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Kent officer cites pair for illegal camping at East Hill park | Police Blotter

Kent Police cited two people for investigation of illegal camping at an East Hill park after the pair…

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas will lead a community meeting Sept. 27 at the Kent School District Administration Building.

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Kent Police set Community Meeting for Sept. 27

Find out about crime stats, trends and other current events from Kent Police Chief Kent Thomas and other…

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Kent City Council approves consulting contract to find ways to cut costs

The Kent City Council approved a $43,730 contract with a consultant to find ways to save money in…

Kent Police will sponsor a prescription drug return program on Saturday

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Kent Police offer Prescription Drug Take Back Day Sept. 29

Kent Police will sponsor another National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,…

Crews are almost finished removing giant sandbags from along the Green River in Kent.

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Green River Trail in Kent almost clear of giant sandbags

Crews expect to remove the final giant sandbags this week from along the Green River levees in Kent.

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Public hearing set on Kent city budget for Sept. 18

Residents are invited to testify in front of the Kent City Council about the 2013-14 biennial budget and…

A 56-year-old Kent man died after a car struck his motorcycle Wednesday morning along Southeast 223rd Drive in the Panther Lake area of Kent.

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Kent man pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide in motorcyclist death

An 18-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty to a vehicular homicide charge in connection with the death Aug.…

Matt and Allison Richner discuss the problems with speeding vehicles through their Kent neighborhood along Southeast 223rd Drive in Panther Lake.

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Kent neighborhood wants city to make street safer after traffic death

Even two years before a car struck and killed one of their Kent neighbors two weeks ago, Matt…

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FAA investigating airplane part that fell in Kent

An airplane part fell Friday morning in Kent in the middle of the street along Southeast 231st Way…

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Kent corporate park sells for $46.25 million

Fountainhead Northwest LLC has bought the four-building Centerpoint Corporate Park in Kent for $46.25 million.

Charles Lambert has closed Evergreen Association of Collective Gardens in Kent after receiving a letter from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration threatening to close the medical marijuana dispensary.

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Kent medical marijuana store closes because of DEA letter

A letter from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration threatening to shut down a Kent medical marijuana store because…

The Kent Albertsons store in Panther Lake will close by the end of this year as part of a company cutback in three Western states.

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Albertsons stores in Kent, Auburn to close

SuperValu Inc. will close the only Albertsons store in Kent and one of two in Auburn as part…

The city of Kent will close Three Friends Fishing Hole Park on Sept. 17 for Green River levee work. The park is expected to reopen next March.

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Kent park to close Sept. 17 for Green River levee work

A Kent park will close starting Monday, Sept. 17 so a contractor can begin work on a $2.65…

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U.S. Department of Labor sues DirecTV, Kent subcontractor for failing to pay minimum wage

The U.S. Department of Labor has sued telecommunications provider DirecTV and a Kent-based contractor with the company for…

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Kent man charged for sex abuse of minor near Seattle mall

King County prosecutors have charged a 41-year-old Kent man with attempted promoting commercial sex abuse of a minor…

Fire damages an apartment Monday night on Kent's East Hill in the 23700 block of 101st Place Southeast.

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Kent apartment fire displaces two families

Two families were displaced from their homes following an apartment fire at about 9:37 p.m. Monday in the…

Crews continue to remove giant sandbags from along the Green River in Kent since repairs were completed to the Howard Hanson Dam.

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Kent crews remove thousands of Green River sandbags

Fewer and fewer giant sandbags are blocking the Green River Trail in Kent.

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Kent public hearing set on cottage housing development

A proposal to build 30 cottage housing units in Kent will be the subject of a public hearing…

King County may cut as many as 40 positions in 2013 at jails in Kent at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center and at its Seattle Correctional Facility.

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King County may cut 40 positions at jails in Kent, Seattle

As many as 40 positions could be cut at King County jails at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice…

Olympic champion Evan Lysacek and Lori Alf

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Kent-bound Olympic figure skating star Evan Lysacek picks up sponsor

The return to competitive figure skating by Olympic champion Evan Lysacek in Kent continues to pick up momentum.