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City of Kent salary commission to decide pay for mayor, Council

A five-member Independent Salary Commission will decide later this year whether the Kent mayor and seven City Council…

Feld Entertainment will drop elephants from its circus shows by 2018.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus to drop elephants from shows

The Feld Family, owners of Feld Entertainment, Inc., the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey,…

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke delivers her State of the City speech on Wednesday at the ShoWare Center.

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Cooke boasts about Kent’s successes, hopes to get FAA offices

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke hopes to be able to brag even more in a few weeks than she…

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Kent firefighters put out warehouse fire

A roof-mounted ventilation fan caught fire and fell to the floor of a large concrete tilt-up warehouse early…

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Kent Police suspect young men in vandalism to temple, other businesses

Kent Police detectives have learned of two additional incidents of vandalism and burglary to neighboring businesses that occurred…

Kent Police seized cash

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Kent Police drug bust seizes $400,000 cash; drugs worth $648,000

Kent Police arrested two people, seized $400,000 in cash and confiscated drugs worth a street value of about…

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City of Kent confident state Supreme Court will uphold medical marijuana ban

A city of Kent deputy attorney remains confident the state Supreme Court will uphold Kent's ban on medical…

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Money dispute between Kent couple leads to assault | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly slapped his wife in the…

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Man faces kidnapping charge for taking 12-year-old girl from Kent school

A 34-year-old Seattle man faces a second-degree kidnapping charge in connection with luring a 12-year-old Kent school girl…

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Downtown Kent on the upswing says retiring city planning director

When Fred Satterstrom looks at the development of downtown from Kent Station to the ShoWare Center to The…

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Kent man gets eight years in prison for dealing heroin while armed

A judge sentenced a Kent man to eight years in prison for dealing heroin while armed.

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Dryer fire at Kent West Hill home displaces two people

A smoky dryer fire displaced two residents of a house in the 27000 block of Military Road South…

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Two Kent residents indicted as part of large bank fraud ring

Two Kent residents were among 10 people indicted this week as part of large bank fraud ring allegedly…

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Detectives arrest man for luring 12-year-old girl on Facebook from Kent school

King County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a 35-year-old Seattle man on Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping a 12-year-old girl…

Should players for the Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds and three other Western Hockey League teams in the state be considered employees rather than amateur athletes? State officials are looking into that question.

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State deals with whether Western Hockey League players should be paid employees

Whether or not players for the Kent-based Seattle Thunderbirds and other Western Hockey League (WHL) junior teams should…

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Officer arrests Lakewood man for street racing in Kent | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a 20-year-old Lakewood man for investigation of reckless driving after he reportedly raced another car…

Dana Ralph plans to run for a second term on the Kent City Council.

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Ralph announces campaign for re-election to Kent City Council

Dana Ralph plans to run for a second term as she wants to continue what she's helped accomplish…

David Ahl

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Recreational marijuana shop flourishes next door to Kent

A thriving recreational marijuana store sits along Pacific Highway South as close as possible to the city of…

Bailey Stober will make his third run this year since 2011 at a Kent City Council seat.

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Stober to make third run at Kent City Council position

Bailey Stober hopes his third race might finally get him a seat on the Kent City Council.

Kent Police are seeking the identity of this man in connection with a robbery on Jan. 23 on the West Hill.

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Kent Police seek help to identify West Hill robbery suspect

Kent Police are asking for the public's help to identify a robbery suspect who forcefully snatched a purse…