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Train strikes, kills Kent man, 64, in wheelchair on tracks

Feb. 4 incident at East James Street second death by train in three days in Kent

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Kent Police Blotter: Jan. 12-18

Incidents include attempted robbery, carjackings

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Kent woman standing on tracks struck and killed by train | Update

Woman identified; reportedly waving at train Feb. 2 in the 1000 block of First Avenue North

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No light rail service in Kent on Saturday, Feb. 7

Sound Transit to close line between Federal Way and Angle Lake for maintenance; buses will run

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Super Bowl patrols underway as part of ‘Night of 1,000 Stars’ campaign

Emphasis patrols will be active in King County to encourage safe driving

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Kent high school students hit streets to protest ICE

Hundreds oppose actions that resulted in deaths of protesters in Minneapolis and removal of immigrants

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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.