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Trial date changed again for ex-coach charged with attempted rape at Kent’s Lake Meridian Park

The trial date has been continued again for a former high school volleyball coach charged with third-degree attempted…

Edward Lee Vargas

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‘Your child’s safety is our No. 1 priority’ | Kent School District superintendent reacts to Connecticut tragedy

Edward Lee Vargas, Kent School District superintendent, posted the following message, safety procedures and tips on helping children…

A Kent School District bus slid off the road Tuesday morning at the intersection of Southeast 270th Street and 124th Avenue Southeast. The bus carried 34 students. No one was injured.

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Kent school bus slides off icy road with 34 children aboard; nobody hurt

No one was injured when a Kent School District bus slid off the road as it made a…

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Two Kent women injured in I-90 accident that kills fellow WSU student

Two Kent women who attend Washington State University were injured in a single-vehicle accident that killed another student…

Kevin J. McArdel

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Kent man receives State Patrol trooper cadet awards

Kevin J. McArdel, of Kent, racked up two awards among the 37 Washington State Patrol troopers sworn in…

Kent Council President Dennis Higgins and Councilwoman Deborah Ranniger each voted to adopt the 2013-14 city budget. The Council passed the budget on a 4-3 vote.

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Kent City Council approves cable utility tax, higher permit fees | City budget 2013-14

Costs are going up to live and build in Kent after the City Council voted 4-3 on Tuesday…

Kent-based Baristas Coffee Company wants to purchase Tully's of Seattle.

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Kent-based Baristas Coffee makes offer to purchase Tully’s

Kent-based Baristas Coffee Company, Inc. (BCCI) announced Tuesday that it has filed an offer to purchase Tully's of…

State Sen. Karen Keiser

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Kent Sen. Keiser rips Republicans’ proposal to take control of Senate

State Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, says the Senate Republicans’ proposal to take control of the Senate and divide…

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Kent man reportedly bites girlfriend on shoulder during dispute | Police Blotter

A Kent man reportedly caused a bruise and left teeth marks in the shoulder of his girlfriend during…

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Kent jail officer uses Taser on uncooperative woman | Police Blotter

A corrections officers at the Kent city jail used a Taser to control a woman who reportedly refused…

Altesa Turner.

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Kent couple headed to prison in juvenile sex trafficking case

A Kent woman will serve 22 months in prison and her boyfriend could serve up to 26 years…

Developers will pay higher permit fees under the proposed city of Kent 2013-14 budget that the City Council will vote on at its Dec. 11 meeting.

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Kent City Council’s budget vote to include new cable utility tax, higher permit fees

The Kent City Council will vote on a new cable television utility tax, higher developer permit fees and…

Protestors in June object to the city of Kent's ban on medical marijuana collective gardens.

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Supreme Court commissioner temporarily lifts Kent’s ban on medical marijuana collective gardens

Washington Supreme Court Commissioner Steven Goff granted a temporary stay on Wednesday that lifts the city of Kent's…

Kent Police will follow the new marijuana possession law that starts Dec. 6 and no longer make arrests for possession of an ounce or less.

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Kent Police, prosecutor will follow new marijuana law; previous cases still stick

Kent Police and prosecutors plan to follow the new state law that becomes effective Thursday, Dec. 6 and…

Mark Hargrove.

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Recount upholds Hargrove’s win over Sizemore in House District 47 race

State Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, will return to Olympia after a recount upheld his victory over Kent Democratic…

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Kent cleanup site passes review by state Department of Ecology

The cleanup seven years ago of contaminated soil at the former Valley I-5 RV site at 23051 Military…

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Man charged in killing of woman in 1996; both worked at Kent car dealership | Update

King County prosecutors charged a 59-year-old Montana man on Monday for second-degree murder in connection with the killing…

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Kent sets open house for proposed salmon restoration project

The city of Kent will host an open house for people to learn about a proposed salmon restoration…

State Sen. Karen Keiser

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Kent senator says state’s economy benefits from Obamacare

A report from State Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, shows that tens of millions of dollars have been pumped…

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Bellevue man faces charge in Kent for attempted rape of 13-year-old girl

A 35-year-old Bellevue man and former Seattle high school assistant football coach faces charges of second-degree attempted rape…