S. Army
Just one month after Kaz Fujita graduated from Fife High School in 1942, he and his family received…
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All the bells and whistles: Kent Events Center gets scoreboard
Thunderbirds fans should expect to be impressed in the months ahead, when a fancy scoreboard with video screens…
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It’s back to drawing board for law on cottage-style housing in Kent
Cottage-style housing could be coming soon to Kent despite a 4-3 vote by the City Council on Oct.…
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Blotter: French fry incident leads to foot chase, Taser
Police responded to a report of a man in his 30s swearing and throwing French fries at a…
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Two killed Thursday in major Interstate 5 wreck
Two people were killed and two seriously injured Thursday night in a five-car accident involving a wrong-way driver…
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Suspect in teen shooting death arrested on warrant
King County Sheriff’s Office deputies Oct. 24 arrested an 18-year-old Seattle man on a murder warrant in connection…
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Blotter: Cops nab stolen car before owner knew it was gone
Kent Police arrested a 22-year-old woman for investigation of taking a motor vehicle without permission Oct. 12 even…
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Vandals wreck Kent’s KYSA soccer fields
Four of the five soccer fields at the Kent Pea Patch were closed indefinitely last weekend after someone…