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Damarius Butts. COURTESY PHOTO, Butts family

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Inquest jury finds Seattle Police shooting of Kent man justifiable

Officers followed department policy and training in shooting of Damarius Butts

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Kent’s Shukri Olow to run for 47th District House seat held by Sullivan

Carmen Goers filed earlier for position

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County leaders move to explore publicly-manufactured concrete amid workers strike

The concrete workers strike has stopped projects across the region for months.

Crews work on the elevated guideway for the Federal Way Link light rail extension from SeaTac through Kent to the Federal Way Transit Center. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Biden’s 2023 budget would accelerate $516M in funding to Sound Transit

Earlier fulfillment of Lynnwood, Federal Way light rail grants would reduce borrowing costs by $40M

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Des Moines Police arrest man in Pacific Highway bus stop shooting

Multiple 911 calls about a man reportedly waving gun around near South 272nd Street

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Pedestrian crossing I-5 in Kent struck, killed by pickup

Northbound Friday, March 25 on freeway near State Route 516

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Man shot, injured at bus stop near Kent Des Moines Road

Early Monday morning, March 28 along Pacific Highway South in Des Moines

King County is launching a new mobile shower unit for the homeless with stops in Kent, Renton and Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

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King County launches mobile shower unit for the homeless

Weekly stops in Kent, Renton and Seattle

State Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines. FILE PHOTO, Washington House Democrats

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Inslee signs Orwall’s language access bill for schools

Program will use interpreters to improve family engagement with education system

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Addressing mental health crisis; Enumclaw’s secession; Cedar Hills Regional Landfill expansion is met with criticism | King County Local Dive

A new podcast for King County residents

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Find free food pantry in Kent at Valley Cities Behavior Health Clinic

Provided by Degh Tegh Community Kitchen

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (left) speaks with Paul Kramer at the signing of bills aimed at reducing gun violence Wednesday in Olympia. Kramer’s son Will was injured in a 2016 mass shooting in Mukilteo that left three people dead. (Washington State Attorney General)

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Law signed banning sales of large capacity ammo magazines

Emotions swelled as Gov. Inslee signed a measure that limits capacity to 10 rounds. The new law takes…

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State Sen. Mona Das drops out of race to retain 47th District seat

Kent City Councilmember Satwinder Kaur will challenge Council President Bill Boyce for position

Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. File photo

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County wants input for plan to develop Cedar Hills Regional Landfill

Sustainable waste management supporters have called previous environmental impact statements a “boondoggle.”

Jimmy Hung, Chief Deputy Prosecutor at King County’s Juvenile Division. Photo courtesy of King County

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Juvenile division prosecutor defends Restorative Community Pathways

Controversial King County program diverts young offenders from incarceration for certain crimes.

The Kent Library will reopen Monday, April 4 after a fire in December damaged the facility. COURTESY PHOTO, King County Library System

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Kent Library to reopen April 4 after four-month closure due to fire

Cost of repairs so far is $804,503 to fix walls, ceiling, carpet

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Family files $500,000 claim against Kent School District

For alleged sexual assault of a fourth-grader by a substitute teacher

Lake Washington High School. Courtesy photo

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New law targets active shooter lockdown drills in Washington schools

By Brooklynn Hillemann, WNPA News Service

Kent-Meridian High School. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

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24 apply to be next Kent School District superintendent

Board plans to fill position by end of April after picking up to 3 finalists

Sales of Brown Sugar Shortbread cookies decorated with the Ukrainian flag at Macrina Bakery in Kent will help benefit a bakery in Kyiv, Ukraine. COURTESY PHOTO, Macrina Bakery

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Kent’s Macrina Bakery selling cookies to help Ukrainian bakery

Kyiv bakery giving away free bread to Ukrainians