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Kent man faces charges for child porn videotapes

A 57-year-old Kent man faces sexual exploitation of a minor charges for allegedly videotaping a young girl in the bathroom of his home.

City of Kent seeks businesses not paying B&O tax

Kent city officials are trying to find ways to track down businesses that apparently are not paying the city's business and occupation (B&O) tax even though they are required to pay.

Representatives from local businesses wait for passersby in their booths at the Best of Kent and Taste of Kent expositions Oct. 9 at the ShoWare Center

Kent’s ShoWare Center’s lofty financial losses causes debate among city leaders

After hearing Kent spends about $4.8 million per year to support the financially struggling ShoWare Center, City Councilman Jim Berrios pulled no punches with a pointed question to city staff.

Representatives from local businesses wait for passersby in their booths at the Best of Kent and Taste of Kent expositions Oct. 9 at the ShoWare Center

Roofing contractor takes $850 from Kent customer without doing the work

A Quincy man faces an unregistered contractor charge after he reportedly bilked a Kent homeowner out of $850.

State Supreme Court to review city of Kent medical marijuana case

The ongoing battle between the city of Kent and medical marijuana supporters reached a new high with the state Supreme Court's decision to review a lawsuit against the city.

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Two men beat up man at Kent Shell station after he accuses them of littering | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested two men for investigation of second-degree assault after they reportedly beat up a man who asked them not to litter after they threw beer cans into a Shell service station parking lot.

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This rendering shows a proposal of the apartments Tarragon plans to build next year at Kent Station

Construction to start next year on Kent Station Apartments

Seattle developer Tarragon plans to start construction in January on a 154-unit apartment complex at the Kent Station shopping center.

This rendering shows a proposal of the apartments Tarragon plans to build next year at Kent Station

Kent City Council votes to ban recreational marijuana businesses

The Kent City Council voted 5-2 to keep all recreational marijuana businesses out of town.

Kent City Council committee approves big jump in garbage taxes

The city of Kent's garbage taxes on residents and businesses will jump to 18.3 percent from 7.8 percent under a proposal approved by a City Council committee.

Big Easy Lofton delivers a dunk for the Harlem Globetrotters

Harlem Globetrotters to return to Kent’s ShoWare Center Feb. 14

Tickets are on sale for the return of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters to the ShoWare Center in Kent.

Big Easy Lofton delivers a dunk for the Harlem Globetrotters

Work on Kent traffic calming projects to finally get going

Three Kent neighborhood traffic calming projects are expected to finally get going this fall after problems with city contractors to do the work.

Crews in 2013 demolish a former Boeing office building at the Boeing Space Center along South 212th Street. The company announced this week more jobs will be transferred out of Kent.

Boeing work force shrinks again in Kent

Look for the Boeing Space Center in Kent to keep on shrinking.

Crews in 2013 demolish a former Boeing office building at the Boeing Space Center along South 212th Street. The company announced this week more jobs will be transferred out of Kent.

Suspects fire shots during home invasion robbery in unincorporated Kent

Four black men wearing masks reportedly fired at least two gunshots during a home invasion robbery at about 6:10 a.m. Thursday in the 4200 block of South 272nd Street in unincorporated Kent.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke proposes raising the B&O tax and adding a vehicle license tab fee to raise city revenue.

Kent Mayor Cooke proposes higher B&O tax; new vehicle tab fee

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke wants to increase the business and occupation (B&O) tax and add a $20 per year vehicle license fee to bring in more revenue to help balance the biennial 2015-16 city budget.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke proposes raising the B&O tax and adding a vehicle license tab fee to raise city revenue.
Ridership went up in the second quarter for Sound Transit compared to the same period in 2013.

Sound Transit boardings up in second quarter compared to last year

Sounder commuter rail boardings, which includes stops in Kent, were up more than 7 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2013.

Ridership went up in the second quarter for Sound Transit compared to the same period in 2013.
Gabriel Gomez Michel

Slain Mexican official had strong Kent ties

Just a couple of years ago Joanne Schaut walked with Gabriel Gomez Michel, the mayor of El Grullo, Jalisco, Mexico, in the annual Kent Cornucopia Days parade.

Gabriel Gomez Michel
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Kent roommates fight over who raided the fridge | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly punched a roommate who accused him of stealing food from a refrigerator.

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State charges Kent BMX bike racer with theft in disability scam

A 51-year-old Kent man who raced BMX-style bicycles while claiming he was too disabled to work stands accused of defrauding the state.

Man connected with 2012 Kent teen sex case back in jail again

Omar P. Urrutia, a former Seattle high school assistant football coach sentenced earlier this year on a sex charge in connection with a Kent case in 2012, is back in jail for an alleged parole violation.

Treasurer allegedly embezzles more than $200,000 from Kent Little League

A former Kent Little League treasurer reportedly embezzled more than $200,000 from the volunteer organization over a two-year period.