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City task force ranks Kent’s financial priorities
A volunteer task force says city leaders need to focus on five primary areas to keep Kent financially…
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City of Kent plans new bicycle trail; traffic medians; fish habitat
Residents will soon see $4 million of work start on new traffic medians along Pacific Highway South; improved…
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Intruder takes keys, vehicle while Kent family sleeps | Police Blotter
A man reportedly crawled through an open window into a Kent home while the family slept and stole…
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Father of baby girl killed in Kent faces promoting prostitution charges
The father of a 1-year-old baby girl killed in a drive-by shooting last year in Kent faces two…
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Fire strikes Kent Valley commercial business; fire quickly contained
Crews from Kent Regional Fire Authority and Renton Fire Department responded to a commercial fire just before 7…
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City of Kent collects record $7.8 million in B&O tax revenue
Business and occupation tax revenue keeps rolling in to the city of Kent.
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Kent Police bust 13-year-old girl for bank robbery
Kent Police recently arrested a 13-year-old girl for investigation of robbery after she allegedly robbed a bank.
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Kent’s ShoWare Center turns first quarter-profit
The city-owned ShoWare Center turned a profit in the first quarter of this year just as it did…
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Togo’s sandwich chain coming to Kent Station
The Togo’s sandwich chain plans to open a restaurant at Kent Station.
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Kent targets 2018 FEMA accreditation of Green River levee repairs
The city of Kent could get the Green River levee system accredited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
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State plans second gypsy moth treatment Wednesday in Kent
The state Department of Agriculture plans a gypsy moth spray treatment on Wednesday in Kent.
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Kent offers free water testing for pre-1940 homes after lead turns up in Tacoma
Kent’s water remains very safe, said city water superintendent Sean Bauer.
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Kent seeks to draw tourists through website
Getting more visitors to town remains a priority for the Kent City Council.
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Fired Kent delivery driver tussles with officers | Police Blotter
Things took a quick change for the worse when a fired package delivery driver in Kent refused to…
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Drilling to start for new Riverbend golf irrigation well
The city of Kent’s Riverbend Golf Complex moved a step closer to getting a new irrigation well.
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Car spotted in Green River in Kent; nobody inside
Divers didn’t find anybody inside a vehicle discovered Monday afternoon in the Green River near the 25000 block…
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Corey Mann gets 40 years in prison for 2013 murder of Kent woman
Latasha Walker’s relatives erupted in cheers on Friday afternoon at a Kent courtroom when a judge gave Corey…
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Kent City Council seeks City Hall remodeling costs
Kent city staff should know this fall the estimated cost to remodel four city buildings to provide more…
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Costs hit $800,000 for Kent’s Pine Tree Park sale termination
The taxpayers’ tab for the Kent City Council’s decision to terminate the Pine Tree Park sale is $800,000…
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King County emails dispute city of Kent’s stand on Pine Tree Park
King County officials claim they didn’t mislead Kent city leaders and staff about how funds from a planned…