Kent city officials are trying to figure out how to save the financially struggling Riverbend Golf Complex.

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Kent City Council looks at options to save Riverbend Golf Complex

The Kent City Council plans to take a few more rounds of discussion before picking an option to…

Lightning struck a tree Thursday night in the 21500 block of 121st Place Southeast.

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Lightning strikes Kent tree; no one injured

Lightning struck a 50-foot tree in the 21500 block of 121st Place Southeast Thursday night in Kent.

Kent firefighters put out a house fire Friday in the 3900 block of Cambridge Court on the West Hill.

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Kent house fire displaces nine people | Update

Nine people were displaced but no one was injured at a house fire early Friday afternoon in the…

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas.

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Kent Police offer Community Meeting, Block Watch Class on Sept. 19

Kent Police will host a Community Meeting and Block Watch 101 Class on Thursday, Sept. 19 at Horizon…

Catch Cage Warrior Combat 9 on Nov. 2 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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Cage Warrior Combat 9 coming to Kent | Mixed martial arts

Mike "300" Hayes will battle Jeff "The Snowman" Monson in the main event of the Cage Warrior Combat…

Park Orchard Park is at 11058 S.E. 230th St.

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Kent seeks help to weed, prune at Park Orchard Park

Volunteers are wanted by the city of Kent to help weed and prune at Park Orchard Park as…

The city of Kent plans to add cameras to catch speeders at two elementary schools by mid-October similar to the cameras along 24th Avenue South in Des Moines.

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System is tardy: Kent school traffic cameras delayed

School traffic cameras will get a late start in Kent.

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State offers landslide, mudslide updates through blog

As large rain storms bear down on the state Thursday and Friday, the Washington Department of Natural Resources…

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Kent Candidate Forum set for Sept. 9 | Election 2013

City of Kent Neighborhood Councils will host a free Kent Candidate Forum on Monday, Sept. 9.

Protestors line up outside Kent City Hall last year against a proposed ban on medical marijuana collective gardens. The City Council voted 4-3 to adopt the ban.

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Kent has no plans to remove recreational marijuana ban despite federal ruling

The city of Kent's ban against recreational marijuana businesses won't go up in smoke despite the federal government's…

Kent Police.

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Law enforcement officers make 292 DUI arrests in King County during crackdown

Law enforcement agencies in King County, including Kent Police, arrested 292 drivers for investigation of driving under the…

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City of Kent offers B&O tax filing workshop Sept. 19

The city of Kent will host a free training workshop on the city’s new Business and Occupation Tax…

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State liquor board would allow 3 Kent marijuana retail stores

The city of Kent would be allowed as many as three recreational marijuana retail stores under the filing…

Kent streets could flood Thursday and Friday similar to this road closure after a rainstorm in 2011.

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Kent Fire Department offers driving tips during heavy rain

Over the next 48-72 hours the Puget Sound area is expected to receive 1-4 inches of rain. Rain…

King County Sheriff John Urquhart.

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King County sheriff to travel to Washington D.C., to address marijuana laws

King County Sheriff John Urquhart will appear in Washington, D.C., next week before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee…

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King County police agencies issue 1,100 citations to drivers using cellphones

King County law enforcement agencies issued more than 1,100 citations over the past six weeks to drivers for…

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Kent man, Seahawks fan faces assault charge for punching Vikings fan at game

King County prosecutors have charged a 35-year-old Kent man, who also is a Seattle Seahawks fan, with second-degree…

A resident escaped injury despite a car crashing into a Kent apartment Sunday morning on the West Hill.

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Car crashes into Kent apartment building

A car crashed into a Kent apartment building early Sunday morning on the West Hill, narrowly missing a…

Terrence Williams appears at a bail hearing in May at King County Superior Court in Kent.

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Prosecutors still reviewing Terrence Williams assault case in Kent

King County prosecutors are still trying to decide whether to file assault charges against NBA free agent Terrence…

Jerry Stritzke is the new CEO at Kent-based REI.

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Kent-based REI hires new president, CEO

Kent-based outdoor gear and apparel retailer Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) named Jerry Stritzke Friday as the company’s new…