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39th annual Celtic Yuletide Concert set for Dec. 7 in Kent

Boulding family presents musical celebration of the holiday season

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Shoker plans to focus on people over politics on Kent City Council

Sharn Shoker defeats Andy Song in tight race

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Kent Police Blotter: Oct. 28-Nov. 7

Incidents include street robbery, stabbing, pickax attack, wire theft arrest

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Operating losses climbing at city of Kent ShoWare Center

Arena appears to be headed toward annual loss of more than $1.5 million

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Family looks forward to end of lengthy Kent murder court case

Charges against man in death of Seth Frankel tied up in courts for 15 years

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Kent man, 26, fatally shot at apartment complex identified

Yik Thomas Khan died of a gunshot wound of head and neck in Oct. 26 Valley shooting

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Kent Police bust four men on drug charges at Kaibara Park

Arrests for possession of meth, violations of Stay Out of Drug Areas (SODA) and other charges

An adult with measles attended a Disney on Ice show 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, ShoWare Center

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New measles case could have exposed people in Kent, Renton, Tukwila

Locations: Disney on Ice show at ShoWare Center; Toyota of Renton; Valley Medical Center; YangGuoFu Malatang Restaurant

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Kent house fire displaces family of four Monday night

Nobody injured in Oct. 27 fire in the 9000 block of South 204th Place

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Kent Police Blotter: Oct. 14-26

Incidents include 76 Station robbery, Key Bank robbery, bus stop assault, stolen wigs

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Kent Police arrest man for resisting arrest, other charges

Incident started with report of suspects trying to break into vehicle

City of Kent Municipal Court, 1220 Central Ave. S. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

Business

City of Kent charges Golden Steer owners for buying stolen goods

Court documents reveal details of alleged purchases of alcohol from Fred Meyer in undercover operation

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Man, 26, fatally shot at Kent apartment complex in the Valley

Found lying in parking lot Sunday, Oct. 26 at complex in the 6000 block of South 233rd Place

A police officer looks at vehicle information captured by a Flock Safety camera. COURTESY PHOTO, Flock Safety

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Kent Police change access to Flock cameras after UW report

Take action to defend against use of vehicle information for civil immigration enforcement

File Photo, Kent Reporter

Business

Kent City Council adopts ordinance to end grocery store covenants

Grocery stores had restrictions to not allow another grocer to move into vacant building

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Ezee Fiber connects first Kent internet customer

Texas-based company started to install fiber-optic system in spring

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Kent City Council races bring out the campaign contributions

Sharn Shoker has raised $95,024 in her race against Andy Song to lead all candidates

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Sports

Special Olympics honors Kentwood High Unified Sports program

Named a National Banner School for meeting 10 standards

Superintendent Israel Vela. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Kent School District

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Kent School District faces budget cuts of $8 million

Declining enrollment, federal funding leads to large deficit this year; $12.4 million from fund balance to reduce cuts

Courtesy File Photo, DEA

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Kent church seeks apologies from DEA, Renton and Kent police

Says DEA, Renton Police didn’t have permission to use church parking lot as staging site for drug bust