Steve Hunter

Crowds flocked to the 40th Kent Cornucopia Days festival July 8-10 for face painting and many other activities

Kent Cornucopia Days runs smoothly; draws large crowds

Everything ran so smoothly at the 40th annual Kent Cornucopia Days festival that even drivers struggling to find parking spots obeyed the no-parking signs.

Crowds flocked to the 40th Kent Cornucopia Days festival July 8-10 for face painting and many other activities
Kent Police blotter report.

Kent Police arrest one after Lake Meridian Park fight | Police blotter

Kent Police arrested a teenage male for investigation of malicious mischief after he allegedly kicked a pickup at Lake Meridian Park and then joined friends in a vehicle to chase down the truck after the driver punched him.

Kent Police blotter report.
Children climb aboard the new Apollo merry-go-round at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.

Kent’s new Lake Meridian Park playground attracts kids of all ages

Kids can't help but jump, climb, swing, spin and run around the new playground equipment at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.

Children climb aboard the new Apollo merry-go-round at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.
Tina Chen is crowned Miss Cornucopia 2011 by Lauren Vermilion

Tina Chen chosen as Kent’s Miss Cornucopia

Tina Chen didn't really like her odds to win the Miss Cornucopia title Friday afternoon in a ceremony at the Town Square Plaza at Kent Cornucopia Days.

Tina Chen is crowned Miss Cornucopia 2011 by Lauren Vermilion
Nearly 100 entries are lined up for the Kent Cornucopia Days Grand Parade that starts at 2 p.m. Sunday

Kent Cornucopia Days Grand Parade to hit streets Sunday, July 10

About 100 entries are expected for the Kent Cornucopia Days Grand Parade at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 10 in downtown Kent.

Nearly 100 entries are lined up for the Kent Cornucopia Days Grand Parade that starts at 2 p.m. Sunday

Kent man reportedly breaks mother’s car window, throws dog down storm drain and bites police officer

A 24-year-old Kent man faces charges of third-degree assault and first-degree attempted animal cruelty after he allegedly threw his dog down a storm drain as well as head-butted and bit a Kent Police officer as he attempted to arrest him.

A Seattle Mist defender pursues a Los Angeles Temptation running back during a Lingerie Football League game last season in Kent.

Lingerie Football League plans to expand to Canada, Australia and Europe

The Kent-based Seattle Mist could have a chance to play in the women's Lingerie Football League's first World Bowl in 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

A Seattle Mist defender pursues a Los Angeles Temptation running back during a Lingerie Football League game last season in Kent.
Kent Police search through Suzie Q's and Sun Leaf Medial Center to collect evidence for medicinal marijuana Wednesday

Kent Police serve warrants at four medical marijuana businesses

Kent Police served search warrants at four medical marijuana businesses Wednesday afternoon.

Kent Police search through Suzie Q's and Sun Leaf Medial Center to collect evidence for medicinal marijuana Wednesday
Chuck and Nancy Simpson pose in the garden in their Panther Lake home

Old Timers King and Queen chosen for 2011 Kent Cornucopia Days

Chuck and Nancy Simpson are proud to be the Old Timers King and Queen for the 2011 Kent Cornucopia Days except for one thing.

Chuck and Nancy Simpson pose in the garden in their Panther Lake home
Crews work Wednesday to stabilize a hillside along Central Avenue in Kent after a Tuesday night landslide brought down trees and dirt and closed Central near Willis Street.

Landslide in downtown Kent brings tree onto road disrupting traffic | Update

Streets could be closed until late Wednesday night or even Thursday after a landslide took out trees and knocked down power lines at about 10 p.m. Tuesday on Central Avenue South in Kent between Willis and Saar streets.

Crews work Wednesday to stabilize a hillside along Central Avenue in Kent after a Tuesday night landslide brought down trees and dirt and closed Central near Willis Street.
Venoy Overton

Ex-UW basketball player Venoy Overton released from jail in Kent after posting bail

Venoy Overton posted bail Thursday and is out of custody as he faces a charge of second-degree promoting prostitution in connection with an 18-year-old woman who he allegedly drove to Pacific Highway in Kent to engage in prostitution.

Venoy Overton

Kent man who died in 2009 saving boy from drowning in Oregon named hero by Carnegie commission

A Kent man who died two years ago on the Fourth of July as he rescued a boy in the Columbia River in Oregon was named Thursday as a recipient of a Carnegie Medal for his life-saving effort.

Kelli Sheldon

Three to contend for Kent’s Miss Cornucopia title

Kelli Sheldon, Danielle Taylor and Tina Chen are the finalists for the 2011 Miss Cornucopia title at the Kent Cornucopia Days July 7-10 in downtown Kent.

Kelli Sheldon
Venoy Overton enters a plea of not guilty to a charge of promoting prostitution

Ex-University of Washington basketball player Venoy Overton pleads not guilty to promoting prostitution in Kent

Venoy Overton pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of second-degree promoting prostitution in connection with an 18-year-old woman who he allegedly drove to Pacific Highway in Kent to earn money through sex with men customers.

Venoy Overton enters a plea of not guilty to a charge of promoting prostitution
Rob Hansen owns Bayview Limousine Service in Tukwila.

Kent-Meridian grad finds the road out of a disability

Just 19 years old, Rob Hansen had no idea what he would do for work after he broke his neck in a professional motocross racing accident in 1987 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Hansen, now president and chief executive officer of Bayview Limousine Service in Tukwila, anticipated a long career in motocross racing until he crashed going over a hill during a race in Richland.

Rob Hansen owns Bayview Limousine Service in Tukwila.
Ladies of the Lake hit the water to train Tuesday

Kent dragon boats competed in Taiwan and will be racing during Cornucopia Days

Chris Salzer and Patty Sikora watched from their Kent dragon boat as young children lined the shores of the Love River in Kaohsiung, Taiwan during a practice run. Then they heard the chant. “Pad-dle, pad-dle, pad-dle,” the children yelled.

Ladies of the Lake hit the water to train Tuesday
This 2007 Toyota Tundra ended up totaled after a June 17 crash on Interstate 5 with a car driven by a 14-year-old Kent boy. The driver of the pickup suffered a back injury. The boy was not injured.

Accident victim of 14-year-old Kent driver hopes boy ‘learns a lesson’

Jake Ehrensperger hopes the 14-year-old Kent driver who struck his pickup recently on Interstate 5 in Tukwila learns a lesson.

This 2007 Toyota Tundra ended up totaled after a June 17 crash on Interstate 5 with a car driven by a 14-year-old Kent boy. The driver of the pickup suffered a back injury. The boy was not injured.
Dennis A. Duman

Pierce County transient charged with child molestation in Kent

King County prosecutors have charged a 69-year-old Pierce County transient and registered sex offender with first-degree child molestation in connection with incidents last year with a then 4-year-old girl in Kent.

Dennis A. Duman

Auburn motorcyclist dies from injuries suffered in Kent crash near Lake Meridian Park | Medical examiner identifies man

A 74-year-old Auburn man died Sunday from injuries after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a jeep at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday near Lake Meridian Park on Kent's East Hill.

Kent pair arrested for investigation of Social Security fraud

A Kent man and woman were arrested Friday for investigation of Social Security fraud and theft of government funds as part of a bust of nine people in Western Washington, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.