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Best of Kent 2025: Vote for your favorites today!
Voting round runs Sept. 12 to Oct. 3.
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Kent Chamber to host Fred Meyer closure roundtable Sept. 9
Public invited to share ideas, voice concerns and collaborate on solutions
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Crime stats show theft dropping at Kent East Hill Fred Meyer
Kroger listed theft as one reason for closing store despite 48% drop in incidents from 2022 to 2024
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Kent Fred Meyer closure leaves produce clerk in ‘utter shock’
Bryan Gilderoy has 15 years experience at East Hill location that will shut down Oct. 17
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King County Council member proposes retail crime task force
Claudia Balducci presents plan in Kent after announcement of Fred Meyer store closings
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Walgreens to close Kent store along 104th Avenue SE
Part of a nationwide closure plan by the company; second Walgreens on East Hill to stay open
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Fred Meyer stores also to close in Seattle, Redmond
Kroger announces 2 additional closures day after Kent, Everett stores to shut down in October
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Kroger to permanently close Kent Fred Meyer on East Hill
Store along SE 240th Street will shut down in October
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Best of Kent 2025: Nomination round is underway
Nomination round ends Aug. 22. Voting round begins Sept. 12.
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Kent-based Blue Origin completes 14th human spaceflight
Six-member crew included cryptocurrency billionaire Justin Sun who bid $28 million for first seat in 2021
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Waste collection services return to Kent customers
Republic Services reports Teamsters called off pickets locally despite strike continuing in Boston area
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Still no end in Kent to Republic Services work stoppage
Talks break down with Teamsters 25 in Boston where strike led to local halt in waste collection service
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Kent garbage drop-off site changes and Saturday date added | Latest Update
Republic Services changes schedule again
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Kent residents can drop off garbage July 16-18 at ShoWare Center | Update
City issues statement encouraging Republic Services, Teamsters to ‘reach a settlement as soon as possible’
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Republic Services work stoppage continues in Kent
Monday, July 14 marks fourth day of no residential collections; many commercial customers getting service
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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
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Kent-based Blue Origin completes 13th human spaceflight
Company has flown 70 people into space after June 29 mission
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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
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Kent-based Blue Origin successfully completes 12th human spaceflight
Mission marks the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program