Kent resident Dan Ulrey tells the city's Land Use and Planning Board on July 28 that he opposes the rezoning of the Riverbend par 3 course for a mixed-use development.

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Kent’s Land Use Board recommends rezoning par 3 property for development

Kent city officials took another step toward kissing the Riverbend Golf Complex par 3 course goodbye and turning…

Metro Transit will have a workshop about bus cuts on Aug. 11 in Kent.

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Kent workshop on Aug. 11 to discuss Metro Transit’s bus service cuts

King County Metro Transit staff will discuss upcoming bus service cuts during a workshop from 10-11 a.m. Monday,…

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Kent Police capture man with felony warrants

With guns drawn, Kent Police broke out the driver's window of a reported stolen vehicle with a baton…

Derek Matheson is the new city of Kent chief administrative officer.

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Kent sets public reception Aug. 19 for new chief administrative officer, finance director

Residents can meet the city of Kent's new chief administrative officer and finance director during a reception from…

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Kent couple fights eviction from apartment

Princilla and Dominic Dinish never knew a landlord could refuse to renew an apartment lease for no reason…

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Detectives await toxicology report on man shot by Kent officers

Auburn Police are waiting for a toxicology report on Richard Duncalf, the man shot and killed by Kent…

Kent Police are trying to identify this man in connection with a July 16 robbery at a Rite Aid store on Washington Avenue North.

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Kent Police seek help to identify robbery suspect; uses iPhone to demand drugs

Kent Police are asking for help to identify a man wanted in connection with a robbery at a…

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Tacoma woman pleads not guilty to shooting Kent man

A 24-year-old Tacoma woman pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to first-degree attempted murder in connection with the Kent…

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Ex-Kentridge High teacher’s sex crime trial continued to Aug. 18

A former Kentridge High School teacher faces an Aug. 18 trial in King County Superior Court for attempted…

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Terreno Realty buys Kent industrial property for $2.8 million

San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corp., has bought an industrial property in south Kent for about $2.8 million.

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Kent boy, 14, receives 8 years to life prison sentence for rape of 8-year-old girl

A 14-year-old Kent boy received a prison sentence of eight years and could serve a life sentence for…

Some Kent residents want the city to extend its ban on fireworks to include the Fourth of July.

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Kent residents lodge fireworks complaints at City Council

Several residents made enough noise about fireworks in Kent that the City Council's going to see what it…

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Retired Seahawks’ receiver Sidney Rice to open Wingstop restaurant at Kent Station

Sidney Rice is going from the Seahawks to chickens with plans to open a Wingstop restaurant at Kent…

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Prosecutors charge Burien man with killing ex-wife in Kent

King County prosecutors filed a second-degree murder charge against a Burien man in connection with the stabbing death…

A computer rendering of a proposed underpass at the Union Pacific railroad tracks along South 228th Street. City officials are considering local improvement districts to help pay for the project.

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Kent City Council further studies LIDs to pay for street/railroad grade separations

Commercial and manufacturing property owners would be the ones to pay if the Kent City Council decides to…

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Kent Police get $15,000 grant to crack down on illegal street racing

Kent Police are planning a big crackdown on illegal street racing this summer because of a $15,000 grant…

Find out about potential light rail routes to Kent and Federal Way at a Sound Transit open house from 3-6 p.m. Thursday

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Sound Transit to host light rail open house July 31 about Kent extension

Sound Transit will have an open house on Thursday, July 31 about extending light rail to Kent/Des Moines…

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Kent Police investigate West Hill killing of woman; suspect turns himself in

Kent Police are investigating an apparent domestic violence killing on the West Hill of a 39-year-old woman found…

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Kent officers involved in shooting treated and released at hospital; victim identified

The four Kent Police officers injured in Sunday's shooting and explosion along 86th Avenue South each were treated…

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Moody’s predicts slow marijuana sales in state but little impact to credit rating

Moody’s Investors Service says legalized recreational marijuana sales in the state of Washington could fall well short of…