The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority launched a new website on Thursday to get more information to the public.
Kent firefighters used a ladder to rescue a resident trapped on a balcony by an apartment fire early Thursday in the 23900 block of 111th Place Southeast.
The women's Lingerie Football League is now the Legends Football League.
A second medical marijuana collective garden store has opened in Kent.
King County Sheriff’s detectives seized approximately 1 1/2 pounds of methamphetamine and $4,000 in cash during a search warrant served Jan. 5 at a Kent house.
Seattle and King County will launch a Gun Safety Initiative with a gun buyback Saturday, Jan. 26 in downtown Seattle.
King County Sheriff’s detectives said Tuesday that two trailers and a box truck that were reported stolen Dec. 16 from SeaTac and were loaded with 7,000 Wii-U game consoles have been recovered empty.
Kent Police busted a mother-daughter shoplifting duo who allegedly worked together to take items from WinCo Foods, 21100 91st Pl. S.
The city of Kent awarded a $385,000 contract to Stantec Consultant Services to conduct a community-wide assessment for contaminated sites.
The city of Kent has changed how it dedicates money from the general fund to human services agencies after a large decrease in 2011 required a $95,000 adjustment.
Kent has hired Ronald F. Moore as its new city clerk.
Goodwill has confirmed its new Outlet Store in Kent will open Jan. 17.
Just after noon Wednesday, Natalie and Paul Delaurenti of Kent adopted Crookshanks, an orange tabby cat. Crookshanks is the first pet adopted from Regional Animal Services of King County in the New Year.
The murder trial has been continued to Feb. 11 for the Oregon man charged with first-degree murder for the 2010 stabbing death of Seth Frankel, a city of Kent employee and Auburn resident.
The Kent City Council renewed contracts for state and federal lobbyists who play a large role to help bring funds to the city.
A recap of eight of the strangest Kent Police Blotter items from 2012:
Bill Westcott covers a lot of ground as a pilot for Alaska Airlines. He might cover even more ground as a Kent community leader and volunteer.
Alcohol ignition interlocks in Washington will soon have a feature designed to prevent others from performing breath tests for the driver. Starting Jan. 1, a camera will snap a picture every time the machine is used, verifying that the driver is the person who took the test.
Despite nearly 50 inches of rain this year, the greatest annual rainfall record at Sea-Tac Airport appears to be safe.
A Washington State Patrol trooper suffered minor injuries when a vehicle driven by a Kent man collided with the State Patrol car at about 8:25 p.m. Dec. 24.
