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Miss Cornucopia ready to represent Kent
Lauren Vermilion stepped off the stage at Town Square Plaza Park in Kent just moments after being named…
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Charging license fees to pay for Kent roads: Kent Council schedules public hearing on idea for raising funds
Dave George had just paid to renew his vehicle license tabs so he had doubts about a proposal…
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In times of standoffs, police crisis negotiators holding the line: Kent officers speak
Derrick Focht has heard it before: A police officer becomes a hostage negotiator because of an ability to…
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Birch Creek Apartment renovation uplifts residents of Kent low-income housing complex
Nearly 1,000 people, including 540 children, live in the 262 units at Birch Creek, formerly known as Springwood.…
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Tiller’s Folly to make music at Lake Meridian Park in Kent
Tiller's Folly plays 7 p.m. July 15 at the city of Kent's annual Thursdays at the Lake concerts…
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County Councilwoman: Kent animal shelter ‘barely adequate,’ but regional plan is ‘best we can do for now’
King County Councilman Julia Patterson initially wanted the county to get out of the animal control and sheltering…
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Kent animal shelter part of regional solution, but quality issues remain
Derek Yoshinaka tosses a tennis ball that two dogs playfully chase in a fenced yard at the Kent…
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UPDATE: Severe T-bone wreck on West Valley Highway sends both drivers to the hospital: Slide Show
A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of South 196th Street and 68th Avenue South (aka the West Valley…
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Predators Indoor Football League team to Kent: We’re coming back for season 2
A co-owner of the Kent Predators professional Indoor Football League team said the team will return for a…
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Kent Cornucopia Days opens today, lasts through the weekend
Good times are about to roll again downtown at the 39th annual Kent Cornucopia Days. More than 600…
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Kent inmate crews perform valuable labor, including burials, at Tahoma National Ceremony
Al Morgan grabs one end of the large belt attached to the coffin to help lower it into…
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Kent bracing for Fourth of July Splash on Sunday
Lake Meridian residents simply call Brad Omon the "pyro." Omon works as a pyrotechnician for Olympia-based Fireworks Entertainment…
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Soap incident by vandals shuts down Town Square Plaza fountains
Kent Park officials had to close down the fountains June 27 at Town Square Plaza Park after someone…
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Kentwood High School student to perform in ‘Dance This’ at Seattle’s Paramount
Dance moves that got Alexis Berrysmith in trouble in preschool now have become her passion. Whenever Berrysmith heard…
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Domestic abuse victim relieved Safe Havens remains in operation
hen Sue heard last month that Safe Havens, the Kent-based domestic-violence visitation and exchange center she has used…
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Kent celebrates its cultural heritage at International Festival
Organizers count on local performers, food, arts and craft vendors to make the Kent International Festival such a…
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Irish dance troupe among the entertainers at Kent International Festival
Jenny Kolin initially started to teach Irish dancing in the 1990s at a class at Kent Commons before…
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A long way from El Salvador: Kent Farmers Market vendor keeps her handicraft alive
Maria Lopez, of Kent, learned to make nylon purses by hand from her mother as a child in…
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Panther Lake’s Benson Highway: Fatality, close calls worry residents, police
Traffic buzzes by Panther Lake resident John Gehlman as he walks along the sidewalk next to the heavily…
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Kent’s Earthworks Park to get much-needed facelift, thanks to grant
Cheryl dos Remédios pointed to where the water and rocks should be as she stopped the afternoon of…