Steve Hunter

Kent City Councilman Les Thomas.

Kent City Council committee discusses adoption of civility laws

Kent City Councilman Les Thomas said each time he goes for early morning coffee in downtown Kent he sees a group of about eight to 10 men standing around the Rotary ball fountain at Town Square Plaza.

Kent City Councilman Les Thomas.
Former Kent-Meridian High teacher Ernie Ammons

Ex-Kent-Meridian teacher, coach receives five-day jail sentence for sex crime

A former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and track coach received a five-day jail sentence Friday in King County Superior Court for communication with a minor for immoral purposes.

Former Kent-Meridian High teacher Ernie Ammons
Seth Frankel worked for the city of Kent in 2010 when he was found stabbed to death at his Auburn home.

Phillip’s trial date continued to May 6 for murder of Kent city employee

The murder trial has been continued again for the Oregon man charged with first-degree murder for the 2010 stabbing death of Seth Frankel, a city of Kent employee and Auburn resident.

Seth Frankel worked for the city of Kent in 2010 when he was found stabbed to death at his Auburn home.
King County prosecutors filed 46 percent of their felony cases in 2012 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

King County felony case filings drop slightly in 2012

The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office filed 43 fewer felony cases in 2012 than in 2011.

King County prosecutors filed 46 percent of their felony cases in 2012 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Crews install a metal sheet pile flood wall in January at the Boeing Levee along the Green River in Kent similar to the city's proposal for the Briscoe-Desimone levee repair.

King County flood district board to vote on Kent levee repair plan

A vote is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26 by the King County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors about whether to approve a city of Kent plan to repair a Green River levee to improve flood protection and reduce insurance rates.

Crews install a metal sheet pile flood wall in January at the Boeing Levee along the Green River in Kent similar to the city's proposal for the Briscoe-Desimone levee repair.
The city of Kent is considering adding cameras to catch speeders at school zones similar to what the city of Des Moines uses along 24th Avenue South in the Highline School District.

Kent considers adding cameras to catch school-zone speeders

The city of Kent might install cameras in the fall to catch speeders of more than 20 mph at as many as three school zones.

The city of Kent is considering adding cameras to catch speeders at school zones similar to what the city of Des Moines uses along 24th Avenue South in the Highline School District.
Devin Topps

Man charged in Kent murder of Devin Topps faces May 1 trial

A trial date has been continued to May 1 for a 22-year-old man charged with second-degree murder with a firearm enhancement in connection with the 2010 shooting death of Devin Topps, a former Kentridge High School student-athlete, at a Halloween party.

Devin Topps
A man died Tuesday morning in a fire at the Sunset Motel on Pacific Highway South in Kent.

Man dies in Kent motel fire

A Kent man died in a fire Tuesday morning at the Sunset Motel, 25006 Pacific Highway S.

A man died Tuesday morning in a fire at the Sunset Motel on Pacific Highway South in Kent.
Kent Police are asking for help to identify this man in connection with a Feb. 12 bank robbery in the Panther Lake area.

Kent Police seek help to identify bank robbery suspect

Kent Police are asking for help to identify a man wanted for the robbery of a Key Bank branch in the Panther Lake area.

Kent Police are asking for help to identify this man in connection with a Feb. 12 bank robbery in the Panther Lake area.

Jury finds ex-SPSL volleyball coach guilty of sex crime in Kent

A jury found a former Mount Rainier High School volleyball coach guilty of third-degree attempted rape of a child and communication with a minor for immoral purposes in connection with a girl the man met at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.

Cottage houses similar to this one are planned for the Blueberry Cottages development on the East Hill of Kent.

Kent’s first cottage housing development closer to reality

With the economy starting to pick up, the first cottage-housing development in Kent keeps moving closer to reality.

Cottage houses similar to this one are planned for the Blueberry Cottages development on the East Hill of Kent.
Bill Harley performs March 2 in Kent.

Storyteller Bill Harley to perform in Kent March 2

A two-time, Grammy-award winning artist, Bill Harley uses song and story to paint a vibrant picture of growing up, parenting and family life.

Bill Harley performs March 2 in Kent.
Jamie Perry.

Kent’s Perry elected to Executive Committee of Sound Cities Association

City of Kent Councilwoman Jamie Perry was elected to the 2013 Executive Committee of the Sound Cities Association (SCA), which represents 35 cities in King County and provides a regional voice for nearly one million people.

Jamie Perry.

Man charged in 1996 murder of Kent co-worker pleads not guilty

A Montana man charged in the 1996 cold case murder of a Kirkland woman who worked in Kent pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder Thursday in King County Superior Court in Seattle.

The Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors will perform Wednesday

BYU group to perform show tunes in Kent

The Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors will perform Harmony, The Music of Life, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27 at the Kentwood Performing Arts Center in Covington.

The Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors will perform Wednesday

Kent man faces long prison sentence for attempted murder of three women

A 22-year-old Kent man could be sentenced in March to more than 50 years in prison after a jury convicted him of three counts of first-degree attempted murder for stabbing three women in 2011 in Des Moines.

Firefighters battle a blaze Tuesday at a Kent home in the 20200 block of 140th Place Southeast.

Fire breaks out at Kent home; nobody injured

Kent firefighters battled and contained a house fire at about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 20200 block of 140th Place Southeast.

Firefighters battle a blaze Tuesday at a Kent home in the 20200 block of 140th Place Southeast.
Crews install a metal sheet pile flood wall in January at the Boeing Levee along the Green River in Kent similar to the city's proposal for the Briscoe-Desimone levee repair.

Kent City Council unanimously approves levee flood wall repair plan

A controversial Green River levee repair that just a week earlier had split the Kent City Council ended up with unanimous approval Monday of the city staff's proposal.

Crews install a metal sheet pile flood wall in January at the Boeing Levee along the Green River in Kent similar to the city's proposal for the Briscoe-Desimone levee repair.
Ernie Ammons.

Ex-Kent-Meridian teacher, coach pleads guilty to sex crime

A former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and track coach pleaded guilty to communication with a minor for immoral purposes and is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 22.

Ernie Ammons.
Plenty of entertainment is part of the annual You Me We festival coming up March 1 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

You Me We family fun festival March 1 in Kent

Tons of fun are in the works for kids of all ages at Kent's upcoming You Me We event from 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 1 at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James Street.

Plenty of entertainment is part of the annual You Me We festival coming up March 1 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.