Any decision about a proposed fee increase for food vendors at the Kent Farmers Market and other King County markets has been postponed until at least January.
It is time for the Legislature to raise the 1 percent annual limit on property tax increases, the Kent City Council says.
A decision by the Kent City Council about whether to call a ShoWare Center $18 million debt a loan or a subsidy won't be made until at least March.
City property taxes will go up 5.5 percent next year as the Kent City Council unanimously approved its 2015-16 biennial budget.
Paramedics transported a Kent Police motorcycle officer to a hospital for precautionary treatment after he struck a median along Central Avenue North and was ejected from the motorcycle.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault and third-degree theft after he allegedly hit a taxi cab driver with a cane during a dispute and didn't pay for the ride.
A city street project to rehabilitate Central Avenue South is scheduled to get $3 million next year from Kent's business and occupation (B&O) tax.
Debt seems to be one certainty about Kent's ShoWare Center but now the City Council must determine whether part of that debt should be considered a loan or a subsidy.
The 18-hole clubhouse at the city-owned Riverbend Golf Complex will get a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system next year at a cost of $752,796.
The woman who died in a vehicle fire last month in Kent has been identified as Meike Foster, 76, of Kent.
High wind warnings for Kent and the rest of the Puget Sound region remain in effect from 4 p.m. on Thursday to about 4 a.m. on Friday.
A potential partnership between the YMCA of Greater Seattle and the city of Kent could lead to construction of a YMCA facility in Kent.
A large fight among nearly 500 people broke out recently at a Kent bar on Pacific Highway South after a last-minute cancellation of a concert.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he allegedly punched his former girlfriend and took off most of the clothes she wore during a dispute between the two.
A proposal to start a city of Kent FM radio station drew nothing but static from the City Council.
Kent property owners could see their city taxes go up as much as 5 percent next year under a plan by the City Council to raise taxes as it attempts to balance the 2015-16 budget with more revenue.
Kent Police and Valley SWAT arrested a 34-year-old man Wednesday night recently featured on Washington's Most Wanted television show for dealing heroin in King County and failing to show up in court.
Kent's city budget looks so healthy for this year that the City Council might use $2.7 million of extra reserve money to pay off ShoWare Center operating debt built up since the arena opened in 2009.
Food vendors at the Kent Farmers Market and Kent Cornucopia Days could see big jumps in food inspection fees next April under a Public Health - Seattle & King County proposal.
A woman died from smoke inhalation during a vehicle fire on Kent's East Hill.
