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Shootings in Kent, King County increase in 2022 compared to 2021

Number of fatal, nonfatal shootings down slightly

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Kent man, 26, receives 11-year sentence for drug trafficking

Dealt large amounts of meth and heroin; used violence and threats of violence

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Workers find success in Kent apprenticeship carpenter program

Good pay, lifelong trade skills, enjoyable work sites among the benefits

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Seattle Thunderbirds move to No. 1 in Canadian Hockey League poll

First top ranking of the season for Kent-based team

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Forty-three children participate in Kent Shop with a Cop | Photos

9th annual holiday event took place at Target

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565 participate in 40th Kent Christmas Rush 10K/5K run/walk

Tahoma High senior Daniel Castelluccio, 17, wins 10K

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Four Seattle Thunderbirds make Canada’s National Junior Team

Will participate in World Junior Championships Dec. 26-Jan. 5

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Kent Police Blotter: Nov. 9 to Dec. 5

Incidents include numerous store robberies and carjackings

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Kentlake High staff member accused of inappropriate behavior

Kent School District places employee on administrative leave during police investigation

Michelle and Gregory Moore. Gregory Moore was killed by a hit-and-run driver while jogging in July 2021 in Maple Valley. COURTESY PHOTO, Moore family

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Hearing continued again in SeaTac girl’s hit-and-run murder case

Teen charged 15 months ago awaits trial in 2021 death of Gregory Moore in Maple Valley

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Fire destroys vacant warehouse near Kent Station on Smith Street |Photos

Flames, smoke shoot into air early Friday morning, Dec. 9

Kent Municipal Court. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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Kent man accused in Meridian Elementary incident to get new evaluation

Kent Municipal Court judge grants defense attorney’s request; next hearing Dec. 22

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Kent, Auburn animal shelters offer reduced adoption fees

Prices for dogs, cats drop during holiday special at each facility

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Kent to receive first opioid settlement payment from drug companies

‘No amount of settlement funds will ever rectify all of the problems created by these corporations,’ city attorney…

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Flu season is off to historically severe start | UW Medicine

Flu-related hospitalizations are higher so far this year in U.S. than every previous season since 2011

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U.S. Attorney’s Office reaches settlement with Kent-based Tri-Med

New systems will assist patients who are deaf or hard of hearing; resident’s complaint led to agreement

Meridian Elementary School, 25621 140th Ave. SE, on the East Hill in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

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Kent man charged in Meridian Elementary incident faces hearing | Update

Transferred to Kent city jail Dec. 7 from King County custody

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King County proclaims Dan Satterberg Day to honor outgoing prosecutor

He worked 37 years in the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; the last 15 as its leader

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Kent man, 80, dies in three-vehicle crash along Central Avenue South

Collision Friday evening, Dec. 2 as driver turned out of a private driveway

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Developer plans five-story apartment complex in Kent on Novak Lane

Approximately 195 units and commercial space with planned opening in 2024