State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, D-Des Moines, said Tuesday he is running for for King County Council Position 5 to replace Julia Patterson, who announced last week she will not seek re-election after 12 years on the council.
The Metropolitan King County Council on Monday approved sending to the voters in August a six-year property tax levy lid lift proposal to raise revenue for the maintenance and operations of the county’s regional park system, as well as funding for local city parks and the Woodland Park Zoo.
A 26-year-old woman reported to Kent Police that she was a possible rape victim in 2001 at the age of 14 by a man in his 50s.
State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, D-Des Moines, said Friday he is "seriously considering" running for the King County Council to replace Julia Patterson in District 5.
Metropolitan King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson announced Friday in a media release she will not seek a fourth term on the council, ending 23 years of public service to South King County, including 12 years on the council.
The landing gear door that fell last fall in a Kent neighborhood marked at least the 19th time that similar part has fallen off one of the many Boeing 767 jets around the world over the last 12 years.
Four Kent Fire Department engines responded to a fire in canopies outside of a commercial laundry facility at about 3 a.m. Thursday in the 7800 block of South 228th Street.
King County prosecutors charged a 32-year-old Kent man Tuesday with several felony charges in connection with setting up dates through a gay dating app, meeting the men and robbing the victims.
Kent Police stopped a vehicle Wednesday afternoon near Southeast 208th Avenue and 108th Avenue Southeast that reportedly was involved in a robbery earlier in the parking lot at the Fred Meyer store, 10201 S.E. 240th St.
Kent Police arrested and King County prosecutors charged a Kent man for robbing two people after setting up separate dates via an online dating service and phone app.
A Kent man used a gay dating phone app called Scruff and ended up meeting a man who allegedly pulled a handgun on him robbed him of his iPhone as the two met in a vehicle.
Pet owners in Kent, Tukwila and much of King County can take advantage of a one-month “license amnesty period” in April and bring their expired pet licenses up to date or purchase new tags for animals not currently licensed without facing late fees or other penalties.
Get rid of expired prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter medicines at the Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27 in front of the Kent Police Station, 220 Fourth Ave. S.
Kent firefighter Robert W. “Bob” Schmidt died Sunday night after a 10-month battle with brain cancer.
John Hodgson, the city of Kent's chief administrative officer, will retire May 31.
Kent’s Community and Economic Development Department will host an informational event Tuesday, April 23 for residents to learn about the city’s efforts to clean up contaminated land sites for reuse and revitalization.
A Kent man received a maximum prison sentence of 66 years Friday for three counts of first-degree attempted murder for stabbing three women in 2011 in Des Moines.
Detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Burien and SeaTac Police Departments served search warrants on five locations Thursday night in Burien, SeaTac and Kent related to a lengthy prostitution investigation.
Kent Police Cmdr. Eric Hemmen and Assistant Police Chief Pat Lowery received the Washington’s Most Wanted April Officer of the Month Award.
A Kent man received a prison sentence of 25 years for shooting and injuring a man last July at an East Hill apartment complex.
