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King County elections candidate filing week May 13-17

Candidates interested in filing for any of the 331 positions open for election in King County this year…

An example of graffiti found in Kent that helped lead to the arrest of three people.

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Kent Police arrest three for graffiti spree

Kent Police arrested three Kent residents for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief in connection with graffiti tagging that…

Kent Police Blotter.

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Kent officers bust woman for spitting in store employee’s face | Police Blotter

A woman reportedly spit in the face of a Fred Meyer store employee after she had been asked…

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Trucker who used Kent warehouse as hub gets 12 year prison sentence for drug conspiracy

A Canadian truck driver who used a Kent warehouse as a hub for marijuana distribution, received a 12-year…

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Driver killed in Kent crash identified as Kentridge grad Shayne Mathews

The man killed after he drove into a tree in Kent has been identified as Shayne Mathews, a…

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Kent man driver of car crash in Seattle that killed Federal Way woman

A car driven by a 24-year-old Kent man crashed Wednesday night along Interstate 5 in Seattle, killing one…

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Kent father, stepson indicted on drug, gun crimes

A Kent man and his stepson were arrested Friday morning following their indictment on seven criminal counts related…

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Driver dies in Kent car crash after hitting tree

One man was killed and another man injured when a car struck a tree in Kent at about…

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Forterra hires ex-Tacoma Port CEO as Chief Program Officer

Forterra has hired Tim Farrell as its new Chief Program Officer (CPO). Drawing on his experience in the…

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas.

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Kent Police to host community meeting, Block Watch class on May 23

Residents can take part in a Kent Police Community Meeting and Block Watch 101 class on Thursday, May…

Kent Police.

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Police in Kent, elsewhere to add extra DUI patrols for Cinco de Mayo

As communities throughout King, Snohomish and Pierce counties bring out their sombreros and Mariachi guitars in anticipation of…

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Bellevue Police nab robbery suspect in Kent

Bellevue Police arrested a 26-year-old Kent man Wednesday at a Kent apartment complex for investigation of first-degree robbery…

Fans cheer during a Seattle Thunderbirds hockey game at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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Kent’s ShoWare Center turns profit in first quarter of 2013

The ShoWare Center turned a profit of $7,048 for the first quarter of 2013 and could be on…

State Rep. Dave Upthegrove

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State Rep. Upthegrove to run for King County Council

State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, D-Des Moines, said Tuesday he is running for for King County Council Position 5…

The King County park system includes Marymoor Park in Redmond as well as other regional parks.

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King County Council puts proposed parks levy on August ballot

The Metropolitan King County Council on Monday approved sending to the voters in August a six-year property tax…

Kent Police Blotter.

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Woman’s report of possible Kent rape at age 14 in 2001 too late to prosecute | Police Blotter

A 26-year-old woman reported to Kent Police that she was a possible rape victim in 2001 at the…

State Rep. Dave Upthegrove

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State Rep. Upthegrove might run for Patterson’s King County Council seat

State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, D-Des Moines, said Friday he is "seriously considering" running for the King County Council…

A landing gear door lands in a Kent neighborhood in September after falling off a Boeing 767 cargo jet operated by ABX Air

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Details revealed about Boeing jet door that landed in Kent

The landing gear door that fell last fall in a Kent neighborhood marked at least the 19th time…

King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson.

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Julia Patterson announces she won’t seek re-election to King County Council

Metropolitan King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson announced Friday in a media release she will not seek a fourth…

A fire burned linens stored in outdoor canopies early Thursday morning in Kent at a commercial laundry business in the 7800 block of South 228th Street.

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Kent firefighters extinguish blaze outside commercial laundry facility

Four Kent Fire Department engines responded to a fire in canopies outside of a commercial laundry facility at…