Life
Major $2.9 million renovation coming to Kent’s Springwood Park
Project includes new playgrounds, multisport court, shelter and more
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Crews to begin work on $13.8 million final phase of 76th Avenue upgrade
Street to be raised above Mill Creek floodplain, paved with concrete; bridges to replace culverts
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Smoke alarms help Kent family of five escape house fire
Firefighters rescue one male from roof in March 19 fire on East Hill
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Seattle church’s donation to cover asylum seekers bill at Kent hotel
Group to remain at Kent Quality Inn for two more weeks
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Kent Police Blotter: Feb. 26 to March 11
Incidents include shots fired, armed robbery, indecent exposure
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Salary Commission approves $9,132 pay increase for Kent mayor
Annual pay to climb this year to $212,088
Sports
Kent-based T-Birds fail to make WHL playoffs for first time since 2012
Seattle drops Portland on St. Patrick’s Day but playoff streak ends at 11 years
News
City of Kent nears groundbreaking on $38 million operations center
To be built on East Hill for Public Works and portions of Parks and Police departments
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Kent Des Moines Station for light rail nearing completion | Photos
Work also continues on Star Lake Station and parking garages for scheduled 2026 route opening
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Man faces hate crime, assault charges after Kent bus incident
Latino man allegedly used n-word and other racist slurs toward Black woman
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Covington’s Stephanie Lawson to run for 47th Legislative District House seat
Republican to challenge incumbent Debra Entenman, D-Kent
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President Biden’s budget includes $500M for Hanson Dam fish passage
Green River facility would open connection to 100 miles of salmon spawning habitat upriver
Business
Kent Police to host Business Crime Prevention Summit
Meeting set for Thursday, April 25 at the accesso ShoWare Center
News
Kent Police arrest Maple Valley man for reported assault, hate crime
Man allegedly called an African American woman racist names on Metro bus before punching, stabbing her
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Kent Police catch suspected burglar after short pursuit
Officers responded to commercial burglary in progress call in 15400 block of SE 272nd St.
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Asylum seekers return to Kent hotel after testifying to county committee
Nearly 250 people, many from Venezuela, staying once again at Kent Quality Inn
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Kent woman, 34, fatally shot on Valentine’s Day was ‘a beacon of light’
Anicia Howard leaves behind two young sons; father of boys faces first-degree murder charge
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Memorial service for Trooper Chris Gadd set for March 12 in Everett
Kentlake High graduate Gadd, 27, died in I-5 collision near Marysville
News
Seattle man, 85, dies in two-vehicle collision in Kent | Update
Man identified in Wednesday, March 6 crash at South 196th Street and 68th Avenue South
Life
City to begin major renovations at Kent Commons Community Center
Work on $1.5 million project to start soon to upgrade recreation facility