Steve Hunter

City of Kent settles police-shooting lawsuit for $400,000

The city of Kent has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a civil lawsuit filed against the city by a man who was shot and… Continue reading

Bethany and Brady Carson join their mother

Mail thieves make the rounds: Kent family’s mailbox raided five times

Kent resident Debbe Carson wants residents to know that people do steal mail out of mailboxes. She's had mail taken twice in June, for a… Continue reading

Bethany and Brady Carson join their mother
Army Corps Project Manager Mamie Brouwer describes the the purpose of the engineered log jams and the gravel supplementation July 15 along the Green River. The Army Corps of Engineers is working to rebuild salmon habitat in the watershed for the Green and Duwamish rivers.

Feds, local governments working to bring back salmon, steelhead runs to Green River

Numerous salmon-restoration projects are hatching along the Green River by federal and local governments, in an effort to boost the number of fish in the… Continue reading

Army Corps Project Manager Mamie Brouwer describes the the purpose of the engineered log jams and the gravel supplementation July 15 along the Green River. The Army Corps of Engineers is working to rebuild salmon habitat in the watershed for the Green and Duwamish rivers.
Kent resident Bonnie Bingham is conducting a car wash and bake sale with the help of East Ridge Baptist Church on July 18 to help raise money for a blind boy in Califorina whose father savagely attacked him. She heard about the story on the radio and decided to help out.

Kent benefit raises more than $3,000 for child whose eyes were eaten

Car washers in Kent raised approximately $3,300 Saturday to help a 4-year-old California boy recovering from an attack by his father, who mutilated the child’s… Continue reading

Kent resident Bonnie Bingham is conducting a car wash and bake sale with the help of East Ridge Baptist Church on July 18 to help raise money for a blind boy in Califorina whose father savagely attacked him. She heard about the story on the radio and decided to help out.
A diagram of the Howward Hanson Dam

Howard Hanson Dam: A temporary fix that will cost millions

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to construct a grout curtain by November to slow the water leaking through a damaged abutment at the Howard Hanson Dam.

A diagram of the Howward Hanson Dam
Stamp collector Bill Messecar

Make tracks for the stamp club summer show in Kent this weekend

Bill Messecar stuck with stamp collecting for more than 50 years for one primary reason.“I like history,” said Messecar, 69, of Covington. “Stamps are a… Continue reading

Stamp collector Bill Messecar
A homeowner in Fargo

Kent to spend $1.5 million for extra flood protection, due to Hanson Dam leak

Kent city officials plan to use large, water-filled tubes placed atop levees to help reduce the risk of flooding this winter along the Green River… Continue reading

A homeowner in Fargo
Paul Petersen stands between Kent Police volunteers Joanne Nelson

The face of Kent P.D. gives his final farewell

Paul Petersen became the face of Kent Police to some extent because of his appearances on Seattle television stations to talk about major crime incidents… Continue reading

Paul Petersen stands between Kent Police volunteers Joanne Nelson
Brian Baker

Listening to them scream: Cornucopia Days carnival worker loves his job

The fun starts for Brian Baker every time he operates the Zipper ride at the Funtastic carnival in Kent.A sign warns riders that the Zipper… Continue reading

Brian Baker
Traci and Spencer Hoveskeland

Add music to your summer with Kent concerts

(Editor's note: Schedule of concerts follows this story)You don’t have to go far to find free entertainment this summer in Kent.The annual city-sponsored Kent Summer… Continue reading

Traci and Spencer Hoveskeland
Brian Dye of Kent

Plenty of fun opportunities at Kent’s July 4 Splash

(Editor's note: Schedule of events follows this story)Anyone who just wants to have fun can find plenty of options at the 11th annual Fourth of… Continue reading

Brian Dye of Kent

ShoWare continues to lose money

Slow ticket sales caused the city-owned ShoWare Center in Kent to lose money in May, the fourth out of five months the arena has operated… Continue reading

Kent Police Public Education Specialists Sara Wood

Police unit, cadet program always on the prowl

Sara Wood feels like a "bad guy" when she peeks inside of vehicles at Kent parking lots.But Wood, a Kent Police public education specialist, doesn't… Continue reading

Kent Police Public Education Specialists Sara Wood

State of Hanson Dam ‘troubling’

Water leaking through a damaged abutment at the Howard Hanson Dam still puzzles the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and increases the risk of flooding… Continue reading

Symphony dropped from Fourth of July Splash at Lake Meridian Park

The fireworks are a go July 4th at Lake Meridian Park, but the symphony is out.Kent city officials dropped the Tukwila-based Rainier Symphony from the… Continue reading

Rich Cunningham

Grass carp unleashed to fight Lake Fenwick weeds

Kent city officials stocked Lake Fenwick with 300 grass carp on Tuesday in a new effort to combat Brazilian elodea, a noxious weed that threatens… Continue reading

Rich Cunningham
Kent's first-ever international festival will celebrate the diversity of the many cultures represented here
Kent's first-ever international festival will celebrate the diversity of the many cultures represented here
Kent TV 21 crew

New IMAX theater brings eye-opening entertainment to Kent

Tickets will cost more, but Kent moviegoers can experience movies in a new way with the grand opening Wednesday of a IMAX theater at AMC… Continue reading

Kent TV 21 crew
Auburn resident Melissa Moore hasn't given up hope for her best friend Alyssa McLemore

‘I just want closure’: Friend of missing Kent woman Alyssa McLemore refuses to give up the search

Even though Alyssa McLemore hasn't been seen or heard from since the 21-year-old Kent woman turned up missing April 9, Melissa Moore remains hopeful that… Continue reading

Auburn resident Melissa Moore hasn't given up hope for her best friend Alyssa McLemore
Kent resident Paul Morford vents his spleen at the Kent City Council Tuesday after their vote to pass the property tax wavier without opening the floor to comments.

Kent City Council: Property tax waiver passes 7-0; draws outrage

The Kent City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday night to approve an ordinance to give downtown developers of multi-family, mixed-use housing complexes of 30 or more… Continue reading

Kent resident Paul Morford vents his spleen at the Kent City Council Tuesday after their vote to pass the property tax wavier without opening the floor to comments.