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Kent garbage truck driver helps stranded girl
Kent garbage truck driver Hal Smith noticed a young girl standing alone on the other side of the…
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Army Corps pleased with Hanson’s Dam performance during Green River rainfall
As this week's rainstorm subsided, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District officials estimate that Mud Mountain…
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Kent’s ShoWare Center loses money for third consecutive year
Kent's ShoWare Center suffered financial losses for the third straight year in 2011.
Sports
Memorial service for Kentlake swim coach Feb. 26 in Vancouver
A memorial service for Kentlake High School swim coach Seth Dawson is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb.…
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Kent man who jumped over teller counters pleads guilty to four bank robberies
A 23-year-old Kent man pleaded guilty Wednesday to four counts of first-degree robbery in connection with robberies in…
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Postal Service to keep Kent processing center open; six in state to close
The Kent Delivery and Distribution Center for the U.S. Postal Service will remain open even as the agency…
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Kent offers Community Police Academy classes
Have you ever wondered what goes into being a Kent Police officer?
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Effort starts rolling to save Kent train station
If community members continue to jump aboard the campaign, Kent's old train station downtown someday might become a…
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Army Corps of Engineers sends flood spotters to Green River near Auburn
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, deployed spotters Wednesday to the Green and White rivers and…
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Kent’s ‘You Me We’ family festival Feb. 24 at ShoWare Center
Interactive booths, sports competitions, contests and prizes, along with performances by Kent’s talented kids are just part of…
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Green River continues to rise, minor flooding expected | Update
Planned water releases from the Howard Hanson flood-control dam in the upper Green River watershed have brought the…
Life
Soul singer Bettye LaVette to perform at Kent Spotlight Series
Soul singer Bettye LaVette performs as part of Kent’s Spotlight Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at…
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NTSB preparing preliminary report on plane crash that killed Kentlake swim coach
A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report about the Cessna 172 plane crash that killed Kentlake High School…
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Renton man gets five years in prison for role in retail theft ring of home improvement stores
A 42-year-old Renton man, who helped lead a retail theft ring that targeted home improvement stores, was sentenced…
Business
Counterfeit Better Business Bureau emails target businesses
The scam that fraudulently uses Better Business Bureau's name will not die.
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Kent Police say residents should call 911 more often
Kent Police want more residents to call 911 whenever they see something that "just doesn't feel or look…
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Kent officer investigates harassing phone calls by jail inmate to ex-girlfriend | Police Blotter
A Des Moines jail inmate reportedly made harassing phone calls to his former girlfriend threatening to beat her…
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Man with knife shot and injured by Kent Police | Update
A Kent Police officer shot and injured a 55-year-old man reportedly armed with a knife during a confrontation…
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Grand jury indicts Kent man for illegally selling gun later used in Illinois murder
A federal grand jury indicted a Kent man for illegally selling a gun later used in a Chicago-area…
Business
Heinz to close Kent frozen soup plant
About 100 employees will lose their jobs when H.J. Heinz Co. closes a Kent frozen soup plant March…