The city of Kent will continue to contract with King County for animal services.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is scheduled to get a 35-percent pay jump to $138,000 per year after the city's Independent Salary Commission approved the raise by a 4-1 vote.
The majority of the nearly $20,000 cash payout Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is scheduled to receive when her term ends will be from unused vacation time.
A 31-year-old King County man received a seven-year prison sentence on Tuesday in Seattle for his involvement in eight bank robberies last year in Western Washington, including two in Kent.
No eyes are smiling about the expected closure of Mick Kelly's Irish Pub & Restaurant in Kent.
A Kent-Meridian High student could still face charges in connection with a March 31 vehicle accident that resulted in the death of Lupo Benson, 18, a senior at the school.
Kent-based Scarsella Brothers, Inc., faces a personal injuries and damages lawsuit in connection with a 44-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured on April 17 at an Interstate 5 construction project in Centralia.
It turned out to be a short Kent City Council campaign for candidate Rich Brandau.
Residents can learn about how to make their neighborhoods safer during a community meeting with the Kent Police Department at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, at Sunnycrest Elementary School, 24629 42nd Ave. S.
An alert neighbor called 911 to report a house on fire in the 23400 block of 94th Avenue Southeast just before midnight on Monday in Kent.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly tried to choke his ex-wife because she changed locks at the apartment they still shared.
The city of Kent continues to round up more businesses who aren't paying the business and occupation (B&O) tax.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is set to receive about a $20,000 cash payout when she's not longer the mayor under what the city calls a management benefits program.
Gov. Jay Inslee didn't hesitate to borrow a line from sausage maker Art Oberto during a Thursday visit to Kent to promote the passage of a major transportation package by the Legislature.
Detectives from the King County Sheriff's Office continue to investigate what is believed to be human remains found on Wednesday evening near the 24900 block of Frager Road South in unincorporated Kent.
A transient woman, well-known to Kent Police because she has been banned from more than 40 businesses or locations in town, is back in trouble again after reportedly breaking a window at a downtown Starbucks.
Just two days before Kent Police responded to a suspicious death and found Ismail S.A. Mohamed dead, naked and with head injuries outside on a Kent hotel parking lot, his sister and parents had tried to convince a Yakima mental health treatment facility and a judge to keep him in custody for treatment.
The state Supreme Court voted 8-1 that the city of Kent can ban medical marijuana collective gardens.
Kent Police are getting closer to solving who shot and killed a 1-year-old baby girl on April 16 in Kent and have four persons of interest in custody.
Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault and disorderly conduct after she reportedly threw objects all over the Fred Meyer store, 25250 Pacific Highway S., even firing one item at a store employee as well as knocking over a mannequin.
