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Kent City Council committee approves two staff hires at cost of $223,000

A Kent City Council committee reluctantly recommended approval of about a $223,000 budget increase to hire an inspector…

Jim and Suzanne Berrios continue to make an impact in the Kent community as business owners and volunteers.

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Kent Cornucopia Days goes younger with Berrios’ as King and Queen

Jim and Suzanne Berrios truly believed they were too young to be named the Kent Cornucopia Days King…

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City of Kent gets surprise $237,535 bill

The city of Kent just got stuck with an unexpected bill of $237,535.

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Kent Old Timers 25th reunion on Aug. 10

The annual Kent Old Timers Greater Community Reunion will run from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10 at…

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Kent man hurt in hit-and-run accident along Kent Kangley Road

A 40-year-old Kent man suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run incident Saturday…

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Nine Kent officers respond to catch man who climbed into apartment | Police Blotter

As many as nine Kent Police officers responded to a call about a man who had climbed up…

Chief Ken Thomas stands near a portion of a hallway converted to an office at the Kent Police station. The City Council referred a measure on Tuesday to ask voters in November to approve a bond for a new police headquarters.

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Kent voters to decide in November whether to build new police headquarters

Kent voters will decide on the Nov. 4 ballot whether they want to pay more in property taxes…

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Boat catches fire on Lake Meridian in Kent

Kent firefighters responded to a small watercraft that caught fire in the boat launch area of Lake Meridian…

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Kent firefighters rescue man from house fire

Kent firefighters rescued a man early Tuesday from an abandoned house on fire in the 1400 block of…

The Seattle Impact are scheduled this fall to play at the ShoWare Center in Kent as part of a new indoor pro soccer league.

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Kent to get indoor professional soccer team at ShoWare Center | Seattle Impact

Professional indoor soccer is coming to the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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Kent Police investigate shooting of deputy’s patrol vehicle

Kent Police continue to investigate what led to the shooting of a King County Sheriff's Office deputy's patrol…

Kent firefighters battle a blaze Sunday night at a home in the 26300 block of 108th Avenue Southeast.

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Kent house fire sends one man to hospital

A man was sent to a hospital with burns and smoke inhalation suffered during a Kent house fire…

Crews install sheet piles to make a wall to help strengthen the Briscoe-Desimone levee along the Green River in Kent.

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Crews one-third done with Kent’s Briscoe levee first-phase repair

Crews are about one-third of the way done with the first phase of repairing the Briscoe-Desimone levee along…

William L. Phillip Jr. listens to Judge Andrea Darvas during his sentencing Friday in Kent for the first-degree murder of Seth Frankel in 2010. Darvas gave Phillip a 25-year prison sentence. Defense attorney Kristen Murray is on the left.

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Judge sentences Phillip to 25 years for murder of Kent city employee Frankel

A judge on Friday sentenced William L. Phillip Jr. to 25 years in prison for the 2010 first-degree…

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Kent to receive $3.5 million in grants for street projects

The city of Kent received two grants worth $3.5 million for street projects from the Puget Sound Regional…

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Kent’s Land Use Board says no to marijuana businesses

Kent will remain the largest city in the state to ban recreational marijuana businesses if the City Council…

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Kent officers arrest man for reckless driving on East Hill | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of reckless driving after he reportedly raced another car of speeds…

Kent Police officer Randy Brennan

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Kent Police officers receive life-saving awards

Four Kent Police officers were honored this month by Chief Ken Thomas for their life-saving actions.

Ex-Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp faces a Sept. 26 sentencing date for stealing nearly $300

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Sentencing date rescheduled for ex-Kent City Councilman Sharp on theft charges

A King County Superior Court judge agreed to give ex-Kent City Councilman Ken Sharp more time to come…

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Better Business Bureau reports IRS impersonators increasing robocalls

Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington has received several reports of IRS impersonators.