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Kent Severe Weather Shelter extends opening through Monday night
Low predicted to be 22 degrees Monday night, Jan. 15; shelter at Holy Spirit Church
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Kent neighbors seek pedestrian upgrades along 132nd Avenue SE
Two deaths in 2023 along stretch of road motivate residents to send petition to City Council
Northwest
State Senate bill would boost pay for school board members
Current maximum pay is no more than $50 per day and $4,800 per year; Joe Nguyen sponsors bill
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Kent Police arrest man for attempted bank robbery, other charges
Reportedly stole cash from a woman at ATM and luggage from a nearby business on Jan. 10
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Student with pellet gun leads to brief lockdown at Kentwood High School
Covington Police detain student in Thursday afternoon, Jan. 11 incident; lockdown lifted
Business
Ball Corporation to close Kent aluminum can manufacturing facility
About 121 employees to lose jobs at Second Avenue North plant
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Kent Police detain man for reportedly urinating in public
Turns out man along West Meeker Street had state Department of Corrections warrant
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Update: Kent to get cold temperatures but snow unlikely
High of 23 degrees and low could hit 15 Friday night; 24 and 16 on Saturday
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Kent Severe Weather Shelter to open at Holy Spirit Church
Nightly from Thursday, Jan. 11 through Sunday, Jan. 14
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Second man faces murder charge in 2022 Kent apartment shooting
Auburn man, 18, accused along with Seattle man, 20, of fatal shooting at Irwin Park Apartments
Business
Engines from Kent’s Blue Origin help launch Vulcan rocket to moon
Unmanned flight hopes to reach lunar surface around Feb. 23
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Kent Police arrest parents of boy, 3, for DUI and reckless endangerment
Federal Way couple reportedly using drugs in vehicle with their child in the back seat
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Lake Meridian Park playground in Kent to get new surface
State awards $100,000 grant to city to help pay for spring project at popular park
Northwest
Choose 180 selects Nneka Payne as new executive director
King County nonprofit advocates to transform juvenile and criminal legal systems
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Man injured, one dog saved, one dog dies in Kent apartment fire
About 20 people displaced in Friday morning, Jan. 5 fire at The BLVD Apartments on West Hill
Sports
A look back: Thunderbirds made Kent’s ShoWare Center debut 15 years ago
Western Hockey League team moved to town in January 2009 from Seattle Center’s KeyArena
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Kent apartment rents down 2.7% compared to same time last year
Median rent per month in Kent is $1,391 for a one-bedroom apartment, $1,718 for a two-bedroom
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Kent to get 288-unit apartment complex along West Meeker Street
Modular units planned for sites where Monte Carlo Pub and abandoned store sit
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Two victims identified in separate Kent vehicle crashes
Each was a passenger in collisions over New Year’s weekend
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Sheriff’s Office finds small explosive device at Kent Station parking garage
Juveniles suspected of using devices New Year’s Day evening; nobody hurt; no arrests made