Adonai Garza and Luke Garza celebrate a touchdown for Kent-Meridian. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Royal ending: Kent-Meridian ends 2025 with big win

Kent-Meridian scores the most points (44) in a game since 2023 in win over Kentlake.

The Festival of Trees experience will run through Nov. 22 to Jan. 4 (Mission Hill)

Community

Bring sparkle to the season at West Kelowna’s Mission Hill Family Estate Winery

Check out the festival of trees from Nov. 22 to Jan. 4

Maggie’s on Maker waitress Jessica Patterson and owner Raman Arora are key players in the restaurant’s success. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

Business

Maggie’s on Meeker wins big

Best of Kent 2025 winner.

Weatherly Inn general manager Sabrina Selden holds Milo the house dog in-training so that a resident can give him some pets. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

Business

Weatherly Inn Lake Meridian is Kent’s best retirement community

Best of Kent 2025 winner.

BigWu caters to high school athletes throughout the surround Kent area. Photo courtesy of BigWu Fitness.

Business

BigWu Fitness gets a BigWin

BigWu has won Best Fitness Center for the Best of Kent 2025.

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News

Operating losses climbing at city of Kent ShoWare Center

Arena appears to be headed toward annual loss of more than $1.5 million

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News

Family looks forward to end of lengthy Kent murder court case

Charges against man in death of Seth Frankel tied up in courts for 15 years

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News

Kent Reporter is changing to mail delivery

October is the final month of free home delivery of the Kent Reporter. Beginning with the Nov. 7…

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Northwest

King County courthouse dog retires after 10 years of service

On Oct. 21, a beloved, four-legged member of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office team officially retired after…

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Life

Underrated horror films for Halloween night

Set as near as Seattle or far as rural Japan, these overlooked horror films are just the thing…

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Sports

Kent Reporter Coach of the Month: Billy Bergendahl

Berghendhl coaches track and field at Canyon Ridge Middle School.

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Sports

Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kent-Meridian

Adonai Garza (Sr.) football and Donna Wittschiebe (Jr.) volleyball are this week’s winners.

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News

Kent man, 26, fatally shot at apartment complex identified

Yik Thomas Khan died of a gunshot wound of head and neck in Oct. 26 Valley shooting

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News

Kent Police bust four men on drug charges at Kaibara Park

Arrests for possession of meth, violations of Stay Out of Drug Areas (SODA) and other charges

The Auburn Food Bank at 2806 Auburn Way N. provides nourishment for people in need. File photo

Northwest

WA directs state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears

Washington state will give food banks $2.2 million per week as they deal with the potential end of…

An adult with measles attended a Disney on Ice show 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, ShoWare Center

News

New measles case could have exposed people in Kent, Renton, Tukwila

Locations: Disney on Ice show at ShoWare Center; Toyota of Renton; Valley Medical Center; YangGuoFu Malatang Restaurant

Kentlake celebrates a point against Federal Way. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Kentlake volleyball continues to roll, wins third straight

Kentlake has two games left in the regular season with the most wins in a season since 2008.

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News

Kent house fire displaces family of four Monday night

Nobody injured in Oct. 27 fire in the 9000 block of South 204th Place

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News

Kent Police Blotter: Oct. 14-26

Incidents include 76 Station robbery, Key Bank robbery, bus stop assault, stolen wigs

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News

Kent Police arrest man for resisting arrest, other charges

Incident started with report of suspects trying to break into vehicle