Sarah Wright eyes down the target as she pitches at Liberty High School. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Softball: Kentwood wins thriller in extra innings at Liberty

Sarah Wright dominated in the season opener with 20 strikeouts, no earned runs.

First panel of players sit in front of media members and fans inside the Ron Sandwith Teen Center. Photo Provided by Rodney McCurry.

Sports

Kent-based Seattle Majestics have a new leader and new energy

Women’s football team to play home games at French Field, next to Kent-Meridian High School

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Sports

Kent-Reporter Female Athlete of the Week: Angie Depano

Depano has a firey spirit and demonstrates tenacity at meets.

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Sports

Kent-Reporter Male Athlete of the Week: Andres Zuluaga

Zuluaga works hard and is a great player.

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News

Kent Des Moines Station for light rail nearing completion | Photos

Work also continues on Star Lake Station and parking garages for scheduled 2026 route opening

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO

News

Man faces hate crime, assault charges after Kent bus incident

Latino man allegedly used n-word and other racist slurs toward Black woman

Dominic DesMarais stares down the Liberty batter. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Kentridge pitching silences Liberty bats in 7-3 win

Chargers right-handers DesMarais and Lambarena allow just three hits combined.

Fish culvert in Issaquah. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

Northwest

King County fish culvert plan falls short in project prioritization

KC Auditor says that the county is doing lower priority projects first, putting higher ones at risk.

Washington State Trooper Chris Gadd is transported inside prior to a memorial service in his honor Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

News

‘Simply the best of us’: Memorial honors state trooper Chris Gadd in Everett

Hundreds of law enforcement officers pack arena for a public memorial for Kentlake High graduate

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News

Covington’s Stephanie Lawson to run for 47th Legislative District House seat

Republican to challenge incumbent Debra Entenman, D-Kent

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News

President Biden’s budget includes $500M for Hanson Dam fish passage

Green River facility would open connection to 100 miles of salmon spawning habitat upriver

Inside the SCORE jail. File photo

News

Inmate at SCORE Jail dies from unidentified injury

Makena Buckland, 21, died March 4.

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Business

Kent Police to host Business Crime Prevention Summit

Meeting set for Thursday, April 25 at the accesso ShoWare Center

Construction sign on SR 18. (Cameron Sires/ Sound Publishing)

Northwest

Stakeholders seek task force for I-90/SR 18 projects

The goal is to bridge communication among cities and residents affected by the construction.

Design rendering of the Interim Base electric bus charging station in Tukwila. (Courtesy of King County Metro)

News

King County Metro breaks ground in Tukwila on electric bus charging hub

The Interim Base will charge dozens of buses serving South King County.

Zach Hernandez rears to go in the batters box against Kentridge. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Kent 2024 prep baseball season preview

No Kent school has made the state tournament since 2018, but these teams look to change that.

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Kent native Hawkins enjoying U.S. Navy career in San Diego

Kent-Meridian High School graduate has served nine years

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Northwest

King County Sexual Assault Resource Center releases report case outcomes

Report reveals outcomes for 408 sexual assault victims in 2021 backlogged court cases.

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News

Kent Police arrest Maple Valley man for reported assault, hate crime

Man allegedly called an African American woman racist names on Metro bus before punching, stabbing her

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News

Kent Police catch suspected burglar after short pursuit

Officers responded to commercial burglary in progress call in 15400 block of SE 272nd St.