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Northbound I-405 lane and ramp closures in Tukwila tonight for maintenance work

Drivers who use northbound Interstate 5 in the Southcenter area should prepare for ramp closures, detours and possible…

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Kent School District offers child find screenings

The Kent School District will offer free child find screenings for children ages 3-5 who may have a…

Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority call report.

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Kent Fire Department call report Aug. 17-22

A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas

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Kent Police Department invites community to Coffee With The Chief

The Kent Police Department invites the community to the next Coffee With the Chief event at 8 a.m.…

Since 1896

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Children’s Home Society of Washington hosts Roll and Read in Kent

Put the kids in the stroller and roll on over to Children’s Home Society of Washington’s Roll and…

Suzette Cooke

Business

Cooke to join panel at the MBA Housing Summit

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will be one of five panelists at the Master Builders Association (MBA) 2015 Housing…

Business

Brown Bear celebrates 58th anniversary with free car washes

Celebrating its 58th anniversary, Brown Bear Car Wash will add sparkle and shine to thousands of cars and…

Jimmy Shane

Sports

Shane holds off Kelly to win Hydrofest

Rivals Jimmy Shane and J. Michael Kelly waged another tight battle on competitive waters Sunday.

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King County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrest man selling stolen Seahawks tickets

King County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a 32-year-old Seattle man in connection with stolen Seahawks tickets that he…

Life

Godsmack to play at Kent’s ShoWare Center on Tuesday

The rock band Godsmack plays at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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BECU Foundation awards Kent students

The BECU Foundation has awarded 80 students – including two from the Kent area – with a $3,000…

A student brings schools supplies to help Communities In Schools of Kent fill a bus with donations Thursday.

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Kent Station SOAKs in the fun with activities, donations

Kent Station and Road Runner Sports hosted an end-of-summer event for families Thursday.

Lucille Marie McMeen

Obituaries

Lucille Marie McMeen

Lucille Marie McMeen 9/15/1915 – 8/13/2015 I was born to my parents, Claude Roy Ralston and Nellie Victoria…

State Sen. Karen Keiser

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Keiser supports state Supreme Court decision to make minimum wage at airport $15

State Sen. Karen Keiser, D-33rd District, which includes Kent and SeaTac, issued this statement on Thursday after the…

According to WSDOT

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It’s Go Time: I-405 express toll lanes open Sept. 27

New Interstate 405 express toll lanes open on Sunday, Sept. 27, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced…

Gary Stroutsos

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Kent celebrates its history with events

Kent celebrated its past with tours, open houses, a car show and other attractions throughout the city this…

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State traffic safety commission reports marijuana use an increasing factor in deadly crashes

Newly released data from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) shows that marijuana is increasing as a factor…

Letters to the Editor

Let’s not be choosy over marriage

I totally agree with that piece, "Marriage, belief and change" (Paul Still, Our Corner column, Auburn Reporter, Aug.…

Letters to the Editor

Fallacy in the thinking

In response to Ray Still's column: Ray and many others would have us believe that if we do…

Penny Thayer

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Kent-area community calendar | Aug. 19

Kent Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturdays, June 6-Sept. 26. Fresh produce, flower, vendors. Kent Lions program. For…