Steve Hunter

Kent Police investigate shooting of deputy’s patrol vehicle

Kent Police continue to investigate what led to the shooting of a King County Sheriff's Office deputy's patrol vehicle while parked unoccupied in the 26600 block of Lake Fenwick Road.

Kent firefighters battle a blaze Sunday night at a home in the 26300 block of 108th Avenue Southeast.

Kent house fire sends one man to hospital

A man was sent to a hospital with burns and smoke inhalation suffered during a Kent house fire Sunday night in the 26300 block of 108th Avenue Southeast.

Kent firefighters battle a blaze Sunday night at a home in the 26300 block of 108th Avenue Southeast.
Crews install sheet piles to make a wall to help strengthen the Briscoe-Desimone levee along the Green River in Kent.

Crews one-third done with Kent’s Briscoe levee first-phase repair

Crews are about one-third of the way done with the first phase of repairing the Briscoe-Desimone levee along the Green River in north Kent.

Crews install sheet piles to make a wall to help strengthen the Briscoe-Desimone levee along the Green River in Kent.
William L. Phillip Jr. listens to Judge Andrea Darvas during his sentencing Friday in Kent for the first-degree murder of Seth Frankel in 2010. Darvas gave Phillip a 25-year prison sentence. Defense attorney Kristen Murray is on the left.

Judge sentences Phillip to 25 years for murder of Kent city employee Frankel

A judge on Friday sentenced William L. Phillip Jr. to 25 years in prison for the 2010 first-degree murder of Seth Frankel, a city of Kent employee and an Auburn resident.

William L. Phillip Jr. listens to Judge Andrea Darvas during his sentencing Friday in Kent for the first-degree murder of Seth Frankel in 2010. Darvas gave Phillip a 25-year prison sentence. Defense attorney Kristen Murray is on the left.

Kent’s Land Use Board says no to marijuana businesses

Kent will remain the largest city in the state to ban recreational marijuana businesses if the City Council follows a recommendation by its Land Use and Planning Board.

Kent to receive $3.5 million in grants for street projects

The city of Kent received two grants worth $3.5 million for street projects from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC).

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent officers arrest man for reckless driving on East Hill | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of reckless driving after he reportedly raced another car of speeds up to 70 mph southbound along 104th Avenue Southeast on the East Hill.

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Kent Police officer Randy Brennan

Kent Police officers receive life-saving awards

Four Kent Police officers were honored this month by Chief Ken Thomas for their life-saving actions.

Kent Police officer Randy Brennan
Salamata Sylla

Kent African hair braider sues state to remain open and free of harassment

Salamata Sylla sat in her Kent business hopeful that a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the state Department of Licensing (DOL) helps keep her African hair braiding shop open.

Salamata Sylla
Ex-Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp faces a Sept. 26 sentencing date for stealing nearly $300

Sentencing date rescheduled for ex-Kent City Councilman Sharp on theft charges

A King County Superior Court judge agreed to give ex-Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp more time to come up with restitution before he is sentenced for first-degree theft charges from his 93-year-old mother.

Ex-Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp faces a Sept. 26 sentencing date for stealing nearly $300

Better Business Bureau reports IRS impersonators increasing robocalls

Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington has received several reports of IRS impersonators.

The city of Kent must rezone the Riverbend par 3 course it wants to sell in order for a developer to construct a mixed-use project such as condos or a hotel and retail shops.

Kent’s Land Use board considers rezoning par 3 golf course

Jack Ottini remembers when corn and strawberry fields filled the land where the city of Kent's Riverbend Golf Complex par 3 golf course sits next to the Green River.

The city of Kent must rezone the Riverbend par 3 course it wants to sell in order for a developer to construct a mixed-use project such as condos or a hotel and retail shops.
Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin tells Kentridge High students about his successes and failures at a Sunday baccalaureate service at the school.

Seahawks’ Baldwin tells Kentridge students failure can lead to ‘sweet success’

Doug Baldwin walked back and forth across the Kentridge High School Performing Arts Center stage speaking about failure to students and parents at a baccalaureate.

Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin tells Kentridge High students about his successes and failures at a Sunday baccalaureate service at the school.

Kent’s Land Use board to have public hearing June 23 about marijuana businesses zoning

People will get a chance to tell the city of Kent's Land Use and Planning Board where they think Kent should allow recreational marijuana businesses or whether to allow them at all.

Sound Transit is in the process of picking a light rail route across Kent's West Hill. The extension line from Angle Lake to Kent is scheduled to open in 2023.

Kent City Council prefers light rail station along Pacific Highway South over Highline CC campus

The Kent City Council wants Sound Transit officials to pick a Kent location for a new Link light rail station rather than the Highline Community College campus in Des Moines.

Sound Transit is in the process of picking a light rail route across Kent's West Hill. The extension line from Angle Lake to Kent is scheduled to open in 2023.

Kent City Council considers oil train resolution because of safety concerns

With more and more crude oil trains expected to rumble through downtown, the Kent City Council wants to help make sure its residents and businesses are protected from any potential derailments.

Man busted in connection with Kent Police stolen car case receives 9-month sentence

A Vancouver man, tracked down after Kent Police pulled over two men in a stolen car, received a nine-month prison sentence for his role in a scheme to steal cars in Oregon, create fake title documents and sell the vehicles to Washington customers on Internet sites.

A rendering of a proposed underpass at the Union Pacific railroad tracks along South 228th Street.

Kent gets extension to find funds for railroad-street separation projects

A state board gave the city of Kent until November to come up with a funding package to help build more overpasses or underpasses in town to separate train and vehicle traffic.

A rendering of a proposed underpass at the Union Pacific railroad tracks along South 228th Street.
Kent Police are looking for this man in connection with a May 30 attempted robbery of the Panther Lake Safeway store.

Kent Police seek help to find man who tried to rob Panther Lake Safeway

Kent Police are seeking help to identify a man reportedly involved in an attempted robbery at about 9 p.m. Friday, May 30 at the Panther Lake Safeway store.

Kent Police are looking for this man in connection with a May 30 attempted robbery of the Panther Lake Safeway store.
Men try their luck at the Lake Meridian Park fishing dock. Kent city officials hope to replace the dock with state and federal grant money.

City of Kent seeks $1 million in grants to replace Lake Meridian Park dock

Kent city officials are trying to obtain $1 million in federal and state grants to help pay to replace the deteriorating swimming and fishing dock at the popular Lake Meridian Park.

Men try their luck at the Lake Meridian Park fishing dock. Kent city officials hope to replace the dock with state and federal grant money.