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Work stoppage in Kent halts Republic Services collections | Update

Day 2: Drivers honor strikes in Thurston County and other states against waste collection company

 

Valley Medical Center in Renton. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

Update on Valley Medical Center’s recent challenges

District board pauses some cutbacks

 

Kent-based Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket prepares for liftoff June 29 in West Texas. COURTESY VIDEO SCREENSHOT, Blue Origin

Kent-based Blue Origin completes 13th human spaceflight

Company has flown 70 people into space after June 29 mission

 

Valley Medical Center in Renton. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

Valley Medical contract with UW Medicine to end in December 2026

Agreement could not be reached to extend contract between Renton hospital and UW Medicine

Valley Medical Center in Renton. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing
Kent-based Blue Origin’s launch May 31 in West Texas of New Shepard-32. COURTESY PHOTO, Blue Origin

Kent-based Blue Origin successfully completes 12th human spaceflight

Mission marks the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program

Kent-based Blue Origin’s launch May 31 in West Texas of New Shepard-32. COURTESY PHOTO, Blue Origin
Kent-based Blue Origin prepares for liftoff of its New Shepard rocket Feb. 4 in Texas. COURTESY VIDEO SCREENSHOT, Blue Origin

Kent-based Blue Origin to launch 12th human flight May 31

Will be company’s 32nd flight overall of New Shepard program

Kent-based Blue Origin prepares for liftoff of its New Shepard rocket Feb. 4 in Texas. COURTESY VIDEO SCREENSHOT, Blue Origin
Staff at the new Riverbend Bar & Grill, 2019 W. Meeker St. in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

Riverbend Bar & Grill in Kent launches soft opening

New restaurant next to golf complex to offer plenty of sports on TV screens

Staff at the new Riverbend Bar & Grill, 2019 W. Meeker St. in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent
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Rite Aid to close Des Moines distribution center; lay off 131

Company had hired more employees at facility 17 months ago but most stores now to close or be sold

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Two Kent Rite Aid locations on potential sale, closure list

Company files for bankruptcy with plans to sell or close stores

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Safeway distribution center in Auburn fined for violating new law

Fined $26,000 for quota-related safety and workplace rights violations

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Ezee Fiber breaks ground in Kent for new internet system

Residents will have another option once company completes construction

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Kent-based Blue Origin’s space flight draws praise, criticism

Katy Perry sings ‘What a Wonderful World’ during all-female crew flight; some critical of exclusivity

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Jury indicts man for stealing nearly $1M from Kent company

Man faces six counts of wire fraud for alleged scheme while IT manager at Algas-SDI

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster nears touchdown Feb. 4, 2025 in Texas during the NS-29 flight. COURTESY PHOTO, Blue Origin

Kent-based Blue Origin sets all-female flight for April 14

Singer Katy Perry among crew on New Shepard-31 to launch from West Texas

Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster nears touchdown Feb. 4, 2025 in Texas during the NS-29 flight. COURTESY PHOTO, Blue Origin
The city-owned Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent will soon have its fifth restaurant in the last 15 years at 2019 W. Meeker St., when the Riverbend Bar and Grill opens this spring. COURTESY PHOTO

New restaurant coming soon to Kent’s Riverbend Golf Complex

Riverbend Bar and Grill scheduled to open this spring at city-owned facility

The city-owned Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent will soon have its fifth restaurant in the last 15 years at 2019 W. Meeker St., when the Riverbend Bar and Grill opens this spring. COURTESY PHOTO

Kent company recalls meatloaf products

Taylor Farms Northwest, LLC, a Kent company, is recalling approximately 79 pounds of meatloaf products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of… Continue reading

  • Mar 3, 2025
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Kent-based Blue Origin plans all-female spaceflight

Katy Perry, Gayle King among the six crew members for spring trip

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Kent-based Blue Origin completes 10th human spaceflight

Company has flown more than 50 people into space since first flight in 2021

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Joann to close fabric stores in Kent, Renton and Federal Way

Part of nationwide closure of more than 500 stores after filing for bankruptcy

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Kent-based Blue Origin to reduce workforce by 10%

Estimated 1,400 to lose jobs at Kent and other locations

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