A Kent City Council committee agreed to extend the SMG contract to operate the ShoWare Center.

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Kent City Council committee extends ShoWare Center operator’s contract

A Kent City Council committee approved a proposal to extend for as many as 10 years a contract…

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Three injured in Kent apartment fire

Three people were injured in a south Kent apartment fire at about 12:05 a.m. Friday in the 1600…

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Police bust squatters at homes in Kent, Renton, Federal Way, SeaTac

The Des Moines Police made four arrests Thursday in connection with squatters at vacant homes in Kent, Renton,…

Mayor Suzette Cooke swore in five Kent Police officers at the Oct. 21 City Council meeting. From left to right are Andrew Grove

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Mayor swears in five Kent Police officers

Five new officers recently joined the Kent Police force.

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Boeing pays Kent B&O tax except for one waiver

Boeing of Kent pays the city's business and occupation (B&O) tax except for a waiver for its research…

Home prices dropped 1 percent in September in Kent compared to September 2013.

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Kent home prices drop 1 percent in September

Kent home prices were down 1 percent in September compared to the same month in 2013 with a…

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Kent City Council delays vote on garbage tax

The Kent City Council has delayed until November a vote about whether to increase the garbage tax for…

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Kent man’s mother persuades him to drop knife | Police Blotter

It took a man's mother to persuade him to drop a knife after he refused a command from…

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Kent man faces charges for child porn videotapes

A 57-year-old Kent man faces sexual exploitation of a minor charges for allegedly videotaping a young girl in…

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City of Kent seeks businesses not paying B&O tax

Kent city officials are trying to find ways to track down businesses that apparently are not paying the…

Representatives from local businesses wait for passersby in their booths at the Best of Kent and Taste of Kent expositions Oct. 9 at the ShoWare Center

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Kent’s ShoWare Center’s lofty financial losses causes debate among city leaders

After hearing Kent spends about $4.8 million per year to support the financially struggling ShoWare Center, City Councilman…

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Roofing contractor takes $850 from Kent customer without doing the work

A Quincy man faces an unregistered contractor charge after he reportedly bilked a Kent homeowner out of $850.

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State Supreme Court to review city of Kent medical marijuana case

The ongoing battle between the city of Kent and medical marijuana supporters reached a new high with the…

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Two men beat up man at Kent Shell station after he accuses them of littering | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested two men for investigation of second-degree assault after they reportedly beat up a man who…

This rendering shows a proposal of the apartments Tarragon plans to build next year at Kent Station

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Construction to start next year on Kent Station Apartments

Seattle developer Tarragon plans to start construction in January on a 154-unit apartment complex at the Kent Station…

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Kent City Council votes to ban recreational marijuana businesses

The Kent City Council voted 5-2 to keep all recreational marijuana businesses out of town.

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Kent City Council committee approves big jump in garbage taxes

The city of Kent's garbage taxes on residents and businesses will jump to 18.3 percent from 7.8 percent…

Big Easy Lofton delivers a dunk for the Harlem Globetrotters

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Harlem Globetrotters to return to Kent’s ShoWare Center Feb. 14

Tickets are on sale for the return of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters to the ShoWare Center in…

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Work on Kent traffic calming projects to finally get going

Three Kent neighborhood traffic calming projects are expected to finally get going this fall after problems with city…

Ridership went up in the second quarter for Sound Transit compared to the same period in 2013.

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Sound Transit boardings up in second quarter compared to last year

Sounder commuter rail boardings, which includes stops in Kent, were up more than 7 percent in the second…