Steve Hunter

Kent Police respond to stabbing on East Hill

A 40-year-old man was injured after being stabbed at about 5:30 a.m. Friday at a Kent house in the 25000 block of 117th Court Southeast.

Residents can sign up for the Community Police Academy to learn about the operations of the Kent Police Department.

Kent offers Community Police Academy

The Kent Police Department is taking registrations for the spring 2015 Community Police Academy.

Residents can sign up for the Community Police Academy to learn about the operations of the Kent Police Department.
Crews install a sheet metal wall last year along the Briscoe Desimone levee along the Green River. Crews will complete another section of the levee this spring.

Kent awards bid for Green River levee work

More work will soon be done to repair the Briscoe Desimone levee along the Green River in Kent and Tukwila.

Crews install a sheet metal wall last year along the Briscoe Desimone levee along the Green River. Crews will complete another section of the levee this spring.
The Great American Casino will close in March in Kent because it has been losing money the last couple of years.

Kent’s Great American Casino to close in March

Kent's one and only casino will close in March as the Great American Casino will shut down after losing too much money.

The Great American Casino will close in March in Kent because it has been losing money the last couple of years.
Kevin L. Baker enters a not guilty plea on Monday to 14 counts of theft from the Kent Little League during his role as treasurer of the organization.

Ex-treasurer pleads not guilty to stealing Kent Little League funds

A former Kent Little League treasurer pleaded not guilty on Monday to 14 counts of first-and second-degree theft for allegedly stealing $226,515 over a 16-month period in 2012-13 from the youth baseball and softball group.

Kevin L. Baker enters a not guilty plea on Monday to 14 counts of theft from the Kent Little League during his role as treasurer of the organization.
A rendering of a proposed FAA regional headquarters office that Kent city officials want to see built on the Riverbend par 3 property.

Kent hopes to attract new FAA offices to Riverbend par 3 property

Kent city officials hope to attract a new Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Northwest Region Headquarters to the city-owned Riverbend par 3 golf course property.

A rendering of a proposed FAA regional headquarters office that Kent city officials want to see built on the Riverbend par 3 property.
Andy Conner

Deputy questions Kent Police role in probe

It turned their lives upside down and continues to burn Andy and Laura Conner. How the Kent Police Department gave an unsubstantiated accusation to the King County Sheriff's Office about Andy's alleged misuse of a nonprofit agency's funds.

Andy Conner

Prosecutors charge Seattle woman with vehicular assault in Kent accident

King County prosecutors charged a 24-year-old Seattle woman with vehicular assault and other charges in connection with a Jan. 6 police pursuit on Kent's East Hill.

The Kent City Council has yet to decide whether to change a contract agreement with the ShoWare Center's Public Facilities District to call a loan a subsidy.

Board chair says city of Kent should call ShoWare Center loan a subsidy

If a city loan to the ShoWare Center is really a subsidy, then it should be called a subsidy.

The Kent City Council has yet to decide whether to change a contract agreement with the ShoWare Center's Public Facilities District to call a loan a subsidy.
The Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent houses one of the two King County jails. The other one is in Seattle.

King County officials back off book-and-release jail plan in Kent, Seattle

Mark down Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas as one of local leaders pleased that King County officials backed off for at least a few months on a new book-and-release program at county jails in Kent and Seattle.

The Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent houses one of the two King County jails. The other one is in Seattle.

Prosecutors charge ex-treasurer for stealing $226,000 from Kent Little League

King County prosecutors have charged a former Kent Little League treasurer with 14 counts of first-and second-degree theft for allegedly taking $226,515 over a 16-month period from the youth baseball and softball organization.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent officers arrest woman who head-butts husband in face | Police Blotter

A Kent woman allegedly head-butted her husband in the face after he told her he wanted a divorce because he said she had cheated on him with several men.

Kent Police Blotter.

County jails in Kent, Seattle to start book-and-release policy on vehicle thefts, other crimes

King County officials will soon start a book-and-release program at county jails in Kent and Seattle for people arrested for stealing cars, vehicle prowls and other non-violent felony crimes.

Kent Police investigate Sunday shooting at gas station; nobody injured

Kent Police continue to investigate a shooting early Sunday morning following an altercation at a Shell gas station along Central Avenue North.

Man receives 25-year prison sentence for attacking county jail officer in Kent

A judge sentenced a 36-year-old man on Friday in Seattle to 25 years in prison for an attack on a King County corrections officer in January 2011 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Thieves took this 9/11 plaque last month from a flag pole in front of Medosweet Farms in Kent. Police suspect someone took the plaque to sell it for its scrap metal value. The company is offering a $500 reward for its return.

Kent company seeks return of stolen 9/11 plaque

Eric Flintoff can only shake his head in amazement that someone would steal a plaque from his Kent company's flag pole dedicated to the people who lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Thieves took this 9/11 plaque last month from a flag pole in front of Medosweet Farms in Kent. Police suspect someone took the plaque to sell it for its scrap metal value. The company is offering a $500 reward for its return.
Kent resident Sharon Carter prepares to unload produce for a food bank she runs out of her East Hill home. City officials say the food bank violates city code.

Kent woman’s food bank fight continues with city of Kent

When Sharon Carter spent $9,000 to buy a shuttle bus to take people back and forth to her neighborhood food bank, she believed she had resolved her city of Kent code violation.

Kent resident Sharon Carter prepares to unload produce for a food bank she runs out of her East Hill home. City officials say the food bank violates city code.

Kent Police arrest woman for vehicular assault after East Hill chase

Kent Police arrested a 24-year-old Seattle woman for investigation of vehicular assault, felony eluding and two counts of hit and run after the driver sped away from a routine traffic stop.

Woman pleads guilty to mail theft from throughout King County

A repeat offender with prior convictions for forgery and identity theft pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two counts of possession of stolen mail, one count of access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.

City of Kent to pay more in 2015 to provide public defenders

It will cost the city about $250,000 more in 2015 to provide public defenders for people facing charges at Kent Municipal Court who cannot afford to hire attorneys.