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State Supreme Court strikes down $30 car-tab initiative

Justices unanimously agreed that voter-approved Initiative 976 is unconstitutional.

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Mistaken identity leads to death of Federal Way student

Federal Way High senior Damoni Nelson died on Oct. 2 after he was shot in late September.

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Free flu shots in Kent for seniors 50 and older on Oct. 16

Drive-thru from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kent Senior Center; registration required

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Puget Sound Fire call report

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King County Councilmember Dunn speaks out against affordable housing sales tax

He was lone vote against the measure

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Kent girl, 12, dies trying to help her mother during seizure in car

Miranda Bhattacharyya ’always put the well-being of others before herself,’ family says

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Three teen girls injured in Maple Valley single-vehicle crash | Update

Passenger airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition

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FUSION opens first shelter for homeless families in Federal Way

First families expected to move in around mid-November.

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Kent resident appointed to Green River College Board of Trustees

Gov. Jay Inslee selects Jennifer Robson Ramirez to serve five-year term

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LakePointe Urban Village in Covington to feature 1,500 homes

Street construction to kick off project

A Black Lives Matter peaceful protest march in June through downtown Kent inspired a group called ForFortyTwo to demand that the city of Kent defund police and listen to the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) community. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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ForFortyTwo group says Kent mayoral directive ignores BIPOC community

‘We are tired of seeing the same imbalances and inaction from elected officials,’ group says

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Kent School District boundary study begins

Final decisions to be made in January for the 2021-2022 school year

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New Kent School District elementary school on the rise

Scheduled to open in fall 2021 along Military Road South

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Wildfires, forest health are key issues in race to lead DNR

Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson is challenging incumbent Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz.

For 2020, the city has changed the traditional Veterans Day Parade to a veterans-vehicle-only procession. File photo

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Auburn modifies annual Veterans Day Parade

Registration deadline is Oct. 19 for participants and spectators.

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Federal Way Public Schools reports 8 COVID-19 infections among staff

School district has more than one-third of cases reported statewide for K-12 schools.

A construction worker measures a drill shaft during installation at the future Sound Transit Kent/Des Moines light rail site on Oct. 7. Olivia Sullivan/the Mirror

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Sound Transit begins column installation for Federal Way Link Extension

Drill shaft installation underway at the site of the future Kent/Des Moines station

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Flu, child vaccine shots clinic at ShoWare Center in Kent rescheduled to Oct. 17

Stormy weather forecast postpones temporary drive-thru on Oct. 10

Kent Mayor Dana Ralph. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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Kent Mayor Ralph orders immediate action on race and equity measure

Issues mayoral directive after City Council postponed vote on resolution; council members react

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Man killed by train in Kent after lying down on tracks

Near South 212th Street