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Sports

Kent Reporter Male Athlete of the Week: Carson Hurt

Hurt scored the game winning goal against Auburn.

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Sports

Kent Reporter Female Athlete of the Week: Simran Samra

Samra has been one of the most outstanding performers on the tennis team.

Flowers, framed photos, plush toys and a QR code to the GoFundMe pages of the families grace the memorial site after the March 19 crash. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

News

Judge, lawyers debate low bail for Kent driver in fatal Renton crash

Judge explains reduction from $1 million to $100,000, which was posted by family of Chase Jones

Sam Wah leaps over the hurdles en route to winning his race. Ben Ray / The Mirror

Sports

Track and field in action at French Field

Kent-Meridian and Kentridge host Federal Way and Thomas Jefferson.

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Sports

Creativity is king when it comes to sports logos and mascots | Bench Talk with Ben Ray

So, what makes a good combination of logo and mascot? I think originality plays a huge factor.

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Business

Kent-based Blue Origin announces crew for next space flight

6 members to include former Air Force captain selected in 1961 as first Black astronaut candidate

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News

Driver charged with 4 fatalities had 2 previous crashes in Kent

Chase Daniel Jones, 18, reportedly sped in at least one of the collisions in the past 10 months

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Kent School Board, district face civil lawsuit over exclusion of Cook

District resident, Cook each file suits to halt Labor Policy Committee

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Kent School District seeks approval of $190 million levy

Approval of measure on April 23 ballot would pay for capital projects and technology

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Troopers arrest wrong-way driver on State Route 167 near Kent

Head-on collision Saturday, March 30 injures two

Flowers, framed photos, plush toys and a QR code to the GoFundMe pages of the families grace the memorial site after the March 19 crash. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Driver in fatal Renton area crash arraigned from hospital bed

Chase Daniel Jones, 18, charged with killing four and injuring two.

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Q&A with the new King County Library System executive director

“It’s really about providing that space to reimagine who you are,” said Heidi Daniel.

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News

A divisive Kent School Board debates new Labor Policy Committee

Heated discussion for more than 3 hours about removal of Donald Cook from labor negotiations

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Life

Return of ‘Kent Has Talent’ show postponed to fall from May

Organizers hope for more youth and teen entries by fall

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Sports

Kent Reporter Female Athlete of the Week: Kaylee Olsen

Olsen hit .625 through four games at the start of the season.

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Sports

Kent Reporter Male Athlete of the Week: Mason Duarte

Duarte excells both on the field and in the classroom.

A red-light camera sign at Pacific Highway South and Kent Des Moines Road in Kent. File photo

Northwest

New state law gives green light to more traffic cameras

The move comes as roadway deaths in the state have hit historic highs.

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Arbitrator’s ruling on firing of Kent Police officer could come in May

Police union objects to July 2023 firing of Michael Morfoot by Chief Rafael Padilla

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Sports

Kentwood grad transfers to Gonzaga

Michael Ajayi announced March 26 that he will play his senior season with the Zags.

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News

Man sentenced in Federal Way rock throwing death

Judi Kilma retrieved a fist-sized rock after a man punctured one of the tires on Kilma’s bicycle.