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Kent takes in nearly $1 million from school traffic cameras in one year
The staggering numbers are in for the first year of Kent's traffic camera program to catch speeders in…
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Kent Police seek public’s help to find pair who shot, killed baby
Kent Police are asking for the public's help to solve a drive-by shooting that killed a 1-year-old baby…
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City of Kent parks facilities slowly falling apart
Numerous amenities at Kent city parks are slowly but surely starting to fall apart.
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Newcastle Police bust two Kent men for home burglary as family slept
Newcastle Police arrested two Kent men and two Renton teens for investigation of residential burglary in connection with…
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New FAA offices to be built in Des Moines; Kent bid fails
The city of Des Moines beat out Kent, Renton, SeaTac and other cities for the new Federal Aviation…
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Kent officers tussle with man kicking cars on South 277th Street | Police Blotter
A Kent Police officer resorted to punching a man two or three times in the head and face…
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Kent man receives 12-year prison sentence for role in dealing heroin, meth
A Kent man, his brother and their father received prison sentences last week in U.S. District Court in…
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Kent seeks applicants for city’s new Financial Sustainability Task Force
City leaders decided it's time to form a volunteer task force to help figure out how to keep…
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Kent Station apartment developer gets city property tax exemption
Seattle developer Tarragon will receive a property tax break each year for eight years from the city of…
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Kent City Council approves new LED street lights
About 2,600 city-owned street lights will get new LED lights later this year at a cost of $2.6…
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State says former Kent Highlands Landfill site still safe for public
The former Kent Highlands Landfill site on the West Hill continues to protect public health and the environment,…
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Mayor Cooke vetoes Kent City Council’s measure to change B&O tax allocations
It took the city of Kent's controversial business and occupation (B&O) tax to cause Mayor Suzette Cooke to…
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City of Kent to spend $1.3 million to replace Pacific Highway South traffic medians
The weed-infested, busted-up traffic medians along Pacific Highway South in Kent will get a new look this year.
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Kent Police confident they will find pair who shot baby to death
Kent Police remained confident this week that they will solve the crime of who shot and killed a…
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Two Kent residents among 18 busted for dealing cocaine, heroin, meth
Two Kent residents were among the 18 arrested for allegedly distributing cocaine, heroin and meth as part of…
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Man found dead in Kent hotel parking lot; body identified
A 31-year-old man was found dead at about 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday outside in the parking lot of…
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Senate approves revised Western Hockey League bill to clarify players as amateurs
The state Senate and House each voted to approve a bill that would clarify that Western Hockey League…
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Moody’s upgrades city of Kent’s bond rating; positive outlook
The financial picture for the city of Kent keeps looking brighter and brighter.
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Kent to spend $2.6 million for LED street lights; electricity costs to drop
Brighter and more cost efficient LED street lights are expected to be shining over numerous Kent roads later…
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Ex-Kent BMX bike racer pleads guilty to defrauding state in disability scam
A Port Orchard man, who lived in Kent when he was caught on video racing BMX bikes while…