Life
AARP rates Washington top state for adult care
AARP has named Washington the most successful state in the country when it comes to supporting seniors, adults…
Sports
Thunderbirds announce 7-game preseason schedule
The reigning Western Hockey League champion Seattle Thunderbirds have announced their seven-game September preseason schedule.
Sports
Kentwood’s Hanson selects Dordt College in Iowa to play volleyball
Kentwood’s Sara Hanson has announced her intention to attend Dordt College (Sioux Center, Iowa) and join the Defender…
Sports
Cedar Heights girls, Northwood boys win middle school track titles | PHOTOS
Seventh- and eighth-graders from the Kent and Tahoma school districts competed in track and field events at the…
Life
Amateur Radio Field Day set for June 24 in Kent
Each year during the fourth weekend in June, members of the Amateur Radio Relay League or “ham” radio…
News
Kentwood senior selected to attend National Youth Science Camp | School briefs
Kentwood High School student Son Do will represent the state at the National Youth Science Camp (NYSC) this…
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Five straight weekends of northbound I-5 lane reductions start June 16
Drivers should use alternatives in South King County or face long delays
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Kent reminds residents fireworks illegal in city
The city of Kent’s fireworks ban prohibits the sale, possession and use of all consumer fireworks as part…
Sports
Thunderbirds sign top pick Payton Mount
Right wing was first-round selection in 2017 Bantam Draft
Business
State reaches new record for unemployment
Washington’s unemployment rate dropped from 4.6 to 4.5 percent in May, establishing a new record low for unemployment,…
News
Silver alert issued for Des Moines man | Update: Man found safe
Vincent G. Duque, also known as “Gerry” who was missing and endangered, has been found and is safe,…
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Kent mayoral candidate forum set for June 28
A candidates forum for the Kent mayoral race will run from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June…
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Kent School District employee receives award from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Cathy Lynch, an employee in the Kent School District’s transportation Department, recently received the Washington Department of Fish…
Life
Kent Police invite neighborhoods to register for National Night Out
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas asks neighborhood groups to join with people nationwide on Tuesday Aug. 1, for…
Life
King County Council declares June Immigrant Heritage Month
Some of the first people who arrived in what we call America were avoiding religious persecution. Others came…
News
AG Ferguson applauds Ninth Circuit decision to block revised travel ban
State Attorney General Bob Ferguson released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth…
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Kent residents help design Highline College’s International Collegiate Cyber Defense Invitational
Students from around the world will meet June 20–22 at the International Collegiate Cyber Defense Invitational (ICCDI) at…
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BNSF Railway to conduct more crossing gate tests
BNSF Railway will conduct more crossing gate tests in downtown Kent from about 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.…