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Kentwood High senior candidate for U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

Avery Zerr named one of 60 Presidential Scholars in the Arts

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Kent School Board appoints Bento to vacant position

Teaches at Renton High School

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Kent Rotary honors 25 individuals for pandemic food project

Packaging and delivery of goods to food banks and individuals in need

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Kent intersection to close Feb. 5-22 for light rail work

30th Avenue South and Kent Des Moines Road

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No date yet for in-person learning in Kent School District

Feb. 22 remains tentative date under revised hybrid plan

A mobile home fire Feb. 1 in the 28400 block of 168th Avenue Southeast in Kent claimed the life of an elderly man. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire

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Elderly man dies in Kent mobile home fire

Early Tuesday in unincorporated King County; caused by overloaded electrical power strip

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King County opens COVID-19 vaccination center in Kent

All appointments filled up at ShoWare Center through Feb. 28

Chad Wheeler, a former Seahawks offensive tackle, pleaded not guilty to first-degree domestic violence assault and two other charges on Feb. 1 after reportedly attacking his girlfriend Jan. 22 at their Kent apartment. COURTESY PHOTO, Seattle Seahawks

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Ex-Seahawk Wheeler pleads not guilty to attacking girlfriend at Kent apartment

Girlfriend tells judge, ‘I am not safe’ with Wheeler, who posted bail, out of custody

Sea stars huddled at low tide (Photo credit: MARINe)

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Research suggests warmer oceans are killing sea stars in Puget Sound

‘Wasting syndrome’ has decimated 70-100 percent of sea star populations in certain areas.

The city-owned accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, 625 W. James St. FILE PHOTO

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King County to launch COVID-19 vaccination sites in Kent, Auburn

Opening Feb. 1 at ShoWare Center, GSA Complex for vulnerable older adults

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Man shot, injured at Kent Sounder Station garage

Fled to local restaurant after dispute

Spring Chinook salmon. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Report: Washington salmon are in hot water

Ten of the 14 salmon species listed as endangered are in crisis.

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Kent School Board rejects proposal to move sixth graders to middle schools

Votes against boundary change recommendations by staff, consultants for 2021-2022

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, right, nominated Bill Boyce, left, of Kent, to serve on the Harborview Board of Trustees for the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

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Dunn nominates Kent’s Boyce to Harborview Board of Trustees

To serve on group that helps oversee Harborview Medical Center operations

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Kent man, 23, charged with first-degree murder for stabbing woman

He reportedly stabbed 20-year-old woman three times near apartment elevator after dispute

Chad Wheeler. COURTESY PHOTO, Seattle Seahawks

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Ex-Seahawk Wheeler accused of attacking girlfriend in Kent apartment

Lineman charged with first-degree domestic violence assault

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Kent Police Blotter: Jan. 14-24

Robbery, assault, sex crime among incidents

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Kent man sues Bothell Police, King County for setting him up on murder charge

Ian Simmers, then 16, spent nearly 23 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit

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District names four candidates for vacant Kent School Board seat

Joseph Bento, Russell Hanscom, Inal Tshovrebov and Thomas Williams

An AR-15. Courtesy photo

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Mags, open carry at protests and AR-15s on Olympia’s agenda

Lawmakers are eyeing a number of bills which could change firearm regulations in the state.