Steve Hunter

Evan Lysacek

Olympic champion Evan Lysacek to return to skating in Kent

Let the hype begin about ice skater Evan Lysacek coming to Kent.

Evan Lysacek
Kent's outdoor summer movies start at 9 p.m. Friday

Kent outdoor movies start Aug. 10

Outdoor summer movies return to Kent at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10 with a showing of "The Muppets."

Kent's outdoor summer movies start at 9 p.m. Friday
Marques Weekly

Kentridge graduate Marques Weekly drowns in Lake Tapps

Marques Weekly touched a lot of lives with his participation in football, track and field and drama at Kentridge High School.

Marques Weekly

Primary results for Kent-area candidates, measures | Election 2012

King County voters appear to be approving a property tax measure to rebuild the Youth Services Center in Seattle.

Kent's Courtney Thompson helped the U.S. Women's Volleyball Team take a silver medal at the London Olympics.

Kent’s Courtney Thompson starts for injured setter at Summer Olympics | Update

Kent's Courtney Thompson started at setter Tuesday and helped lead the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team into the semifinals at the London Olympics.

Kent's Courtney Thompson helped the U.S. Women's Volleyball Team take a silver medal at the London Olympics.
Dave Davis of the American Legion Kent Post sets the flag at the grave of a Civil War veteran in 2009 at Saar Cemetery. A dedication ceremony Sept. 6 at the cemetery will include replacement markers for four Civil War veterans.

Civil War markers to be dedicated at Kent’s Saar Pioneer Cemetery

A dedication ceremony that includes replacement markers for four Civil War veterans is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 at Saar Pioneer Cemetery in Kent.

Dave Davis of the American Legion Kent Post sets the flag at the grave of a Civil War veteran in 2009 at Saar Cemetery. A dedication ceremony Sept. 6 at the cemetery will include replacement markers for four Civil War veterans.
Recess Monkey performs in Kent at noon Wednesday

Band Recess Monkey to entertain Kent crowd Wednesday

Prepare to dance and sing along with Seattle band Recess Monkey at a noon concert Wednesday, Aug. 8 at Town Square Plaza in downtown Kent.

Recess Monkey performs in Kent at noon Wednesday
Kent Police Blotter.

Kent woman pushes husband into headboard during divorce dispute | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she allegedly pushed her husband into a desk and headboard during an argument about getting a divorce at about 7:03 p.m. July 29 at a home in the 10900 block of Southeast 235th Place.

Kent Police Blotter.
Little Bill and the Blue Notes perform at noon Tuesday

Blues band to play Tuesday at Kent Station

Get down with the blues music of Pacific Northwest original Little Bill and the Blue Notes at noon Tuesday, Aug. 7 at the Kent Station shopping mall.

Little Bill and the Blue Notes perform at noon Tuesday

Kent Fire Department to host golf tournament for community assistance program

The Kent Fire Department will host its first Community Assistance Referral and Education Services (FDCARES) charity golf tournament on Thursday, Aug. 9 at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent.

Kent's ShoWare Center got hit by an unexpected business and occupation tax by the state Department of Revenue.

State hits ShoWare Center in Kent with unexpected B&O tax

The city-owned ShoWare Center took a deeper loss than expected in the second quarter of this year because of an additional $100,000 business and occupation tax payable to the state Department of Revenue.

Kent's ShoWare Center got hit by an unexpected business and occupation tax by the state Department of Revenue.

Kent seeks volunteers to write pro/con statements about property tax levy measure

The Kent City Council is seeking volunteers to write the statements that will appear in the voters’ pamphlet both for, and against, a property tax measure to pay to maintain and improve existing parks and streets.

Former drag racer Jerry 'The King' Ruth will be the subject of a special Greater Kent Historical Society program Aug. 23 at Kent Commons.

Learn about career of Kent drag racer Jerry Ruth at Aug. 23 program

Find out all about the career of former drag racer Jerry "The King" Ruth at a special program Aug. 23 in Kent.

Former drag racer Jerry 'The King' Ruth will be the subject of a special Greater Kent Historical Society program Aug. 23 at Kent Commons.

Kent’s Allegro dance studio earns high ranking in Northwest, nation

The Allegro Performing Arts Academy in Kent has been named one of the top 60 dance studios in the nation and among the top 10 in the Pacific Northwest.

Seattle rock band Random Manor plays at 7 p.m. Thursday

Rock band Random Manor plays Thursday in Kent

The Seattle rock band Random Manor plays at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2 at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.

Seattle rock band Random Manor plays at 7 p.m. Thursday

Group plans statewide initiative drive in 2013 to end marijuana prohibition

Seattle-based Sensible Washington announced Tuesday that it will try to get a statewide initiative in 2013 to ask voters to repeal adult marijuana prohibition in the state.

Kent City Council President Dennis Higgins talks about the need for a property tax increase as Mayor Suzette Cooke

Kent residents to vote in November on property tax increase to pay for parks, streets

Kent voters will decide Nov. 6 whether to approve a property tax levy increase to help pay for city park and street repairs.

Kent City Council President Dennis Higgins talks about the need for a property tax increase as Mayor Suzette Cooke

Kent man shot in neck during fight in Burien

A 26-year-old Kent man was shot in the neck during an altercation with another man Tuesday night in a Burien convenience store parking lot.

Caspar Babypants performs at noon Wednesday

Caspar Babypants to entertain at Kent park Wednesday, Aug. 1

Caspar Babypants, a popular entertainer in the Seattle are for children and adults, performs Wednesday, Aug. 1 in Kent.

Caspar Babypants performs at noon Wednesday
Dunkan Nguyen

ShoWare basketball tournament in Kent draws 160 teams

Basketball players of all ages filled up temporary courts at the ShoWare Center parking lot on Saturday and Sunday in Kent.

Dunkan Nguyen