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Crews work Wednesday to stabilize a hillside along Central Avenue in Kent after a Tuesday night landslide brought down trees and dirt and closed Central near Willis Street.

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Landslide in downtown Kent brings tree onto road disrupting traffic | Update

Streets could be closed until late Wednesday night or even Thursday after a landslide took out trees and…

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Kent man who died in 2009 saving boy from drowning in Oregon named hero by Carnegie commission

A Kent man who died two years ago on the Fourth of July as he rescued a boy…

Venoy Overton

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Ex-UW basketball player Venoy Overton released from jail in Kent after posting bail

Venoy Overton posted bail Thursday and is out of custody as he faces a charge of second-degree promoting…

Kelli Sheldon

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Three to contend for Kent’s Miss Cornucopia title

Kelli Sheldon, Danielle Taylor and Tina Chen are the finalists for the 2011 Miss Cornucopia title at the…

Rob Hansen owns Bayview Limousine Service in Tukwila.

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Kent-Meridian grad finds the road out of a disability

Just 19 years old, Rob Hansen had no idea what he would do for work after he broke…

Venoy Overton enters a plea of not guilty to a charge of promoting prostitution

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Ex-University of Washington basketball player Venoy Overton pleads not guilty to promoting prostitution in Kent

Venoy Overton pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of second-degree promoting prostitution in connection with an 18-year-old…

Ladies of the Lake hit the water to train Tuesday

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Kent dragon boats competed in Taiwan and will be racing during Cornucopia Days

Chris Salzer and Patty Sikora watched from their Kent dragon boat as young children lined the shores of…

This 2007 Toyota Tundra ended up totaled after a June 17 crash on Interstate 5 with a car driven by a 14-year-old Kent boy. The driver of the pickup suffered a back injury. The boy was not injured.

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Accident victim of 14-year-old Kent driver hopes boy ‘learns a lesson’

Jake Ehrensperger hopes the 14-year-old Kent driver who struck his pickup recently on Interstate 5 in Tukwila learns…

Dennis A. Duman

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Pierce County transient charged with child molestation in Kent

King County prosecutors have charged a 69-year-old Pierce County transient and registered sex offender with first-degree child molestation…

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Auburn motorcyclist dies from injuries suffered in Kent crash near Lake Meridian Park | Medical examiner identifies man

A 74-year-old Auburn man died Sunday from injuries after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a jeep…

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Kent pair arrested for investigation of Social Security fraud

A Kent man and woman were arrested Friday for investigation of Social Security fraud and theft of government…

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Kent man dies from injuries suffered in Auburn motorcycle-vehicle crash

A 31-year-old Kent man died from injuries suffered after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle Tuesday evening in…

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One man pleads not guilty, other man fails to appear on Kent Office Depot warehouse theft charges

A 30-year-old Federal Way man failed to appear in King County Superior Court Thursday in Kent to face…

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House fire displaces one in Kent’s Panther Lake area

A house fire at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 20000 block of 106th Avenue Southeast in the…

State liquor stores will expand operating hours starting July 1

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State liquor stores, including 4 in Kent, to expand hours starting July 1

All state liquor stores, including the four in Kent, will have the same operating hours and as well…

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Kent officer uses Taser to stop man who ran while being handcuffed | Police Blotter

Kent Police fired a Taser to stop a man and arrested him for investigation of obstructing a police…

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Rescue in Green River called off when women found safe onshore

Two women who were reported by a witness to have disappeared in the Green River while riding inner…

Kent and Renton police are looking for these two men in connection with recent home burglaries in the two cities. The photos are from home video surveillance cameras.

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Kent, Renton police seek public’s help to identify home burglary suspects

Kent and Renton police are asking the public to help identify a pair of burglars allegedly associated with…

Crews close a lane of traffic westbound Friday on South 228th Street in Kent. Crews will install storm drainage pipe along the street over the next few months.

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Expect road closures as crews install storm drainage pipe along Kent’s South 228th Street

Kent drivers can expect traffic detours over the next few months along South 228th Street from 64th Avenue…

Venoy Overton

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Prosecutors charge ex-University of Washington basketball player Venoy Overton with promoting prostitution in Kent

Venoy Overton told Kent Police, according to court documents, that he drove an 18-year-old woman to Pacific Highway…