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Troopers arrest SR 167 wrong-way driver near Kent for vehicular assault
Ford Mustang collided with another vehicle Jan. 21 near South 180th Street
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Kent School District graduation rates increase for 3rd consecutive year
Rate hits 90.7% in 2023; Kentwood High top rate at 95.6%
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Page Turner Books finds new location in downtown Kent
Water damage from broken pipes causes store to find new spot at 215 First Ave. S.
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Kent 2023 crime numbers higher in four categories, lower in four others
Homicides, aggravated assaults, robberies and vehicle thefts increase compared to 2022
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13 Puget Sound Fire firefighters graduate from recruit academy
All completed a 21-week training course
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Kent Police Blotter: Dec. 27, 2023 to Jan. 7, 2024
Incidents include house squatters, shootings and robberies
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Kent Police arrest woman after road rage incident in parking lot
Reportedly threatened another woman with a gun Jan. 14 at shopping center parking lot
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Kent mayor, police chief push for sales tax bill in Olympia
3 cents hike per $10 in Kent could bring in an estimated $10 million per year to hire…
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Kent schools closed Wednesday, Jan. 17 due to icy roads
Kent School District already had two-hour early dismissal scheduled
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Lunar lander will burn up in space before reaching moon
Kent-based Blue Origin helped launch rocket and lander but mission to end early
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Burst water pipes damage Page Turner Books in downtown Kent
Pipes freeze in vacant unit above store along West Meeker Street; store seeks donations
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National Weather Service issues winter weather advisory for Kent
Freezing rain might strike Puget Sound area Tuesday evening, Jan. 16
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Sentencing date for ex-Seahawks player Wheeler extended to March 1
Jury convicted Wheeler in November 2023 for assaults in 2021 in Kent against his then girlfriend
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Kent Severe Weather Shelter extends opening through Monday night
Low predicted to be 22 degrees Monday night, Jan. 15; shelter at Holy Spirit Church
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Kent neighbors seek pedestrian upgrades along 132nd Avenue SE
Two deaths in 2023 along stretch of road motivate residents to send petition to City Council
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State Senate bill would boost pay for school board members
Current maximum pay is no more than $50 per day and $4,800 per year; Joe Nguyen sponsors bill
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Kent Police arrest man for attempted bank robbery, other charges
Reportedly stole cash from a woman at ATM and luggage from a nearby business on Jan. 10
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Student with pellet gun leads to brief lockdown at Kentwood High School
Covington Police detain student in Thursday afternoon, Jan. 11 incident; lockdown lifted
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Ball Corporation to close Kent aluminum can manufacturing facility
About 121 employees to lose jobs at Second Avenue North plant
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Kent Police detain man for reportedly urinating in public
Turns out man along West Meeker Street had state Department of Corrections warrant