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Kent School Board members, from left to right, Andy Song, Donald Cook, Tim Clark, Meghin Margel and Awale Farah with Superintendent Israel Vela. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

Kent School District facing budget shortfall of at least $31 million

Superintendent, school board to look at potential cuts to handle loss of federal funds for 2024-2025

Kent School Board members, from left to right, Andy Song, Donald Cook, Tim Clark, Meghin Margel and Awale Farah with Superintendent Israel Vela. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District
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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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Kentridge High School 2023 graduation at the accesso ShoWare Center. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Kent School District

Kent School District graduation rates increase for 3rd consecutive year

Rate hits 90.7% in 2023; Kentwood High top rate at 95.6%

Kentridge High School 2023 graduation at the accesso ShoWare Center. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Kent School District
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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 Dana Ralph, left, and City Councilmember Satwinder Kaur testify Jan. 16 in Olympia in support of a House bill to allow counties and cities to increase sales taxes to hire more police officers. Screenshot via TVW

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 more officers.

Kent Mayor Dana Ralph, left, and City Councilmember Satwinder Kaur testify Jan. 16 in Olympia in support of a House bill to allow counties and cities to increase sales taxes to hire more police officers. Screenshot via TVW
Courtesy Photo, Kent School District

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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Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler is scheduled to be sentenced March 1 for two domestic violence assault convictions after he attacked his then girlfriend in 2021 at a Kent apartment. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Seattle Seahawks

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

Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler is scheduled to be sentenced March 1 for two domestic violence assault convictions after he attacked his then girlfriend in 2021 at a Kent apartment. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Seattle Seahawks
The Kent Severe Weather Shelter will be open Monday night, Jan. 15 at Holy Spirit Church, 318 Third Ave. S. COURTESY PHOTO, Holy Spirit Church

Kent Severe Weather Shelter extends opening through Monday night

Low predicted to be 22 degrees Monday night, Jan. 15; shelter at Holy Spirit Church

The Kent Severe Weather Shelter will be open Monday night, Jan. 15 at Holy Spirit Church, 318 Third Ave. S. COURTESY PHOTO, 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 Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, supports more pay for school board members. COURTESY PHOTO, Washington State Legislative Support Services

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

State Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, supports more pay for school board members. COURTESY PHOTO, Washington State Legislative Support Services
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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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Kentwood High School in Covington. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

Student with pellet gun leads to brief lockdown at Kentwood High School

Covington Police detain student in Thursday afternoon, Jan. 11 incident; lockdown lifted

Kentwood High School in Covington. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District
Courtesy Photo, Ball Corporation

Ball Corporation to close Kent aluminum can manufacturing facility

About 121 employees to lose jobs at Second Avenue North plant

Courtesy Photo, Ball Corporation