Owner of Pat's Bar and Grill Pat Ensign poses at his bar

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Pat’s Bar and Grill offers low-key way to ring in New Year

Bar owner Pat Ensign wants customers to have fun on New Year’s Eve without having to spend a…

Kevin Jones

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Kent Predators sign 15 of 55 players at tryout

The Kent Predators found a few good men Saturday to start to build a roster for the professional…

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Police arrest man for pants-less trail attack on high school girl

Kent Police on Saturday arrested a 21-year-old Kent man for investigation of indecent exposure and child molestation in…

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Angry mom cited by Kent Police after reportedly hitting teacher with door — Police Blotter

Assault Police cited the mother of a Kent grade-school student Dec. 9, after she allegedly yelled at her…

Kent-based Miles Sand and Gravel Company

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Cutting down traffic congestion: new Kent overpass takes cars over BNSF tracks

Truck and car drivers no longer have to wait for trains along South 228th Street at the Burlington…

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Seattle man killed on Kent’s Benson Highway, fatality is second accident in seven weeks on Benson

A 58-year-old Seattle man was struck and killed by a small pickup truck as he tried to cross…

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Red Cross kitchen can feed thousands if Green River floods this winter

The American Red Cross can feed thousands of residents this winter if Green River flooding causes large evacuations…

Mary Fogh

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Vigilant about senior citizen rights: King County ombudsmen make the rounds

Dee Woods joined the King County Long Term Care Ombudsman Program two years ago to help make sure…

Professional races will compete on motorcycles as well as all-terrain vehicles at the World Championship Ice Racing Series Dec. 11 at the ShoWare Center.

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World Championship Ice Racing Series comes to the ShoWare Center

Mix motorcycles and ice and what do you get? You’ll find out when the World Championship Ice Racing…

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BLOTTER: Man arrested after wife says he broke down door, shoved her

ASSAULT A 27-year-old woman told police that her husband of eight years grabbed her, shoved her and broke…

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Kent man guilty in shooting death of wife, jury finds; Tracy Floren to be sentenced Jan. 13

A King County Superior Court jury in Seattle found a 66-year-old Kent man guilty of first-degree murder Thursday…

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Animal Shelter Guild files lawsuit against King County, County Exec Constantine

The King County Animal Control Officer's Guild filed a lawsuit Friday against King County and County Executive Dow…

Kent Fire Chief Jim Schneider

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Kent voters to decide on new tax district: Regional fire authority

Voters in Kent and King County Fire District 37 will decide in April whether to approve forming a…

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Kent Council OKs 2010 budget, some members express alarm

The Kent City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night to adopt what Council President Debbie Raplee called "a pretty…

Kent is about to get its first-ever professional men's football team

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Kent Predators will be city’s first pro football team

The professional Indoor Football League is coming in March to the ShoWare Center in Kent. ShoWare Center officials…

Christian rapper Toby Mac will perform during the Winter Wonder Slam tour at 7 p.m. Saturday at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Courtesy Photo

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Christian rock: TobyMac headlines Winter Wonder Slam at ShoWare Dec. 12

TobyMac calls it a "Winter Wonder Slam" tour. But fans should expect to hear Christmas songs as well…

Gage Sinclair

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Teen recovers from Guillain-Barré syndrome, excited to run in Dec. 12 Kent Christmas Rush

Gage Sinclair was in a hospital bed and unable to walk three months ago. So when Sinclair, 13,…

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Keep proposed 2010 budget cuts at current level, mayor says

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke recommended at a budget workshop Wednesday that the City Council make no further cuts…

City of Kent Finance Director Bob Nachlinger discussed projected budget revenues to the City Council Dec. 2.

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Kent will have balanced budget, finance chief says, in spite of big loss in revenue

Despite declining revenue drops in sales and utility taxes, Kent city officials project a balanced budget by the…

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Guns and drugs: Des Moines man gets eight-year sentence

A 28-year-old Des Moines man was sentenced Nov. 20 in U.S. District Court to eight years in prison…