Che Apalache, a four-man “Latingrass” string band based in Buenos Aires, performed Oct. 19, 2019 at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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City of Kent cancels fall Spotlight Series due to COVID-19

Reschedules concerts for fall 2021

File Photo

Business

LA Fitness to reopen all locations Aug. 10

Gyms will follow state guidelines

South 228th Street overpass project in Kent plugs along

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South 228th Street overpass project in Kent plugs along

Girders placed for bridge to go over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks

Kent man killed in head-on collision along Kent Black Diamond Road SE

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Kent man killed in head-on collision along Kent Black Diamond Road SE

Kent driver arrested for DUI; faces potential vehicular homicide charge

City of Kent awards $721,381 in grants for housing, food, medical needs

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City of Kent awards $721,381 in grants for housing, food, medical needs

A total of 19 grants from federal CARES Act funds to local groups

Superintendent Calvin Watts. FILE PHOTO

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Kent School Board approves superintendent’s contract extension

3-2 vote gives Watts a contract through June 2022

Kent, Federal Way men arrested in drug trafficking bust

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Kent, Federal Way men arrested in drug trafficking bust

Reportedly part of 12-member group distributing fentanyl, heroin, meth and cocaine

Three drivers were injured in a four-vehicle crash Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, at the South 277th Street southbound off ramp from State Route 167 near the Kent/Auburn border. Washington State Patrol arrested a 19-year-old Kent man for investigation of felony eluding, vehicular assault and felony hit and run after he smashed into the rear of a vehicle following a short pursuit (that the trooper had halted) for speeding. COURTESY PHOTO, Valley Regional Fire

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Kent man arrested after four-vehicle crash on Highway 167 off ramp

Reportedly speeding in BMW sedan on South 277th Street southbound exit

Female inmate who died at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent identified| Update

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Female inmate who died at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent identified| Update

Woman, 40, in custody less than 24 hours; cause of death pending

Courtesy Photo, YouthCare

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Three nonprofit groups to get $500,000 each to provide housing for human trafficking victims

YMCA, YouthCare and International Rescue Committee

City of Kent to purchase 500 laptops for $1 million with CARES Act funds

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City of Kent to purchase 500 laptops for $1 million with CARES Act funds

For work-from-home employees and to improve organizational mobility

Western Washington University names Kent woman as one of top 50 graduates

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Western Washington University names Kent woman as one of top 50 graduates

Valeria Goliff excelled in dance program at Bellingham school

Kent apartment rents remain flat in July

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Kent apartment rents remain flat in July

Median monthly rents are $1,502 for one-bedroom unit; $1,870 for two bedrooms

King County awards sports grants to Kent-area groups

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King County awards sports grants to Kent-area groups

Washington Youth Soccer Foundation, Kent Youth and Family Services, Children’s Therapy Center

Superintendent Calvin Watts. FILE PHOTO

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Kent School Board to vote Aug. 5 on superintendent’s contract extension to 2022

Current pact with Calvin Watts expires in July 2021

City of Kent increases small business emergency grant relief to $6,500

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City of Kent increases small business emergency grant relief to $6,500

Eases restrictions about companies eligible to apply for CARES Act funds

Female inmate, 40, dies at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent

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Female inmate, 40, dies at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent

Medical examiner to determine cause, manner of death

City of Kent studies future transportation projects

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City of Kent studies future transportation projects

Street planning for the next 20 years

Northwest Kidney Centers to build new dialysis clinic in Panther Lake area of Kent

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Northwest Kidney Centers to build new dialysis clinic in Panther Lake area of Kent

Scheduled to open in 2022

Kent man, 33, killed in motorcycle crash

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Kent man, 33, killed in motorcycle crash

Along State Route 599 in Tukwila