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BECU will open a new location on June 2 at Kent Station.

BECU to open new Kent location June 2

The nonprofit credit union BECU plans to open its new permanent Kent Neighborhood Financial Center on Monday, June 2 at Kent Station, 321 Ramsay Way.

BECU will open a new location on June 2 at Kent Station.
Kent Police will send out extra DUI patrols May 2-5 as part of a Cinco de Mayo weekend crackdown.

Extra DUI patrols in Kent, three counties during Cinco de Mayo weekend

Kent Police will join other law enforcement agencies in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties with extra DUI patrols from May 2-5 because of Cinco de Mayo celebrations.

Kent Police will send out extra DUI patrols May 2-5 as part of a Cinco de Mayo weekend crackdown.
The King County Sheriff's Office ruled this month that a deputy driving this patrol car could not have prevented a collision with another car last October in Kent that killed a 17-year-old Kent boy.

Sheriff’s Office rules deputy car crash ‘non-preventable’ that killed Kent teen

The King County Sheriff's Office Driving Review Board ruled the October accident in Kent between a deputy's patrol car and another vehicle that killed the teen driver as "non-preventable" by the deputy.

The King County Sheriff's Office ruled this month that a deputy driving this patrol car could not have prevented a collision with another car last October in Kent that killed a 17-year-old Kent boy.
Bring old and unused prescription drugs to a Kent Police collection event on Saturday

Kent Police collect 304 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs

People dropped off 304 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs during a special collection day Saturday by the Kent Police.

Bring old and unused prescription drugs to a Kent Police collection event on Saturday

Kent man killed in Louisiana drug deal; four men arrested

A dispute over stolen drugs reportedly resulted in the Louisiana killing of a Kent man and the arrest of four men for his death.

A berth in the Western Hockey League playoffs by the Seattle Thunderbirds helped lower losses at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

Kent’s ShoWare Center loses $34,956 in first quarter but stays ahead of budget

A $34,956 operating loss for the first three months of this year at the city-owned ShoWare Center in Kent turned out to be good news.

A berth in the Western Hockey League playoffs by the Seattle Thunderbirds helped lower losses at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas says crowded conditions at police headquarters has led to dividers installed in the middle of hallways to help create more desk space.

Kent might ask voters for new police headquarters

The Kent City Council might ask voters to approve construction of a new police headquarters with a property tax increase.

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas says crowded conditions at police headquarters has led to dividers installed in the middle of hallways to help create more desk space.
King County voters rejected a measure that would have provided more money to Metro Transit and for county and city roads.

Voters rejection of Metro Transit measure to impact Kent

Fewer Metro Transit buses will run in Kent and city crews will repair fewer streets after voters rejected King County's Metro Transit and roads Proposition No. 1.

King County voters rejected a measure that would have provided more money to Metro Transit and for county and city roads.
Kent real estate report for March 2014.

Kent home prices, sales drop in March

Kent's spring real estate market started slow as home prices dropped 4.7 percent and sales were down 9.9 percent in March compared to the same month in 2013.

Kent real estate report for March 2014.
The Better Business Bureau gives a top rating to Kent's Torklift Central.

Kent’s Torklift Central receives top Better Business Bureau rating

Torklift Central of Kent received an A-plus rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB).

The Better Business Bureau gives a top rating to Kent's Torklift Central.

Court hearing continued for former Kentridge teacher facing sex crime charge

A former Kentridge High School teacher charged with attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor faces a May 6 court hearing.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent officers arrest man for punching girlfriend, police dog | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault for allegedly punching his girlfriend and busted him for offenses against a police dog after he reportedly punched the animal in the face after it found him hiding under a backyard tarp.

Kent Police Blotter.
Fire melts siding Friday at a SeaTac house in the 19000 block of 32nd Avenue South.

SeaTac house fire displaces family of seven

A fire forced a family of seven Friday out of their SeaTac house in the 19000 block of 32nd Avenue South.

Fire melts siding Friday at a SeaTac house in the 19000 block of 32nd Avenue South.
King County Councilman Reagan Dunn discusses an $18 million Green River levee project on Thursday

Politicians in Kent kick off $18 million Green River levee project

Rain appropriately fell during a Thursday gathering of Kent, King County and state politicians to kick off an $18 million Green River levee repair project.

King County Councilman Reagan Dunn discusses an $18 million Green River levee project on Thursday

Kent approves 30-home subdivision on East Hill

A proposal in Kent to build 30 single-family homes in the 24400 block of 98th Avenue South has been approved by the city hearing examiner.

Ken Sharp

Court hearing continued to May 7 for ex-Kent City Councilman Sharp

Ken Sharp, a former Kent City Council member, had a King County Superior Court hearing continued to May 7 as he faces first-degree theft charges.

Ken Sharp
The city of Kent plans to rezone its Riverbend par 3 golf course in an effort to attract a developer to buy the property and build a retail-housing project.

City of Kent must rezone par 3 golf course to allow development

Kent city officials are taking steps to rezone the city's par 3 golf course to allow for a potential housing and retail project.

The city of Kent plans to rezone its Riverbend par 3 golf course in an effort to attract a developer to buy the property and build a retail-housing project.

Kent City Council extends marijuana business ban another six months

The Kent City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved renewal of a ban against marijuana businesses for another six months.

Kent city officials voice concerns about state’s cleanup plan for Landsburg Mine hazardous waste site

Kent city officials continue to be concerned about how the state Department of Ecology (DOE) plans to handle hazardous waste in a trench above an old coal mine.

The Coldwater Creek women's clothing store at Kent Station will close in the next month or so as part of a nationwide closure of the chain.

Coldwater Creek store at Kent Station to close

The Coldwater Creek store at the Kent Station shopping center will close in the next month or two after the Idaho-based women's clothing chain announced it is shutting down all of its stores nationwide.

The Coldwater Creek women's clothing store at Kent Station will close in the next month or so as part of a nationwide closure of the chain.