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Memorial service for Kentlake swim coach Feb. 26 in Vancouver

A memorial service for Kentlake High School swim coach Seth Dawson is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 at Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver.

The U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday

Postal Service to keep Kent processing center open; six in state to close

The Kent Delivery and Distribution Center for the U.S. Postal Service will remain open even as the agency closes six other facilities in the state.

The U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday
Kent Police will offer a Community Police Academy starting March 28. Registration is open now.

Kent offers Community Police Academy classes

Have you ever wondered what goes into being a Kent Police officer?

Kent Police will offer a Community Police Academy starting March 28. Registration is open now.
The Kent Downtown Partnership and the Greater Kent Historical Society are looking for support to preserve the old Kent train station.

Effort starts rolling to save Kent train station

If community members continue to jump aboard the campaign, Kent's old train station downtown someday might become a coffee shop, restaurant, visitor's center or similar retail spot.

The Kent Downtown Partnership and the Greater Kent Historical Society are looking for support to preserve the old Kent train station.
A gauge along the Green River near Auburn shows the level has reached 61.52 feet at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Green River continues to rise, minor flooding expected | Update

Planned water releases from the Howard Hanson flood-control dam in the upper Green River watershed have brought the Green River Wednesday up to a Provisional Phase 3 flood alert level with predictions of a full Phase 3 alert by late Wednesday.

A gauge along the Green River near Auburn shows the level has reached 61.52 feet at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday.

Army Corps of Engineers sends flood spotters to Green River near Auburn

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, deployed spotters Wednesday to the Green and White rivers and a team to make emergency

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Kent’s ‘You Me We’ family festival Feb. 24 at ShoWare Center

Interactive booths, sports competitions, contests and prizes, along with performances by Kent’s talented kids are just part of the fun at “You Me We," from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at the ShoWare Center.

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Soul singer Bettye LaVette performs Saturday

Soul singer Bettye LaVette to perform at Kent Spotlight Series

Soul singer Bettye LaVette performs as part of Kent’s Spotlight Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at the Kentwood Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Avenue S.E., in Covington.

Soul singer Bettye LaVette performs Saturday
Searchers respond to an early morning Feb. 15 plane crash that killed three people near Mount Si in North Bend. The victims included Kentlake High swim coach Seth Dawson.

NTSB preparing preliminary report on plane crash that killed Kentlake swim coach

A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report about the Cessna 172 plane crash that killed Kentlake High School swim coach Seth Dawson Feb. 15 near Mount Si in North Bend is expected to be issued by the end of this week or early next week.

Searchers respond to an early morning Feb. 15 plane crash that killed three people near Mount Si in North Bend. The victims included Kentlake High swim coach Seth Dawson.
H.J. Heinz Co. will close in March a Kent plant that makes frozen soups.

Heinz to close Kent frozen soup plant

About 100 employees will lose their jobs when H.J. Heinz Co. closes a Kent frozen soup plant March 30.

H.J. Heinz Co. will close in March a Kent plant that makes frozen soups.

Renton man gets five years in prison for role in retail theft ring of home improvement stores

A 42-year-old Renton man, who helped lead a retail theft ring that targeted home improvement stores, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $170,000 in restitution for wire fraud and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Counterfeit Better Business Bureau emails target businesses

The scam that fraudulently uses Better Business Bureau's name will not die.

Valley Communications Center in Kent handles 911 calls. Kent Police want residents to report suspicious activity to 911 more often.

Kent Police say residents should call 911 more often

Kent Police want more residents to call 911 whenever they see something that "just doesn't feel or look right."

Valley Communications Center in Kent handles 911 calls. Kent Police want residents to report suspicious activity to 911 more often.

Grand jury indicts Kent man for illegally selling gun later used in Illinois murder

A federal grand jury indicted a Kent man for illegally selling a gun later used in a Chicago-area murder.

Kent Police Blotter report.

Kent officer investigates harassing phone calls by jail inmate to ex-girlfriend | Police Blotter

A Des Moines jail inmate reportedly made harassing phone calls to his former girlfriend threatening to beat her and kill her.

Kent Police Blotter report.

Man with knife shot and injured by Kent Police | Update

A Kent Police officer shot and injured a 55-year-old man reportedly armed with a knife during a confrontation Tuesday night at a West Hill mobile home park.

The New Shanghai Circus performs Feb. 15 at Kentwood High School in Covington as part of the city of Kent Spotlight Series.

Kent Spotlight Series to feature New Shanghai Circus Feb. 15

New Shanghai Circus brings 2,000 years of Chinese circus traditions to Kent’s Spotlight Series at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Kentwood Performing Arts Center.

The New Shanghai Circus performs Feb. 15 at Kentwood High School in Covington as part of the city of Kent Spotlight Series.

House passes bill to increase vehicular homicide sentences

The State House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Monday in Olympia to increase sentences for vehicular homicide convictions.

Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim appears at her first scheduled sentencing Nov. 18 at the King County Courthouse in Seattle. She was sentenced March 9 to more than six years in prison for theft charges from an insurance scam.

Kent woman’s sentencing for insurance scam of elderly postponed again

A former Kent insurance agent wants to withdraw her guilty plea to 10 counts of first-degree theft for stealing more than $1 million in retirement funds from five people.

Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim appears at her first scheduled sentencing Nov. 18 at the King County Courthouse in Seattle. She was sentenced March 9 to more than six years in prison for theft charges from an insurance scam.

House passes vehicle theft bill to extend statute of limitations

A measure aimed to help reduce the number of car thefts in Washington state passed the House on an unanimous vote last week in Olympia.