Steve Hunter

Ken Sharp attends Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke's Election Night party at Airways Brewery and Tap Room. Sharp defeated Bailey Stober to earn a Kent City Council seat.

Stober concedes defeat to Sharp in Kent City Council race

Bailey Stober conceded defeat to Ken Sharp in a tight race for the Kent City Council.

Ken Sharp attends Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke's Election Night party at Airways Brewery and Tap Room. Sharp defeated Bailey Stober to earn a Kent City Council seat.
Shacon Barbee and defense attorney Brian Todd appear at Barbee's sentencing Nov. 15 in King County Superior Court in Kent.

Judge sentences Kent pimp to 35 years in prison

Shacon Barbee received an exceptional prison sentence of 35 years for pimping girls in Kent and Seattle.

Shacon Barbee and defense attorney Brian Todd appear at Barbee's sentencing Nov. 15 in King County Superior Court in Kent.

James Street in Kent to close Nov. 20-22 at BNSF railroad crossing

Kent drivers won't be able use James Street where it crosses the BNSF tracks for three days this week.

Kent firefighter Nate Strobel

Kent Toys for Joy program seeks donations

The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority, Kent Firefighters Local 1747 and the Kent Firefighters Foundation are once again sponsoring and supporting the Toys for Joy program.

Kent firefighter Nate Strobel
Home sales were up 17 percent in Kent in October compared to the same month last year.

Kent home sales, prices up in October compared to 2012

Homes sales in Kent were up 17 percent and prices up 10.9 percent in October compared to the same month in 2012.

Home sales were up 17 percent in Kent in October compared to the same month last year.
Shawn Gulseth

Man pleads guilty to Kent woman’s murder

A 43-year-old man pleaded guilty last week to second-degree murder with a deadly weapon for the Dec. 21, 2010 stabbing death of his former girlfriend in her Kent apartment.

Shawn Gulseth

Property owner wants Kent City Council to allow marijuana businesses

Chris Kealy wants to give the Kent City Council another option as it prepares to adopt a six-month moratorium against recreational marijuana businesses.

Teagan McGinnis.

Memorial service for Kentridge teen on Nov. 15

A memorial service for Teagan McGinnis, 16, the Kentridge High School junior killed in a Tuesday car crash, is set for 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at the New Life Church, 15711 152nd Ave. S.E., in Renton.

Teagan McGinnis.
Devin Topps

Kent jury hears opening statements in Devin Topps murder case

A jury heard opening statements Tuesday about whether Jorge Lizarraga pulled the trigger of a gun that killed Devin Topps in Kent in 2010 during a fight after a Halloween party.

Devin Topps

Prosecutors charge Kent boy with rape of 8-year-old girl; seek to try him as adult

King County prosecutors charged a 14-year-old Kent boy Wednesday with first-degree rape, second-degree rape and first-degree rape of a child for his alleged attack on an 8-year-old girl Nov. 7 in the woods near a Kent hotel.

Kentridge High junior Teagan McGinnis dies from car crash injuries

A 16-year-old Kentridge High School junior has died after injuries he suffered Tuesday morning in a multi-car collision in Kent as he drove to school.

Kent Police arrest 14-year-old boy for investigation of rape of 8-year-old girl

Kent Police arrested a 14-year-old Kent boy for investigation of first-degree rape in connection with an alleged sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl.

Ken Sharp.

Sharp holding lead over Stober in Kent City Council race

Ken Sharp continues to lead Bailey Stober in a close race for the Kent City Council.

Ken Sharp.

Kentridge High teen on life support after multi-car Kent crash

A 16-year-old Kentridge High School student was on life support after injuries he suffered Tuesday morning in a multi-car collision in Kent as he drove to school.

Kent Fire Department responds to natural gas leak at Fred Meyer on East Hill | Update

People were evacuated Monday from the Kent Fred Meyer store, 10201 S.E. 240th St., after a forklift driver hit and broke a natural gas line that fed a room heater.

The city of Kent will activate this traffic speed camera Nov. 18 along 64th Avenue South next to Neely-O'Brien Elementary School.

City of Kent to activate school traffic cameras Nov. 18

The city of Kent will start operating its first school traffic cameras to catch speeders on Monday, Nov. 18.

The city of Kent will activate this traffic speed camera Nov. 18 along 64th Avenue South next to Neely-O'Brien Elementary School.

Kent public hearing set about proposed 10-home development

A public hearing is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Kent City Hall about a proposal to build 10 single-family homes on the west side of 116th Avenue Southeast near Southeast 253rd Place.

Bailey Stober hopes to overtake Ken Sharp in his race for the Kent City Council.

Stober remains ‘hopeful’ he can overtake Sharp in Kent City Council race

Kent City Council candidate Bailey Stober remains "hopeful and optimistic" that he can still overtake opponent Ken Sharp.

Bailey Stober hopes to overtake Ken Sharp in his race for the Kent City Council.

Kent Police investigate assault of 8-year-old girl

Kent Police took a 14-year-old boy into custody in connection with an alleged sexual assault of an 8-year-old girl.

FBI arrests homeless man for Facebook threats to kill Kent cop

Federal prosecutors have charged a 52-year-old homeless man with interstate threats for allegedly making threats on his Facebook page to kill a Kent Police officer and his family.