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Washington’s child sex trafficking laws among strongest in nation

The state of Washington’s laws pertaining to child sex trafficking were named some of the strongest in the…

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Winds could hit 20-35 mph in Kent Thursday afternoon

South winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts possibly near 50 mph could hit Kent on Thursday…

Seahawks fans can catch a train in Kent to Sunday's game against the New York Giants.

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Seahawks fans can catch train in Kent to Sunday’s game

Seattle Seahawks fans can bypass weekend gridlock by taking Sound Transit's Sounder event trains to the Seahawks 1:25…

Business

Best Western Plus Plaza by the Green honored for excellence

The Best Western Plus Plaza by the Green in Kent recently received the Best Western Champion Customer Care…

A Foster Farms turkey rests on a crate next to other pallets of turkeys at the Northwest Harvest Food Bank in Kent.

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Special delivery at Northwest Harvest

Northwest Harvest received a delivery of 750 donated turkeys, approximately 13,500 pounds, from Foster Farms on Wednesday.

Gene Weigant is a 91-year-old Veteran of World War II. He piloted B24 Bombers on                         35 missions over Germany

Opinion

Veterans, thank you for my freedom | As I See It

I drove up Veterans Memorial Drive the other day, as I do every so often, just to remember.

Letters to the Editor

Who is really teaching your kids?

The Kent School District trains its teachers through several means, but the most controversial right now is during…

Letters to the Editor

The $500,000 a year question

Moody's downgraded the city of Kent twice – sending the clear message that Kent City Hall has not…

Letters to the Editor

Time to raise wages

Could you survive on $9.47 an hour? That's next year's state minimum wage.

Tahoma National Cemetery has organized a program for veterans past and present on Veterans Day

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Tahoma National Cemetery presents Veterans Day ceremony

Tahoma National Cemetery celebrates it 17th Veterans Day program with an hour-long ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday,…

The American Legion as World War I Doughboys march in last year's Veterans Day Parade in Auburn. The parade returns Saturday.

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Kent-area community calendar | Nov. 5

Remembrance Ceremony and Lighting of the Flame: 9:45-10:15 a.m. Nov. 8, Veterans Memorial Park, 411 E St. NE,…

The Thunderbirds' Ryan Gropp battles for the puck in front of Rebels goalie Rylan Toth.

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T-Birds down Rebels in shootout | WHL

The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Red Deer Rebels 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday night, getting the win before…

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Kent-area Election 2014 Results Chart

Results of the general election, Kent-area measures and races and state measures.

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Safety tips for when the power goes out | Kent Fire Department RFA

November begins a string of four or five months of windy, stormy weather. During this time, power outages…

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Kent lunch fundraiser to help homeless

Help support local struggling families by attending a lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Golden…

The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority call report.

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Kent Fire Department call report Oct. 26-Nov. 1

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

Sports

Royals fall to Eagles, take on Gig Harbor in playoffs | Prep football

Chico McClatcher ran for 354 yards and six touchdowns, leading Federal Way past Kent-Meridian 77-21 in a South…

The Thunderbirds' Scott Eansor battles the Giants' Jackson Houck during WHL action at the ShoWare Center on Saturday night.

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Giants blank Thunderbirds, 1-0 | WHL

The Vancouver Giants defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds, coming away with a 1-0 victory in their first trip to…

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Five Kent-area schools are Schools of Distinction award winners

Covington, Jenkins Creek and Martin Sortun elementaries, Kent Mountain View Academy and Mattson Middle School were named 2014…

The field competes in the Costume Halloween Fun Run at Kent Station.

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Fun and run at Kent Station | SLIDESHOW

Road Runner Sports of Kent sponsored the Costume Halloween Fun Run Wednesday.