Steve Hunter

Protestors line up outside Kent City Hall Tuesday night against a proposed ban on medical marijuana collective gardens. The City Council voted 4-3 later Tuesday to approve the ordinance that bans the collective gardens

Kent City Council votes to ban medical marijuana collective gardens | Update

The Kent City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday night to ban medical marijuana collective gardens.

Protestors line up outside Kent City Hall Tuesday night against a proposed ban on medical marijuana collective gardens. The City Council voted 4-3 later Tuesday to approve the ordinance that bans the collective gardens

Pasco bans medical marijuana gardens; is Kent next?

The city of Pasco beat Kent to the punch by at least one day when the Pasco City Council voted 5-2 on Monday to ban medical marijuana collective gardens.

Kent4Health offers organized outdoor walks each Wednesday throughout the summer in Kent.

Kent offers organized, outdoor walks all summer

Want to get outside this summer and enjoy a few organized two-mile trail walks in Kent?

Kent4Health offers organized outdoor walks each Wednesday throughout the summer in Kent.
Kent Police Blotter.

Kent officers arrest skateboarder for smashing car window, tail lights | Police Blotter

A man told Kent Police he was just upset when he allegedly used his skateboard to smash one parked vehicle's rear window and another vehicle's tail light in the middle of the night.

Kent Police Blotter.
Ernie Ammons

Court hearing for ex-Kent-Meridian track coach continued again

A former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and track coach charged with communication with a minor for immoral purposes had his court hearing continued to June 28.

Ernie Ammons
Caitlin Brown and her dog Dexter check out giant sandbags along the Green River Trail in Kent. Kent city officials say the sandbags will be removed by late summer.

Kent to rebid sandbag-removal project along Green River; initial bid proposal ‘confusing’

The giant sandbags along the Green River Trail in Kent won't be removed quite as soon as expected because city officials decided to dump the initial bids and rebid the sandbag-removal project.

Caitlin Brown and her dog Dexter check out giant sandbags along the Green River Trail in Kent. Kent city officials say the sandbags will be removed by late summer.
KEM and the Isley Brothers perform at 8 p.m. Saturday

KEM, Isley Brothers perform in Kent June 2 at ShoWare

Check out the rhythm and blues concert in Kent featuring KEM and the Isley Brothers at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at the ShoWare Center.

KEM and the Isley Brothers perform at 8 p.m. Saturday

Two state representatives join fight to oppose Kent medical marijuana ban

Two state representatives are part of a growing group who oppose a Kent City Council proposal to ban medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens.

A woman opposes the Kent City Council's proposed ban on medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens prior to a May 14 Council committee meeting. The full council votes June 5 on the ban.

Kent City Council to vote on medical marijuana collective gardens ban June 5

The Kent City Council is expected to vote Tuesday night on a controversial ban of medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens.

A woman opposes the Kent City Council's proposed ban on medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens prior to a May 14 Council committee meeting. The full council votes June 5 on the ban.

Kent woman charged with murder for stabbing death of husband in car

A 45-year-old Kent woman has been charged with second-degree murder for the stabbing death of her husband in the backseat of a Honda Accord as a relative drove through Kent.

State-controlled liquor sales end Friday

Many Kent stores to sell liquor starting Friday

Liquor sales will flow more freely in Kent and throughout the state starting Friday.

State-controlled liquor sales end Friday

Kent couple pleads not guilty to arson, murder charges

Michelle Backstrom and Kennon Fastrup each pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and arson charges in connection with the killing of a 39-year-old Kent woman found in the trunk of her burned-out car near Black Diamond.

Kent-Meridian High School graduates celebrate in 2010 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

Kent’s ShoWare Center to host 13 graduation ceremonies June 8-18

The ShoWare Center in Kent will host 13 graduations over the next couple of weeks.

Kent-Meridian High School graduates celebrate in 2010 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Kent Police Blotter.

Woman jumps on car’s hood in Kent chasing mother, son | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief after she reportedly jumped on the hood of a car and cracked the windshield with her fists.

Kent Police Blotter.
This drawing shows the new Green River channel to be constructed at Riverview Park in Kent to improve salmon habitat.

Green River project in Kent to improve salmon habitat, flood protection

The city of Kent and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have begun construction of a side channel at Riverview Park in Kent to restore salmon habitat and reduce potential flooding on the Green River.

This drawing shows the new Green River channel to be constructed at Riverview Park in Kent to improve salmon habitat.

Three fires strike Kent over holiday weekend

Kent firefighters responded to two apartment fires and a house fire over Memorial Day weekend.

Bidders put up $325

Two Kent liquor stores go for higher price second time around

Two Kent liquor stores went for a lot higher price during the second round of bids.

Bidders put up $325

Kent School Board seeks applicants for vacant board position

The Kent School District is taking applications from anyone interested in replacing Bill Boyce for the District No. 4 position on the Kent School Board.

Priscilla Hoflack walks past the closed H.D. Hotspurs restaurant and bar on Washington Avenue next to the Kent Kmart. Hotspurs closed in April after 32 years.

H.D. Hotspurs closes in Kent; Goodwill Outlet store might be moving in

The closure of H.D. Hotspurs after 32 years as a popular Kent restaurant and nightclub is just one of several changes going on next to Kmart in the Washington Avenue strip mall.

Priscilla Hoflack walks past the closed H.D. Hotspurs restaurant and bar on Washington Avenue next to the Kent Kmart. Hotspurs closed in April after 32 years.

Kent man pleads not guilty to shooting dachshund in leg

A 49-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty Thursday to first-degree animal cruelty for allegedly shooting a neighbor's dachshund in the leg with a pellet gun for reportedly "crapping" on his property.