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Kent man, 21, injured as Tacoma Police vehicle fled crowded street

Officer hit pedestrians after people surrounded his vehicle downtown

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Lawmakers consider prohibiting use of credit score to determine insurance rates

Advocates say credit scoring makes low-income and minority policy holders pay more for coverage.

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20-year-old woman fatally stabbed at Kent apartment complex

Police arrest 24-year-old man after standoff

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Survey shows rent debt to be disproportionately distributed among minorities

More than half of Black renters surveyed said they owed rent money from previous months.

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Calls that Social Security number has been ‘compromised’ leads to $400,000 scam

SeaTac man indicted for mail fraud in scheme that stole money from elderly victims

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Man returned to King County to face Kent murder charge

Paul Dervin accused of killing his wife Nov. 30 in her West Hill home

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Construction along 76th Avenue South in Kent nears completion

Road was raised 3 feet to help reduce flooding

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EPA loans King County $96.8 million to prevent untreated water from spilling into Puget Sound

Loan comes a week after an over 10 million gallon overflow into the Puget Sound and Lake Washington.

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Sound Transit to release draft EIS March 5 for light rail maintenance facility

3 sites under consideration; 2 in Federal Way and 1 in Kent

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2-year-old child, woman rescued from Auburn house fire

Fire started in the garage around 11:40 p.m. Jan. 20 near the 30100 block of 50th Lane S.

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Puget Sound Fire’s Taylor chosen Educator of the Year

Washington Public Fire Educators select her for 2020 honor

National Guard troops, pictured Jan. 11 at the state Capitol in Olympia, have been on standby in case of violent protests. (Photo by Roger Harnack, Cheney Free Press)

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At the state Capitol, a quiet day amid heightened security

There were no protests or arrests as troopers patrolled and the National Guard assumed a lower profile.

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Kent-based Puget Sound Fire launches mobile vaccination teams to adult family homes

Service underway to provide COVID-19 shots

The Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center is located at 31510 Pete von Reichbauer Way S. Olivia Sullivan/the Mirror

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New vaccination site may open at Federal Way’s Performing Arts and Event Center

While no location decision has been made yet, Public Health — Seattle & King County says new sites…

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ShoWare Center in Kent could be COVID-19 vaccination site

City leaders in discussions with King County staff to finalize agreement

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Most Kent crime numbers jump in 2020 compared to 2019

Shootings up 54%; robberies drop 26%

West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle. Photo courtesy of King County

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Power outages cause massive wastewater spill into Puget Sound, Lake Washington

King County estimates millions gallons of untreated wastewater overflowed into surrounding waters.

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Kent School Board to select finalists for vacant seat

Executive session set for Jan. 21

Democrats in the Washington State House are proposing to pay for transportation improvements partly by raising the gas tax by 18 cents. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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House Democrats lay out massive $26B transportation package funded by gas tax hike

An 18-cent gas tax increase and a fee on carbon emissions would fund new roads and more.

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Report: 70 percent of gun deaths in Washington are attributable to suicide

Research done at The Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program at Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center suggest…