Business
BBB Scam Tracker tallies state’s most reported scams of 2015
As the countdown begins toward 2016, Better Business Bureau has tallied the year’s top scams with the help…
Sports
Thunderbirds edge Chiefs, 2-1, lead division by 3 points | WHL
The Seattle Thunderbirds grinded out a 2-1 Western Hockey League win over the Spokane Chiefs before a season-high…
News
Kent mother, daughter face insurance theft charges
A Kent mother and daughter each were charged with one count of first-degree theft and one count of…
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Sound Transit train, bus schedules for New Year’s holidays
Riders should be aware of service reductions and special train and bus schedules for the New Year’s holidays.
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Thunderbirds pick up Swede from Swift Current | WHL
The Seattle Thunderbirds have acquired left wing Andreas Schumacher from the Swift Current Broncos.
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Highline College program, with new $80K grant, brings urban agriculture classes, resources to area residents
Improving access to healthy food for South King County residents is one goal of Highline College's new Urban…
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Boy Scouts to pick up Christmas trees in Kent on Jan. 2
Local Boy Scout troops will collect and recycle Christmas trees in neighborhoods around Kent for a suggested donation…
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Grenade found at SeaTac intersection
A construction worker found a grenade in a box on the side of the road in SeaTac on…
Sports
Roach lifts her Olympic dreams higher
The improbable tale of Melanie Roach and her Olympic-sized dream continues to grow and evolve, getting bigger and…
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Preschoolers get early learning boost at new Kent Family Center playground
Preschoolers run, climb, jump and slide in the new playground at the Kent Family Center. But they're also…
Letters to the Editor
Pay, reward college athletes
College athletes should be paid. They receive no salary and the colleges are the beneficiary of this.
Letters to the Editor
Let’s sack plastic bags
Immediately after finishing this letter I found that a similar story was written seven months prior on May…
Letters to the Editor
Fireworks ban needs to happen
In response to writer Joy Etienne's letter, "Ban Not Likely to Happen for Kent", in the Dec. 18…
News
King County expands number of homeless shelter beds in Seattle
In support of his declaration of a state of emergency for homelessness in King County, Executive Dow Constantine…
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Kent Fire Department call report Dec. 20-26
A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:
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Chiefs blank Thunderbirds, 3-0 | WHL
The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-0 in a Western Hockey League game Sunday night at Veterans…
Obituaries
Kelvin G. Dumont
Kelvin G. Dumont Kelvin George Dumont (Kel) passed away December 6, 2015 at his home in Kent after…
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Kent’s Panther Lake KinderCare receives national accreditation
Panther Lake KinderCare Learning Center in Kent has been awarded accreditation by the National Association for the Education…
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Charter school families spearhead postcard-writing, cookie-baking campaign
Washington state legislators checking their mail this holiday season will find a message from charter school students calling…
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Kent, Auburn, Pacific teens graduate from Youth Academy
Twelve teens from the Kent, Auburn and Pacific area were among the record 152 cadets who graduated from…