Caspar Babypants performs at noon Wednesday

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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…

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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…

The Kent City Council is considering asking voters to approve a property tax levy to pay for repairs to streets and parks.

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Kent City Council to meet Tuesday to consider new taxes for streets, parks

The Kent City Council will have a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 31 at City Hall,…

The annual open house at the Neely-Soames Historic Homestead in Kent is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday

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Check out Kent’s Neely-Soames Homestead open house Aug. 18

The Neely-Soames Historic Homestead in Kent will have its annual open house Saturday, Aug. 18, to let visitors…

Kellee Bradley will perform at noon Tuesday

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Singer Kellee Bradley to perform at Kent Station Tuesday, July 31

Seattle singer Kellee Bradley performs at noon Tuesday, July 31 at the Kent Station shopping mall as part…

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Two men injured in van crash along Highway 167 near Kent, Auburn

Two men were injured near the Kent-Auburn border after their van left the roadway and rolled over at…

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Prosecutors charge Kent couple for pimping girls

King County prosecutors have charged a 44-year-old Kent woman and her 32-year-old boyfriend with promoting commercial sexual abuse…

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State says Kent property can come off contaminated sites list

The state Department of Ecology proposes to remove a Kent property from a statewide list of contaminated sites…

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Five Kent workplaces receive recycling honors from King County

Five Kent workplaces were part of 92 companies named to the 2012 Best Workplaces for Recycling and Waste…

The city of Kent will close the Three Friends Fishing Hole Park and parking lot in August and use it as a staging area for equipment to improve the Boeing Levee along the Green River starting at South 200th Street.

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Work to begin soon in Kent on $2.65 million levee project

Crews are expected to start work in mid-August on a $2.65 million project along the Green River to…

Thieves take metal parts from fire connections similar to this one to sell the parts as scrap metal for cash.

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Metal thieves take Kent Fire Department connections

Metal thieves could make it tougher to fight fires in Kent.

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Strike doesn’t impact garbage, recycling service in Kent

Garbage, recycling and yard waste services in Kent are not impacted by the Waste Management drivers' strike.

This map shows where sandbags have been removed along the Green River in Kent as well as the remaining sandbags yet to be removed.

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Kent releases progress map of giant sandbag removal along Green River

The city of Kent released a progress map Thursday showing where crews have removed giant sandbags so far…

The Port of Seattle announced plans July 24 for a major renovation project of the North Satellite at Sea-Tac Airport.

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Port of Seattle approves major renovation of North Satellite at Sea-Tac Airport

The Port of Seattle plans to start a major renovation of the North Satellite at Sea-Tac Airport in…

New Transit brings its alternative country music to Lake Meridian Park at 7 p.m. Thursday

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Alternative country band New Transit plays in Kent Thursday evening

New Transit, a Boise, Idaho-based alternative country and Northwest rock band, plays Thursday, July 26 at Lake Meridian…

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Federal Way man dies in single-car crash in Kent

Kent Police continue to investigate the death of a 19-year-old Federal Way man found inside a car that…

Juggler Roberto the Magnificent performs at noon at Town Square Plaza on Wednesday

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Juggler Roberto the Magnificent to perform in Kent July 25

Roberto the Magnificent will perform from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 25 in Kent at Town Square…

The ShoWare Center in Kent is planning to hire new employees at a July 31 job fair.

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Kent’s ShoWare Center looking to hire at job fair July 31

Kent's ShoWare Center is looking for new employees at a July 31 job fair.

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Court hearing continued to Aug. 16 for ex-Kent-Meridian track coach

A court hearing was continued to Aug. 16 for a former Kent-Meridian High School teacher and track coach…

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Officers arrest man near Kent Library for indecent exposure | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of indecent exposure after he allegedly pulled down his shorts and…