Torklift Central received the city's award for the 2012 Kent Green Business of the Year.
Kent-based Oberto Brands, a national leader in the meat snacks category and maker of Oh Boy, Oberto! jerky line, announced Wednesday the company will open a new production facility in Nashville, Tenn. in the first half of 2013, bringing hundreds of jobs to the area.
King County saw the fewest traffic deaths and homicides in more than 10 years in 2011, according to the King County Medical Examiner's (KCME) Annual Report released Thursday, Nov. 15.
A state audit of the city of Kent's Public Facilities District that oversees the ShoWare Center came out "good and clean."
An 18-year-old Kent man charged with vehicular homicide had a court hearing continued to Nov. 21 in connection with the death of Kent motorcyclist Aug. 22 in the Panther Lake area.
The trial date has been changed to Dec. 11 for a former high school volleyball coach charged with third-degree attempted rape in connection with a girl he met at Kent's Lake Meridian Park.
To help make Washington roads safe this holiday season, extra officers will patrol roadways in Kent and throughout King County as part of the annual “Drive Sober Get Pulled Over” campaign.
State Rep. Mark Hargorve, R-Covington, and Kent Democratic challenger Bud Sizemore are in a tightly contested race for the State House District 47 Position 1 seat.
A youth baseball association voted to terminate membership of David S. Engle, a former Kent attorney, after child pornography charges were filed against Engle.
The Kent-Meridian High School Drama Club will present the Sophocles’ masterpiece, "Oedipus" Nov. 8-10 and Nov. 14-16 at the K-M Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
King County prosecutors charged a 24-year-old Kent man Tuesday with two counts of second-degree assault of a child for allegedly inflicting substantial bodily harm upon his 7-week-old twins.
Here are the 2012 Election results for Kent-area measures and races as compiled through Wednesday by King County Elections.
Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she allegedly punched her husband in the face and threatened to hit him with a loop whip formed from an alarm clock cord.
The Washington State Liquor Control Board issued the following statement Wednesday regarding the apparent passage of Initiative 502 to legalize marijuana.
The driver of a car who reportedly struck and injured a 12-year-old Kent girl as she rode her bicycle the morning of Nov. 1 to Mill Creek Middle School told police she didn't realize she had hit a bicyclist.
Kent voters appear to be rejecting a property tax increase to help pay for street and park repairs.
Four weeks into the second annual Kent Turkey Challenge, more than $11,500 and 830 cans of food has been raised to help create a memorable Thanksgiving for local Kent families.
A family law attorney who previously practiced in Kent was arrested Tuesday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with receipt and possession of child pornography.
Car buyers in the state of Washington rank among America’s top consumers of hybrid and electric vehicles, reports Edmunds.com, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based automotive information research firm.
Federal agents and South King County police agencies arrested 33 people as well as seized 28 guns and nearly $1 million worth of drugs during a three-month crackdown in Kent, Renton, Tukwila, Federal Way and other cities.
