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Memorial service July 7 for former Kent Mayor Jim White Sr.

Service at River of Life Church in Kent; mayor from 1994 to 2005

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City of Kent lifeguard program canceled again at Lake Meridian

Lack of applicants for jobs that offered $20 to $25 per hour; 4th consecutive year without lifeguards

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Kent firefighter retires after 43 years, longest career with the agency

Puget Sound Fire Capt. Terry McCartin hangs up the gear for final time June 30

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King County increases number of inmates at its Kent jail

Nearly 400 transfers to Kent from Seattle since March in effort to increase safety, boost staffing

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Kent Police arrest East Hill shooting suspect after pursuit

A Kent man, 35, was shot and injured Thursday afternoon, June 29

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Leaders celebrate completion in Kent of Lower Russell levee

$58 million project along the Green River includes reopening of Van Doren’s Landing Park

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Man, woman shot and injured inside Kent West Hill apartment

Suspect at large after early Thursday morning, June 29 shooting that police say wasn’t random

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14 firefighting academy graduates to join Kent-based Puget Sound Fire

43 graduates of South King County Fire Training Consortium to join 11 agencies

Heavy traffic northbound on 1-5 in Everett, Washington on August 31, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Leave early or late to skirt Independence Day travel throngs

Seattle area is projected to have some of the worst traffic in the nation.

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Kent School District to get $505,064 for student attendance outreach

Federal funds distributed through state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Kentridge High graduate receives Museum of Flight scholarship

Edan Tsegaye plans are to work as an aerospace engineer and design spacecraft

Ivone Langford, a Federal Way resident, holds her design that will be used at the upcoming Sound Transit link right rail Kent/Des Moines station. Alex Bruell/Sound Publishing

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Federal Way artist among those to be featured at Kent light rail station

Designs will be displayed at the new Kent/Des Moines stop

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Collisions jump 144% at Kent intersections with red-light cameras

Crashes increase to 137 in 2022 from 56 in 2021 after two years of declining numbers

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Six Kent students receive Rotary Youth Leadership awards

High school students get opportunity to participate in four-day leadership program

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Kent Police arrest man on multiple charges after pursuit

Kent man, 38, arrested for investigation of DUI, possession of a stolen vehicle, eluding and more

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State plans lane closures for repairs in Kent along Highway 167

Six weekends this summer along southbound 167 near Willis Street

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British billionaire who died on Titan flew with Kent-based Blue Origin

Hamish Harding part of New Shepard rocket crew in 2022

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Former Kent Mayor Jim White Sr. dies | 1936 to 2023

White was mayor from 1994-2005 and helped bring Kent Station to town

Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics

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Free summer meals available across Kent for children, teens

Get meals at certain schools, apartments, parks and youth centers

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Kent Police chief says detectives close to solving two recent shootings

Fatal shooting at Kent Station theater; injury of 8-year-old boy inside vehicle on 104th Avenue SE