Steve Hunter

Ernie Ammons.

Sex charge trial date continued for ex-Kent-Meridian teacher, coach

A trial date for a former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and track coach charged with communication with a minor for immoral purposes has been continued to Feb. 5.

Ernie Ammons.
State Rep. Tina Orwall

State Rep. Orwall sponsors bill to repeal death penalty

State Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, is one of the sponsors of House Bill 1504 to repeal the death penalty in Washington in favor of a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole.

State Rep. Tina Orwall

Renton man pleads not guilty to assaulting detective outside Kent courtroom

A 23-year-old Renton man pleaded not guilty Monday to third-degree assault for reportedly punching and head butting a Seattle Police detective outside a courtroom Jan. 14 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Kent firefighter Jessi Nemens prepares to climb the Columbia Center skyscraper in Seattle to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Kent firefighters to climb skyscraper stairs for leukemia fundraiser

Kent firefighter Art Weichbrodt will have plenty of motivation when he runs up 69 flights of stairs at the Columbia Center skyscraper in Seattle in full fire gear and a self contained breathing apparatus.

Kent firefighter Jessi Nemens prepares to climb the Columbia Center skyscraper in Seattle to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Steve Strachan

Ex-Kent Police Chief Strachan finalist for Bremerton police chief

Steve Strachan, former Kent Police chief and King County Sheriff, is one of five finalists to be the new Bremerton police chief.

Steve Strachan
Friends and co-workers set up a memorial Friday to Eddie Mariano in the 23800 block of 64th Avenue South. Mariano died after his pickup ran into this tree on Thursday morning.

Pickup driver in Kent dies from injuries suffered after hitting tree

A man injured after he lost control of his pickup truck in Kent and crashed into a tree has died.

Friends and co-workers set up a memorial Friday to Eddie Mariano in the 23800 block of 64th Avenue South. Mariano died after his pickup ran into this tree on Thursday morning.

Kent to look at civility laws to combat homeless behavior

Kent city leaders are looking at whether to adopt new civility laws to help reduce behavior problems by the homeless near downtown parks and the library.

Fifty-three homeless people found in Kent during annual count

Fifty-three homeless people were counted in Kent during the 33rd annual One Night Count in King County during the early hours of Friday, Jan. 25.

State Sen. Karen Keiser

Kent’s Keiser proposes expanding state Family Medical Leave Insurance

State Sen. Karen Keiser-D, Kent, has introduced a Family Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI) bill that promotes the health and well-being of children, seniors and working families.

State Sen. Karen Keiser
A man crashed this truck into a tree while driving Thursday in the 23800 block of 64th Avenue South. He suffered life-threatening injuries.

Pickup driver injured in Kent after hitting tree

A man suffered life-threatening injuries after he lost control of his pickup truck, hit another vehicle and then struck a tree at high speed at about 9 a.m. Thursday in the 23800 block of 64th Avenue South.

A man crashed this truck into a tree while driving Thursday in the 23800 block of 64th Avenue South. He suffered life-threatening injuries.
Robert Gilbert

King County flood district board to decide on best fix for Kent levee

The King County Flood Control District Executive Committee expects to decide within two weeks whether to choose the city of Kent or King County plan to spend millions of dollars to repair a 2.7-mile stretch of a Green River levee to improve flood protection and reduce insurance costs to businesses.

Robert Gilbert
Joseph A. McDaniels.

Man arrested in Kent for sex trafficking sentenced to 10 years in prison

A 43-year-old Shoreline man, who was arrested last year in Kent for promoting prostitution, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for interstate transportation of a 22-year-old woman for purposes of prostitution.

Joseph A. McDaniels.

Kent teen pleads guilty to two rapes; sentenced to minimum of 20 years in prison

A 16-year-old Kent boy pleaded guilty last week to two counts of first-degree rape for attacks in 2011 near Kent-Kangley Road and was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison with a possibility of life in prison.

Hi-Lite Bruton entertains the crowd during a Harlem Globetrotters performance. The Globetrotters perform Saturday

Globetrotters in Kent at ShoWare Center Feb. 16

The Harlem Globetrotters return to Kent with their dazzling basketball and entertainment skills for two shows on Saturday, Feb. 16 at the ShoWare Center.

Hi-Lite Bruton entertains the crowd during a Harlem Globetrotters performance. The Globetrotters perform Saturday
This Kent facility served as a domestic violence visitation center until closing last year.

Kent domestic violence visitation center to stay closed

A Kent-based domestic violence visitation and exchange center that served clients for seven years remains closed with little chance of reopening because of a lack of funding.

This Kent facility served as a domestic violence visitation center until closing last year.
Eighteen coal trains per day could start rolling through Kent if a proposed Gateway Pacific terminal is built near Bellingham to ship coal from Montana and Wyoming to China.

Kent City Council raises concerns about coal trains

If as many as 18 or more coal trains per day start rolling through Kent, city officials want to try to reduce the impact to residents, businesses and the environment.

Eighteen coal trains per day could start rolling through Kent if a proposed Gateway Pacific terminal is built near Bellingham to ship coal from Montana and Wyoming to China.
Kent city officials will lobby legislators for a continued share of state revenue in 2013.

City of Kent seeks to retain state-shared revenue

The city of Kent plans to lobby hard to keep the Legislature from taking away state-shared revenue despite the state's budget struggles.

Kent city officials will lobby legislators for a continued share of state revenue in 2013.

Seattle medical marijuana dispensary owner sentenced to prison for drug dealing

The owner of a Seattle medical marijuana dispensary that billed itself as a ‘cooperative’ when it really was just a for profit drug dealing enterprise, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison.

Marijuana plant.

State liquor board plans Seattle forum about how to implement new marijuana law

The Washington State Liquor Control Board will host a public forum Thursday, Jan. 24 in Seattle regarding the implementation of Initiative 502 to allow recreational use of marijuana.

Marijuana plant.

Des Moines man sentenced to 10 years in prison for child porn possession

A Des Moines man was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography.