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Barzal, Bear receive WHL Western Conference honors

The Western Hockey League on Wednesday announced Seattle Thunderbirds center Mathew Barzal has been named the Western Conference…

Students from Kent and Auburn among winners in Highline College’s annual poetry contest

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Students from Kent and Auburn among winners in Highline College’s annual poetry contest

“Imaginative” earned Elizabeth Abramchuk first place in the Highline College Student Poetry Contest.

Opinion

Kent School District welcomes, encourages all | Watts

On behalf of the Kent School Board and our entire staff, I want you to know every student…

We need to do more to clean Puget Sound | Being Frank

Opinion

We need to do more to clean Puget Sound | Being Frank

The health of Puget Sound is getting some much-needed help from efforts to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and…

Sound Transit officials take on the fury of car tab spike | The Petri Dish

Opinion

Sound Transit officials take on the fury of car tab spike | The Petri Dish

This could be interesting.

Unemployment rate hits nine-year low in Washington

Business

Unemployment rate hits nine-year low in Washington

Washington’s economy added 6,100 jobs in February and the state unemployment rate fell from 5.1 to 4.9 percent…

Red Cross calls for type O negative and AB blood donors

Business

Red Cross calls for type O negative and AB blood donors

The American Red Cross is issuing a call for type O negative and AB blood donors to make…

SALLY JO METCALF

Obituaries

SALLY JO METCALF

Sally Jo Metcalf of Kent, WA passed away peacefully at home on March 1, 2017 surrounded by her…

GREGORY WARREN PARKER

Obituaries

GREGORY WARREN PARKER

Gregory Warren Parker, age 64, passed away on the evening of March 19, 2017 at his home in…

Project Feast launches Ubuntu Street Cafe in Kent

Business

Project Feast launches Ubuntu Street Cafe in Kent

Project Feast, a non-profit dedicated to empowering immigrants and refugees to secure sustainable employment in the food industry,…

Kent teacher creates winning poster for festival

Life

Kent teacher creates winning poster for festival

Erica Peto, a Lake Tapps resident, Kent elementary school teacher and artist, won a poster contest promoting this…

Kent Spotlight Series to feature American roots music

Life

Kent Spotlight Series to feature American roots music

Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem bring American roots music to Kent’s Spotlight Series on Saturday, April 1. With…

Addis to run for Kent City Council

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Addis to run for Kent City Council

Paul Addis, an Alaska Airlines business analyst in the finance division and a community volunteer, will run for…

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Sound Transit would lose grants for light rail under Trump budget proposal

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Sound Transit would lose grants for light rail under Trump budget proposal

A proposed 2018 budget by the Trump administration would block a $500 million request by Sound Transit for…

Thunderbirds to face Tri-City in first round of playoffs | WHL

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Thunderbirds to face Tri-City in first round of playoffs | WHL

Best-of-7 series starts Friday at ShoWare

Puget Sound Fire call report | March 12-18

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Puget Sound Fire call report | March 12-18

A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent-based Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority that serves…

Country music legend Hank Williams, Jr. to perform at State Fair on Sept. 16

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Country music legend Hank Williams, Jr. to perform at State Fair on Sept. 16

Pre-sale tickets on sale March 22, general public March 25

Winterhawks deny Thunderbirds | WHL

Sports

Winterhawks deny Thunderbirds | WHL

Seattle winds up second in division race, awaits playoff foe

Sounder trains to run Sunday for Sounders FC opening day match

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Sounder trains to run Sunday for Sounders FC opening day match

Sounders FC fans can kick off the 2017 season by hopping aboard Sound Transit’s Sounder trains to the…