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With downturn in economy, Kent residents asking for help
Residents continue to flood the city of Kent's Human Services division with calls for referrals to help pay…
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Kent man charged after stabbing girlfriend 31 times
King County prosecutors charged a 42-year-old Kent man Monday with first-degree murder in connection with the Oct. 16…
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Kent Council debates whether mayor’s budget will work
A Kent City Council budget workshop turned into a debate among the Council, Mayor Suzette Cooke and city…
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Police Blotter: Kent man arrested after wife’s face is bitten
A husband became upset with his wife’s lunch plans and reportedly grabbed her and bit her face during…
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High-school class gains new view of police work
With plans to become a defense attorney, Keyera Gainer was quick to sign up for the new Police…
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Proposed budget cuts bring crowd to Kent
More than 80 people packed a courtroom Thursday night at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent…
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Blotter: Woman claiming to be God arrested at Kent mall
A 42-year-old woman claiming to be God reportedly kicked another woman and left a trail of broken bowls…
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Town Hall: Kent Council gets earful from residents
The idea for the city to install cameras to catch drivers who run red lights turned into a…
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For this Kent worker, it’s all about the blooms
No matter the season, the work never stops for the flower lady of Kent. Janet Henderson, a city…
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‘We are our brother’s keeper’: Local merchant aids homeless in Kent
Nearly 50 homeless people arrived for a free hot meal of ham and mashed potatoes on a rainy…
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Kent: 2009 proposed budget reflects lean financial times
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke proposed a “hold-the-line” 2009 budget Tuesday to the City Council in an effort to…
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County ponders getting out of shelter business
King County could turn over the animal-sheltering business to a private agency, under a proposal that county staff…
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Hey! Are those fish? City pond is clear again
Visitors to Kaibara Park in downtown Kent can see fish in the park's pond clearly again. City workers…
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Permit parking coming to Kent neighborhood
Permit parking is coming to the city of Kent for the first time, because of the Kent Events…
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For Kent city worker, good deed goes rewarded
What would you do if you found a bag of cash? When city of Kent employee Jeff Veach…
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Charges filed in armed domestic-violence case
The King County Prosecutor’s Office filed a second-degree assault charge Oct. 1 in King County Superior Court against…
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Police Blotter: Airborne blender sends girlfriend to jail
A verbal dispute turned physical when a girlfriend threw a blender at her boyfriend at about 6:15 p.m.…
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Kent couple devoted to each other, even in shadow of disease
Because of Merrill Vesper’s fight against kidney disease, the long hikes he and his wife first took together…
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Grandma gets cited for prostitution | Kent Reporter Police Blotter
Prostitution Kent Police cited a grandmother and a married man for investigation of prostitution loitering after officers found…
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Is new fire agency in Kent’s future?
City of Kent and King County Fire District 37 officials continue to give serious thought to forming a…