Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke sang the praises of the ShoWare Center during her annual State of the City address Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Meridian Valley Country Club.
The pilot who crashed a Cessna 172 plane last year into Mount Si in North Bend that killed himself and both passengers, including Kentlake High School swim coach Seth Dawson, was intoxicated, according to a factual report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The Red Lion Inn & Suites in Kent will have a grand opening event at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7.
A former Mount Rainier High School volleyball coach received a 90-day jail sentence for third-degree attempted rape of a child in connection with a 15-year-old girl he met at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.
The trial date for five men accused of assault for their roles in a Kent car show shooting in July 2011 has been continued to Oct. 28 in King County Superior Court.
Kent Municipal Court Judge Karli Jorgensen will kick off her 2013 election campaign at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at Down Home Catering, 211 First Ave. S.
Kent Police will run a community informational meeting for people to learn about the recent registration of a Level 3 sex offender in the downtown area.
Interactive booths, sports competitions, contests and prizes, Radio Disney, along with an impressive lineup of performances by Kent’s talented kids are just part of the fun at “You Me We” festival from 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 1 at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James Street.
Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she allegedly slapped her husband in the face while both were at work at a business in the 6700 block of South 216th Street.
Paul Taylor is one of the foremost choreographers of the 20th century and one of history’s most celebrated artists. His company, Taylor 2, comes to the city of Kent Spotlight Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
Kent Police bicycle patrols will return to the streets in May after a six-month absence.
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.
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.
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.
The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office filed 43 fewer felony cases in 2012 than in 2011.
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.
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.
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.
A Kent man died in a fire Tuesday morning at the Sunset Motel, 25006 Pacific Highway S.
Kent Police are asking for help to identify a man wanted for the robbery of a Key Bank branch in the Panther Lake area.
