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Fire crews responded to a natural gas leak Aug. 19 in downtown Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire

PSE crews stop natural gas leak in Kent near Fourth Avenue

Street was closed for couple of hours Tuesday, Aug. 19 as PSE and fire crews respond

Fire crews responded to a natural gas leak Aug. 19 in downtown Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire
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Woman sustains moderate injuries after Kent crash with semitruck

Collision occurred Aug. 18 in the 22400 block of 83rd Avenue South

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File Photo, Kent Reporter

Fred Meyer stores also to close in Seattle, Redmond

Kroger announces 2 additional closures day after Kent, Everett stores to shut down in October

File Photo, Kent Reporter
File Photo, Kent Reporter

Kent Police Blotter: July 28 to Aug. 10

Incidents include indecent liberties, carjacking, 7-Eleven robbery, stolen vehicle pursuits

File Photo, Kent Reporter
Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

Man pleads not guilty to double killing at Kent apartment complex

Alphonzo Kelly charged in July 14 deaths of 34-year-old man and 46-year-old woman

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter
File Photo, Kent Reporter

Kroger to permanently close Kent Fred Meyer on East Hill

Store along SE 240th Street will shut down in October

File Photo, Kent Reporter
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Man recently released from state prison dies in Kent crash

49-year-old man had been sentenced to life without parole in 1994 Sumner killing when he was 18

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Overnight lane closures coming near Kent on SR 99 at SR 516

Crews to do lane striping along 2-mile repaved section between SR 516 and South 200th Street

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Road construction file photo. COURTESY PHOTO, WSDOT

SR 18 to close over Tiger Mountain summit Aug. 15-18

Road maintenance and improvements between Interstate 90 and Issaquah-Hobart Road

Road construction file photo. COURTESY PHOTO, WSDOT
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Kent Police chief addresses officer hiring at community meeting

Padilla blames media for writing article ‘that’s not true’ about officer who fatally shot man on previous job.

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Kent Police Officer Conner Thompson. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

City in Kansas paid $625,000 settlement in shooting by Kent cop

Conner Thompson worked for Olathe Police in 2022 fatal shooting; agreement reached with mother of victim

Kent Police Officer Conner Thompson. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent
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Kent church throwing Block Party to build, celebrate community

LGTBQ, immigrant groups to be featured Aug. 23 as Kent Lutheran seeks unity in a divided world

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U.S. District Courthouse in Seattle. Courtesy Photo, USDOJ

Kent man gets six-year prison sentence for drug trafficking

27-year-old Khaliil Ahmed, aka ‘Bossup,’ receives sentence for illegally possessing firearms

U.S. District Courthouse in Seattle. Courtesy Photo, USDOJ
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Kent rallies around family of 13-year-old boy fighting cancer

GoFundMe page started for family of Wyatt Macey, diagnosed with Stage 4 Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer

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File Photo, Kent Reporter

Kent Police arrest 2 men for shoplifting; one after foot pursuit

One of the men reportedly ran in and out of traffic during Sunday, Aug. 10 East Hill incident

File Photo, Kent Reporter
Kent Mayor Dana Ralph and Police Chief Rafael Padilla will attend a community meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12 at Kent Commons to discuss public safety and police hiring practices. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, City of Kent

Kent community meeting to discuss police hiring practices

Mayor and police chief to attend meeting set up by Kent Black Action Commission

Kent Mayor Dana Ralph and Police Chief Rafael Padilla will attend a community meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12 at Kent Commons to discuss public safety and police hiring practices. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, City of Kent
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Tolling coming this fall to new SR 509 Expressway near Kent

Portion of new expressway off of Interstate 5 now open

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Kent, Seattle police arrest Tacoma man for multiple crimes

Reportedly committed crimes in both cities, including ramming a Seattle fire truck

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Kent Cajun & Creole Festival set for Aug. 16 downtown

Louisiana tastes and sounds to be featured from 2 to 7 p.m.

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National Night Out attracts more than 60 Kent neighborhoods | Photos

Residents gather with neighbors and police officers Aug. 5 throughout town

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