Maple Valley’s Discovery Playtown’s license has been pulled after a former employee was arrested on suspicion on child sexual abuse. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Lawsuit filed against Maple Valley daycare in grooming case

Attorneys have filed a civil lawsuit against a Maple Valley daycare center after the criminal investigation of an…

King County Correctional Facility in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

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Green River Killer booked into King County jail after state prison transfer

Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate ‘potentially related cases’

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WSDOT online open house details SR 509/I-5 plans in Kent

Check out plans for new southbound I-5 lane between SR 516 and South 272d Street

I-405 through Renton will be closed throughout the weekend, beginning Friday, Sept. 13 and ending early Monday, Sept. 15. Courtesy of WSDOT.

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Major weekend traffic: I-405 in Renton closed late Friday to early Monday

Southbound I-405 will be closed the entire weekend, while northbound will only be for a few hours early…

Kent School Board member Donald Cook. COURTESY PHOTO

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Judge delays decision to dismiss lawsuit against Kent School District

Kent School Board member Donald Cook filed civil suit after exclusion from labor committee

Matthew Saelor, 19, died July 7, 2022, three days after he was shot in a drive-by shooting in Federal Way. Courtesy photo

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Second Kent man charged in 2022 fatal shooting in Federal Way

DNA evidence found that a second gun fired had his fingerprints, according to documents.

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Vehicle strikes, kills woman in Kent walking in roadway late at night | Update

Medical examiner identifies woman; Around 3:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6 along 124th Avenue SE

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City of Kent plans to demolish Naden Avenue house of many fires

Four fires in last six months at vacant house

Kentridge High School, 12430 SE 208th St. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

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Kent Police find carjacking suspect at Kentridge High School

Campus was put into lockdown Thursday, Sept. 5 after juvenile suspect fled to school

Eric Perkins being arrested. (Screenshot from video by Pierce County Sheriff’s Office X account)

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Suspect arrested in string of I-5 shootings

According to probable cause documents, five people were injured in the shootings, which started in Federal Way.

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Upthegrove advances in state lands commissioner race after recount

Des Moines Democrat kept primary lead for 2nd; will face off against Republican Herrera Beutler

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Meeker Street bridge in Kent remains closed for repainting

Street closed to vehicle traffic through Sept. 29; eight-week project started Aug. 5

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Kent homeowner shoots, injures alleged burglar in middle of the night

Suspect reportedly entered Lake Meridian couple’s bedroom as they slept and turned on the light

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Kent Police officer’s shot killed man at Madison Plaza Apartments

King County Medical Examiner’s Office rules death a homicide; identifies 33-year-old man

Firefighters extinguished a fire Thursday, Aug. 29 in Kent at an abandoned house in the 100 block of Naden Avenue South. This marked the fourth fire in the last eight months at the house. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire

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Firefighters respond again to fire at same Kent abandoned house

Fourth fire in eight months at house in 100 block of Naden Avenue South

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Kent Police Blotter: Aug. 10-26

Incidents include embezzlement, carjackings, road rage, stolen vehicle pursuits

Crews remove the seaplane piloted by Alan Williams that crashed Aug. 24 into Lake Meridian. Williams, 74, died Aug. 29 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire

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Kent seaplane pilot dies after crash into Lake Meridian | Alan Williams, 74

‘His love of flying was only surpassed by his love for his wife, children and grandchildren,’ family says

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Kent man sentenced in 2022 scissor-stabbing murder of wife

‘I know what I did was wrong,’ Pham said in an interview.

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Kent School District offers free breakfast, lunch to all students

Program funded through U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Kent Police describe what led to arrest of man in 1980 cold case

DNA, forensic genetic genealogy lead to charges 44 years later in death of Dorothy Silzel