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Kent Candidate Forum: Sharp stays in City Council race; debates Stober

Ken Sharp's appearance at the Kent Neighborhood Council Candidate Forum demonstrated he's remaining in his Kent City Council…

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King County Flood District approves $1.2 million for Green/Duwamish watershed project

The King County Flood Control District approved $1.2 million in funding to boost the clean water and salmon…

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Kent officers arrest man for reckless driving after street racing | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested an 18-year-old SeaTac man for investigation of eluding an officer and reckless driving in connection…

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Trial of alleged pimp continues in Kent

Closing statements could occur during the week of Sept. 16 in the trial of a man facing promoting…

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…

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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…