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Police find woman, 26, shot and injured at Kent Valley Motel parking lot

Early Tuesday morning, Oct. 22 incident at 743 Central Ave. N.

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Property tax online search reveals cost of Kent School District measure

King County Taxpayer Transparency Tool will show impact on tax bill if Nov. 5 levy passes

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Former Kentwood High star Vandersloot wins 2nd WNBA championship

Courtney Vandersloot takes title with New York Liberty after winning crown in 2021 with Chicago Sky

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Army Corps awards $657M Hanson Dam fish passage project along Green River

Construction expected to start in 2026 on facility to increase salmon habitat

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Police arrest student with airsoft gun at Kent Laboratory Academy

Boy, 14, later reportedly made social media threat Oct. 14 about school; student released to guardian

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Top Pot Doughnuts opens new production facility in Kent

Company plans to open cafe at site in early 2025

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Kent City Council approves Willis Street/74th Avenue South project

$2 million construction will rechannel drivers heading northbound on 74th Avenue

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Judge to reconsider decision about Kent School District civil lawsuit

School Board member Donald Cook files motion for reconsideration after lawsuit dismissal

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Kent Police officer recounts Lake Meridian pilot rescue

Officer Taylor Burns receives department’s Medal of Honor for heroic efforts during Aug. 24 seaplane crash

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King County Elections mails ballots for Nov. 5 general election

About 1.4 million ballots sent out; King County Elections projects 82% turnout

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Kent Police arrest man for firing shots out of vehicle

Early Monday, Oct. 14 at apartment complex in 24600 block of 64th Avenue South

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Kent School District enrollment continues to decline

Number of students down 1,801 since 2019, including a drop of 282 so far this year

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Man, 21, receives 25 years in prison for 2022 fatal Kent shooting

Dijion Ray Taylor-Johnson gets reduced sentence after pleading guilty to apartment shooting

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Ongoing Kent School Board drama flares up again among members

Board rescinds controversial resolution that singled out Donald Cook

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Kent-based Project Feast hires new executive director

Liz Louie to lead nonprofit that empowers refugee and immigrant cooks

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Judge sentences ex-King County guard for bribery to allow drugs into jail

Gets eight years, six months for taking $5,000 bribe to provide drugs to inmates

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Airways Bistro & Beer Garden to close in downtown Kent

Lengthy patio renovation, higher rent help lead to closure after 13 years; Tap Room to remain open

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Kent Youth and Family Services hires new executive director

Trista Helvey takes over after more than a decade with YMCA of Greater Seattle

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Kent City Council approves $11.2 million purchase of new office space

Buying north Kent building will open up Centennial Center for City Hall, police headquarters

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Kent Police arrest woman, 29, for stabbing, injuring 42-year-old man

Officers track down woman Oct. 7 four days after incident at man’s East Hill home