Courtesy Photo, Rainier Youth Choirs

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Kent-based Rainier Youth Choirs seeks members for openings

Singers in the second through 12th grades; four choir levels

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Kent Fred Meyer closure leaves produce clerk in ‘utter shock’

Bryan Gilderoy has 15 years experience at East Hill location that will shut down Oct. 17

Larry Martinez. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police

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Skeletal remains of Kent man, 81, found near SR 167

Larry Martinez went missing in June 2022 when he walked away from a local business; no foul play…

Courtesy Photo, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

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Kent woman gets 33 months for retail theft from Lululemon stores

Pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree organized retail theft; mainly at Bellevue Square location

A Chevy Camaro gets stuck on the railroad tracks Friday night, Aug. 22 in Kent near West Harrison Street after a pursuit by the Washington State Patrol. COURTESY PHOTO, Washington State Patrol

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State Patrol pursuit ends in Kent after car gets stuck on tracks

Troopers arrest 31-year-old Kent man who reportedly reached speeds of 110 mph along I-5 on Aug. 22

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King County pet shelter in Kent offers lower adoption fee

Part of the annual Clear the Shelters program that runs through Aug. 31; adoption fee $30

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King County Council member proposes retail crime task force

Claudia Balducci presents plan in Kent after announcement of Fred Meyer store closings

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Walgreens to close Kent store along 104th Avenue SE

Part of a nationwide closure plan by the company; second Walgreens on East Hill to stay open

Vehicles on display at the 2024 Cruisin’ Kent Car Show. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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Cruisin’ Kent Car Show set for Sunday, Aug. 24 at Kent Station

Seventh-annual event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Kent Mayor Dana Ralph. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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Kent Mayor Dana Ralph addresses East Hill Fred Meyer closure

Says she is ‘angry, frustrated and sad’

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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Mom gets 12-month community custody sentence in Kent baby’s death

Prosecutors sought 27-month prison sentence in 2022 fentanyl overdose by 3-year-old girl

Fire crews responded to a natural gas leak Aug. 19 in downtown Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire

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PSE crews stop natural gas leak in Kent near Fourth Avenue

Street was closed for couple of hours Tuesday, Aug. 19 as PSE and fire crews respond

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Woman sustains moderate injuries after Kent crash with semitruck

Collision occurred Aug. 18 in the 22400 block of 83rd Avenue South

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Fred Meyer stores also to close in Seattle, Redmond

Kroger announces 2 additional closures day after Kent, Everett stores to shut down in October

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Kent Police Blotter: July 28 to Aug. 10

Incidents include indecent liberties, carjacking, 7-Eleven robbery, stolen vehicle pursuits

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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Man pleads not guilty to double killing at Kent apartment complex

Alphonzo Kelly charged in July 14 deaths of 34-year-old man and 46-year-old woman

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Song, Shoker showdown for Kent City Council position

Two candidates prepare campaigns for Nov. 4 after advancing out of primary

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Kroger to permanently close Kent Fred Meyer on East Hill

Store along SE 240th Street will shut down in October

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Man recently released from state prison dies in Kent crash

49-year-old man had been sentenced to life without parole in 1994 Sumner killing when he was 18

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Overnight lane closures coming near Kent on SR 99 at SR 516

Crews to do lane striping along 2-mile repaved section between SR 516 and South 200th Street