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Texas-based Wingstop will open a restaurant this spring at Kent Station.

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Wingstop restaurant coming to Kent Station this spring; mall adds 4 other businesses

Wingstop, a Texas-based national restaurant chain featuring classic and boneless chicken wings, will open this spring at Kent…

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Kent City Council picks seven finalists for vacant council position

The Kent City Council cut a list of 38 applicants on Tuesday night to seven finalists to replace…

A pickup landed on two cars after crashing Friday

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Pickup lands atop two cars at Kent parking lot

A pickup truck driver reportedly clipped a semitrailer along the West Valley Highway in Kent and ended up…

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Gunman seriously injures Kent woman at her home

A gunman shot and seriously injured a 31-year-old Kent woman in her home at about 9:04 p.m. Sunday…

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38 apply for vacant Kent City Council position

It's a good chance one of your neighbors might be among a lengthy list of applicants to replace…

Jessica Berliner

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Lizarraga gets 38 years in prison for Kent murder of Devin Topps

Jorge Lizarraga received a 38-year prison sentence on Friday for the 2010 murder in Kent of Devin Topps,…

Kent City Council President Dana Ralph questions whether the city should spend $60

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Kent City Council committee defers hiring $60,000 consultant to help fill job openings

A three-member Kent City Council committee decided to let the full council decide whether to approve a staff…

The Kent City Council is expected to decide Feb. 18 which streets to repair this year with B&O tax revenue.

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Kent City Council to decide which street projects to fund with B&O tax

The Kent City Council will decide in about two weeks where to spend about $4.7 million in business…

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke

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Kent mayor praises South 224th Street project, YMCA but questions par 3 future

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke hyped the new South 224th Street overpass to be built across Highway 167 and…

Firefighters battle a house fire on Kent's West Hill on Wednesday

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Fire heavily damages West Hill home in Kent

Fire heavily damaged a two-story home Wednesday on Kent's West Hill.

Paula Barry is the interim city of Kent finance director.

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Barry named interim city of Kent finance director

Kent’s assistant finance director Paula Barry has been named interim finance director by Mayor Suzette Cooke.

Fans watch the Seattle Thunderbirds at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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Kent’s ShoWare Center lowers losses in 2013

The ShoWare Center's bottom line took its smallest hit last year since the arena opened in 2009.

Kent Police Blotter.

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Marijuana dispute in Kent leads to fight between woman’s boyfriend, son | Police Blotter

A dispute about marijuana reportedly led to a fight between the boyfriend of a woman and her 15-year-old…

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Fire damages Kent’s Cave Man Kitchen; owner plans to reopen soon

An early Tuesday morning fire damaged the Cave Man Kitchen restaurant, 807 W. Valley Highway.

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Ex-Councilman Clark joins growing list of Kent City Council applicants

Tim Clark, a former Kent City councilman and mayoral candidate, has added his name to the growing list…

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Man who owned Kent house sentenced to seven years for killing two men at his Puyallup marijuana grow

A Puyallup man, who also owned a Kent home, received a seven-year prison sentence on Friday for shooting…

Jorge Lizarraga

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Sentencing date for man convicted of Devin Topps murder in Kent continued to Feb. 7

The sentencing date for Jorge Lizarraga, the man convicted of murdering Devin Topps, has been continued to 1…

Extra police patrols will hit the streets Super Bowl weekend to combat drunk driving.

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Extra DUI patrols in Kent, King County for Super Bowl weekend

If your Super Bowl game plan involves alcohol, plan ahead for a safe ride home.

Off to the big game: from left

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Kent, Auburn Sea Gals Super Bowl bound

The emotions of 33 women with a close-up view of the Seattle Seahawks couldn't help but explode when…

The King County Council is considering new measures to help fund Metro Transit.

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King County Council sets public hearing Feb. 4 on Metro Transit funding proposal

The King County Council will have a public hearing Tuesday, Feb. 4 in Seattle about a proposal to…