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Crash blocks traffic in Kent on Highway 167 near I-405

A semi collision on Highway 167 northbound just south of Interstate 405 continues to block traffic Tuesday afternoon.

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Low income customers can get help to pay PSE bills

For low income customers, paying energy bills can be a hefty burden.

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Thunderbirds announce training camp schedule

The Seattle Thunderbirds open training camp on Tuesday, Aug. 25, with four scrimmages at the ShoWare Center.

Seattle center Mathew Barzal

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Mariners to honor T-Birds before Aug. 12 game

Seattle Thunderbirds center Mathew Barzal, left wing Ryan Gropp, coach Steve Konowalchuk and mascot Cool Bird take part…

Seattle Mist quarterback KK Matheny celebrates a 64-19 win over the Las Vegas Sin in a Legends Football League game on Saturday night at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

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Seattle Mist rip Las Vegas Sin 64-19 | Women’s football

Quarterback KK Matheny threw three touchdown passes to help lead the Seattle Mist to a 64-19 crushing of…

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke

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Green River College hosts student leaders from central Asia

Twenty student leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, participated in the annual Study of the United…

Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority call report.

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Kent Fire Department call report July 26-Aug. 1

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

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Donations sought for Great Giveaway

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 12817 SE 256th St. in Kent, is hosting a free…

J. Michael Kelly and the U-5 Graham Trucking hydro

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Kelly, Graham Trucking win wild Seafair final | Hydros

It was a wild finish on Lake Washington and one of the greatest races in unlimited hydroplane racing…

Jimmy King and the U-3 Allison piston-powered Homestreet Bank hydro score a heat victory on Lake Washington.

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Seafair Saturday provides plenty of action | Hydros

It wasn't the championship final, but the preliminary heats provided more than enough action on the first day…

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Theoret is fastest qualifier again | Seafair hydros

Last week's APBA Gold Cup leading qualifier Jean Theoret understands that being the fastest in testing doesn't win…

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Woman discovered in a duffle bag in SeaTac identified

The King County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the body recovered earlier this week in a duffle bag…

Expect closures along the Green River Trail in August because of levee repair work.

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County schedules more Green River Trail closures in Kent for levee work

Maintenance work by King County continues along a dozen miles of levees that protect the cities of Renton,…

Law enforcement agencies will add extra patrols July 31-Aug. 16 in King

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Police agencies to crack down on motorcycle drivers July 31-Aug. 16

More motorcycles are seen on Washington’s roadways during the summer months than any other time of year. More…

Letters to the Editor

Mayor’s pay raise?

Having recently moved to Kent, I cannot say that I know anything about the mayor (Suzette Cooke) or…

Obituaries

Anthony Lemar

Anthony Lemar Anthony Lemar passed away on July 22, 2015 at 5:20 pm in the afternoon at Valley…

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Kent’s Minckler to join Race to the Top panel | School briefs

Ann Minckler, assistant director of grants and special projects for the Kent School District, has been elected to…

Boy Scouts camp out at Van Doren's Landing in Kent after city and fire officials helped them find a place to stay for one night when other plans fell through.

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City, Kent Fire Department assist Boy Scouts with place to stay

For many years, the image of a Boy Scouts assisting a person to cross the street has been…

Calvin Watts

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King County committee to examine racial disparity in juvenile justice system

A new countywide steering committee will recommend solutions to a growing racial disparity in the regional juvenile justice…

Noah Saylor serves up dessert to Burt Jarvis

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Kent-area community calendar | July 29

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