Kent Police are asking for help to identify this man in connection with a Feb. 12 bank robbery in the Panther Lake area.

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Kent Police seek help to identify bank robbery suspect

Kent Police are asking for help to identify a man wanted for the robbery of a Key Bank…

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Jury finds ex-SPSL volleyball coach guilty of sex crime in Kent

A jury found a former Mount Rainier High School volleyball coach guilty of third-degree attempted rape of a…

Cottage houses similar to this one are planned for the Blueberry Cottages development on the East Hill of Kent.

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Kent’s first cottage housing development closer to reality

With the economy starting to pick up, the first cottage-housing development in Kent keeps moving closer to reality.

Bill Harley performs March 2 in Kent.

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Storyteller Bill Harley to perform in Kent March 2

A two-time, Grammy-award winning artist, Bill Harley uses song and story to paint a vibrant picture of growing…

Jamie Perry.

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Kent’s Perry elected to Executive Committee of Sound Cities Association

City of Kent Councilwoman Jamie Perry was elected to the 2013 Executive Committee of the Sound Cities Association…

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Man charged in 1996 murder of Kent co-worker pleads not guilty

A Montana man charged in the 1996 cold case murder of a Kirkland woman who worked in Kent…

The Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors will perform Wednesday

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BYU group to perform show tunes in Kent

The Brigham Young University Young Ambassadors will perform Harmony, The Music of Life, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.…

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Kent man faces long prison sentence for attempted murder of three women

A 22-year-old Kent man could be sentenced in March to more than 50 years in prison after a…

Firefighters battle a blaze Tuesday at a Kent home in the 20200 block of 140th Place Southeast.

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Fire breaks out at Kent home; nobody injured

Kent firefighters battled and contained a house fire at about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 20200 block of…

Crews install a metal sheet pile flood wall in January at the Boeing Levee along the Green River in Kent similar to the city's proposal for the Briscoe-Desimone levee repair.

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Kent City Council unanimously approves levee flood wall repair plan

A controversial Green River levee repair that just a week earlier had split the Kent City Council ended…

Ernie Ammons.

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Ex-Kent-Meridian teacher, coach pleads guilty to sex crime

A former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and track coach pleaded guilty to communication with a minor for immoral…

Plenty of entertainment is part of the annual You Me We festival coming up March 1 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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You Me We family fun festival March 1 in Kent

Tons of fun are in the works for kids of all ages at Kent's upcoming You Me We…

Sarah Daniel

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Kent family hopes sign in memory of David Daniel makes a difference

A Panther Lake neighborhood in Kent forever changed the morning of Aug. 22 because of a drunk driver.

Mike Mactutis

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Flood District Committee approves Kent levee repair plan; controversy erupts among City Council

The controversial dispute between the city of Kent and King County about the best plan to spend millions…

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Man charged in 1996 murder of Kent co-worker extradited to King County

A Montana man charged in the 1996 cold case murder of a Kirkland woman who worked in Kent…

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Kent house fire displaces six

Six adults were displaced by a fire in their Kent home after linseed oil soaked rags self-combusted early…

Kent Police Blotter.

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Woman tells Kent officer to arrest her so she can eat, shower at jail | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of second-degree criminal trespass after an officer found her sleeping in…

Sally Jewell

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Obama nominates Kent-based REI’s Jewell to be Secretary of the Interior

President Obama has nominated Sally Jewell, CEO and president of Kent-based REI, to be the nation's Secretary of…

Fans flocked to the ShoWare Center for a Backstreet Boys concert in 2010 but the city-owned arena struggles to attract enough high-drawing concerts to make money.

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Kent’s ShoWare Center revenue losses break $2 million since 2009 opening

Kent's ShoWare Center suffered a record-setting loss of $706,432 in 2012 as arena operators scramble to find ways…

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Kent interfaith community offers seminar about combating violence Feb. 9

Representatives from the Muslim, Christian and Jewish community will participate in a Roles of Religions in Combating Violence…