Life
City of Kent releases Summer Concert Series schedule
Hawaiian music, raucous country, contemporary folk, rock rhythms, acoustic soul, plenty of kids’ music and more are part…
News
Kent fire officials say distracted driving occurs way too often
One of the most common emergencies that the Kent Regional Fire Authority responds to is a vehicle crash.…
News
Sound Transit 3 proposal would cost typical adult about $169 per year
Sound Transit released an updated and more precise calculation of the taxes residents would pay if the $53.8…
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Kent Fire Department RFA call report July 3-9
A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
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Kent to close eastbound lane on James Street hill
Kent drivers will face a 24/7 eastbound right lane closure along James Street between Central Avenue South and…
ShoWare Center hiring part-time positions
The SMG-managed ShoWare Center is looking to recruit motivated individuals from within the community to fill available event…
Life
King County Fair opens July 14 in Enumclaw
The gates to the oldest county fair west of the Mississippi open on Thursday, July 14 with the…
News
Reichert issues statement about police officer shootings in Dallas
Congressman Dave Reichert (R-Auburn), a twice elected sheriff of King County and law enforcement veteran of more than…
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King County to track number of contracts awarded to LGBT-owned small businesses
King County will become a national leader in supporting LGBT-owned small businesses under an inclusive policy announced by…
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State cancels I-5 southbound work in SeaTac due to rainy forecast
A rainy forecast has washed out work that would have narrowed southbound Interstate 5 to two lanes in…
Obituaries
Hazel M. Wenham
Hazel M. Wenham Hazel M. Wenham, 88, passed away June 30, 2016 in Kent. Hazel was born in…
Obituaries
Kathryn Marie Billings
Kathryn “Kathy” Marie Billings Kathryn “Kathy” Marie Billings was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 26, 1941. She…
News
Senior communities converge in friendly cupcake bake-off
Creative bakers from Arbor Village, Aegis, Farringdon Court, Fountain Court and The Weatherly senior communities competed for the…
Opinion
Treaty rights support our salmon habitat recovery effort | BEING FRANK
Treaty rights support our salmon habitat recovery effort Treaty tribes in Western Washington have won some recent treaty…
Letters to the Editor
Matter of trust
I get Tim Eyman. I get Ted Schwarz. I don't get the King County bond retired in 2015…
Letters to the Editor
The cost of climate change this summer
With summer comes nice, sunny weather. However, with the impacts of climate change it also means hotter temperatures,…
News
Kent downtown streets to close for Cornucopia Days | July 8-10
Kent city officials will close downtown streets from Friday, July 8 through Sunday, July 10 for the Kent…
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Portion of First Avenue North to close in Kent
Crews will close First Avenue North between West Temperance Street and West Smith Street in Kent from Tuesday,…
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Backers of state minimum wage hike initiative submit 360,000 signatures
Signatures for Initiative 1433, the minimum wage measure, were submitted to the Elections Division office on Wednesday in…
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Roadwork to close lanes on southbound I-5 in SeaTac
Drivers should make a game plan for traffic delays on southbound Interstate 5 this weekend near SeaTac.