United States Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, USDOJ

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Man pleads guilty to home invasion robberies in Kent, elsewhere

Armed, masked men entered homes in 2022 and tied up victims as they ransacked places

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King County Metro rolls out new fleet of battery-electric buses

Routes in Kent, Auburn and Renton among the cities that will feature the new buses

Kent Police arrest a suspect Jan. 16 after he reportedly stabbed a man earlier in the day at the Kent Library. COURTESY PHOTO, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

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Man, 37, faces assault charge in Kent Library stabbing

Reportedly stabbed 18-year-old man in arm Jan. 16 in unprovoked attack

U.S. Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, USDOJ

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Man found guilty of robbing multiple people in King County

2-hour carjacking spree in 2022 covered Kent, Bellevue, Redmond, Seattle and ended in Renton

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Kent man sentenced to over 10 years for Auburn bank robbery

The defendant had multiple felonies on his criminal record.

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Man gets 6-year prison sentence as part of drug ring

Operated from Kent to Everett dealing fentanyl, cocaine

Kent Municipal Court, 1220 Central Ave. S. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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Kent Municipal Court case continues for Golden Steer owners

Each face charges for allegedly buying and selling stolen alcohol during police undercover sting

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Medical examiner rules death of Kent man, 33, as homicide | Update

Man identified; found dead of stab wounds in brush Jan. 25 in the 25400 block of 74th Avenue…

Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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Kent police: Call 911 regardless of immigration status

Kent police says it does not assist with immigration enforcement.

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Man, 37, stabs another man in arm at Kent Library

Police arrest man for investigation of second-degree assault in Jan. 16 incident

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Kent School District ‘misleading’ stipend list causes inquiries

District released public record document with payments to administrators of $26,000 to $41,000.

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Kent Public Works employees help stop, catch wire thief

Spot man reportedly breaking into junction box near Fourth Avenue South and Willis Street

The westbound lanes of South 272nd Street in Kent between Pacific Highway South and South Star Lake Road will close for about four days Jan. 23-26 to install light poles. COURTESY IMAGE, Sound Transit

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Westbound S. 272nd Street in Kent to close for a few days

Daytime hours Jan. 23-26 between Pacific Highway South and South Star Lake Road to install light poles

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Kent Police seek driver that injured teen pedestrian

Woman reportedly driving gray SUV during Dec. 2, 2025 incident in 11400 block of SE 232nd St.

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Man who injured 5 in Kent Denny’s shooting out of prison

Frank Evans III free 17 years earlier after sentence reduction in 2007 late-night incident

Haven Apartment Homes. COURTESY PHOTO, KCHA

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King County Housing Authority buys Kent apartment complex

Purchases Haven Apartment Homes near Kent-Meridian High School

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State Patrol seeks witnesses to fatal hit-and-run in Kent

Kent pedestrian, 55, killed while crossing SR 516 near Meeker Street on Dec. 13, 2025

Howard Hanson Dam on the upper Green River, about 20 miles southeast of Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Murray helps lead fight to restore Hanson Dam federal funding

Congress approves $195 million toward fish passage, water storage project along Green River

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Kent gets state funds to construct two more roundabouts

Coming by 2028 to SE 248th St./116th Avenue SE and S. 236th Street/64th Avenue South

King County Council members Steffanie Fain (far left) and Jorge Barón present the Korean American Day Recognition Jan. 13 to Eunji Seo, Consul General, Republic of Korea and Seong H. Kim, chair of the Korean American Day Festival Foundation. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

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Fain helps honor Korean American Day at County Council meeting

Fain, elected in November, is first Korean American to serve on the council