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Featherhaven recently rescued a great horned owl that was hit by a freight train. After treating it for blunt force trauma, it was transferred to Raindancer Wild Bird Rescue for continued care. Photo courtesy Featherhaven

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Enumclaw songbird rehab sanctuary closes

Featherhaven, one of only a handful of nonprofits dedicated to wild bird care in the state, treated more…

Glenn Woloski in his 1979 Van Diemen RF79 at Pacific Raceways in 2025. Woloski died in a crash in the car at the Kent track on Sunday, July 5. COURTESY PHOTO, David G. Schultz

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Fundraiser started for family of race car driver killed in Kent

A GoFundMe account is posted for the family of Glenn Woloski, a British Columbia driver killed in a…

Food booths are always a big part of Kent Cornucopia Days. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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Kent Cornucopia Days excels with celebration of culture

Food, vendors, live entertainment, a car show and the Grand Parade made Kent Cornucopia Days a hit once…

United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance Washington (UTOPIA) is based in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, UTOPIA Washington

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Kent’s UTOPIA Washington receives $525K Allen Family grant

Kent-based United Territories of Pacific Islanders Alliance Washington (UTOPIA Washington) has received a $525,000 grant from Allen Family…

Runners compete in the Kent Cornucopia Days 5K Fun Run & Walk on Saturday, July 11. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

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Gig Harbor man wins Kent Cornucopia Days 5K race

Gig Harbor’s Jeremiah Jensen won the Kent Cornucopia Days 5K Fun Run & Walk on Saturday, July 11…

Guests got to hold fins and jaws of thresher and sixgill sharks. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Shark in the Park celebrates local sixgills

The 2nd annual Shark in the Park community festival took place over the weekend in Des Moines, complete…

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Kent man, 20, fatally struck by train Saturday, July 11 | Update

A 20-year-old Kent man was fatally struck by a train Saturday afternoon, July 11 near South 259th Street…

Black bear. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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A year and $80k later, a probe of WA fish and wildlife commissioners continues

Gov. Bob Ferguson has been mum on when the results of his investigation will be released.

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Woodinville man indicted for money theft in South King County

A Woodinville man has been indicted for stealing $440,000 from financial institutions in Renton and Tukwila.

Fans on Link arrive at Pioneer Square Station for the FIFA World Cup game in Seattle between the USA and Belgium on July 6. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Link light rail ridership records set during World Cup

Sound Transit scored big with Link light rail ridership numbers during the World Cup in Seattle.

This is the piece of land in Cumberland that Segale Properties has proposed to turn into a 990-acre gravel mine. Photo courtesy Enumclaw Plateau Community Association

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Controversial Enumclaw gravel mine heads into Environmental Impact Statement review

The gravel mine and asphalt plant has been met with fierce local resistance.

Kent-based Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. COURTESY PHOTO, Blue Origin

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Kent-based Blue Origin seeks $10 billion in outside funding

Kent-based Blue Origin plans to raise $10 billion from outside investors to back its rocket engines, reusable launch…

HealthPoint has a clinic at 403 E. Meeker St., in Kent, where a security guard died in May from injuries suffered in a Jan. 9 altercation. COURTESY PHOTO, HealthPoint

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Altercation at Kent health clinic becomes a homicide

A physical altercation in January at a HealthPoint Clinic in Kent became a homicide with the recent death…

Courtesy photo, Washington State Patrol.

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Kent man, 62, dies from injuries in Auburn motorcycle crash

A 62-year-old Kent man died from complications of multiple blunt force injuries after he crashed his motorcycle into…

Courtesy Photo, Kent School District

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Kent School Board looks for pro, con levy committee members

The Kent School Board is seeking members for pro and con committees to prepare arguments about Resolution 1718,…

Kent School District leaders hope voters will pass a four-year levy Nov. 3 to help sustain current funding and build a surplus. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

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Kent School District seeks levy approval in November

Kent School District leaders are asking voters on Nov. 3 to approve a four-year replacement of the educational…

U.S. Congresswoman Kim Schrier and King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall celebrate with King County Councilmembers and the rescue team in front of one of the county’s two rescue helicopters equipped with hoist technology. Photo provided by the office of Kim Schrier

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King County receives $1 million for rescue helicopter

King County is receiving more than $1 million of federal funding to upgrade its search-and-rescue helicopter.

Kentwood runners run at the Special Olympics USA Games.

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Kentwood High unified athletes continue to impress

Kentwood’s unified team took home 10 medals and a sixth place team finish.

Mercer Island resident and biology scholar Emma Li. Courtesy photo

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Islander garners gold medal in USA Biolympiad National Finals

Li qualifies for international event in Lithuania.

Kent Cornucopia Days runs Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12 in downtown Kent. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, City of Kent

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Kent Cornucopia Days festival runs July 10-12

It’s that time of summer again for the annual Kent Cornucopia Days on Friday, July 10 through Sunday,…