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King County Council wants to look at ways to support food banks amid rising inflation
A measure to identify resources for food banks will be come to a final vote on Sept. 20.
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Kent School District prepares for first day of school
Nine days of school will need to be rescheduled
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Kent teachers, district reach tentative contract agreement
Union members to vote on ratification at 5 p.m.Wednesday; school expected to start Thursday, Sept. 8
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Washington healthcare providers will begin offering COVID vaccine boosters
Washington is allocated 191,100 bivalent booster doses, which will be available this week.
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Day 9 of Kent teachers’ strike: No school on Wednesday, Sept. 7
Contract talks continued Tuesday but no agreement reached; district to offer free meals, sites listed
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Kent School District could face strike by custodians, maintenance workers
District negotiators have yet to reach a contract agreement with AFT union
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One dead, two injured in Auburn crash on SR 167 over Labor Day weekend
Kent woman, 45, dies in crash
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Fire damages mobile home in Kent; nobody injured
Sept. 2 fire in the 800 block of Central Avenue South
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Muckleshoot Tribe lifts final iron beam in Auburn onto future hotel tower
18-story, 400-room resort scheduled to open in fall 2023
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Day 8 of Kent teachers’ strike: No school on Tuesday, Sept. 6
Still no contract agreement reached after Labor Day weekend negotiations
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Kent School District says prepare for potential school closure Sept. 6
No settlement yet between district and teachers’ union
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Kent School Board appoints Meghin Margel as new member
A BECU director and mother of two Kent students will fill vacant seat
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Seattle man, 19, charged in Kent pub fatal drive-by shooting
Kent man, 29, died outside in parking lot at large Central Avenue Pub party in July
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How to stay safe from wildfire smoke in Washington
Department of Health reminds Washingtonians to stay indoors when smoke is in the air.
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Day 7 of Kent teachers’ strike: No school on Friday, Sept. 2
Union accuses Kent School District of ‘playing shell games’ during contract talks
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Hate crimes: King County Council to consider legislation for a reporting system
In the wake of a report on rising hate crimes throughout King County, legislation to establish hate crime…
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Kent’s Kauffman certified to advance in state Senate race
King County Elections confirms after primary ballot recount that she had 65 more votes than Kaur
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Kent Rotary clubs seek donations to Diego Moreno Scholarship fund
Goal to establish endowed scholarship in memory of fallen Kent Police officer
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Day 6 of Kent teachers’ strike: No school on Thursday, Sept. 1
Residents criticize school district over lack of contract agreement; teachers’ union disputes district class size claims
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Kent Police Blotter: Aug. 8-27
Incidents include home invasion robbery, axe assault, arson arrest of 2 girls ages 12 and 13