A screenshot of the King County Sheriff’s Office Guardian One helicopter view of the arrest of a Kent man after carjacking incidents Feb. 13 in Kent. COURTESY IMAGE, King County Sheriff’s Office

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Kent man, woman charged in carjackings, stolen vehicles case

Tracking by King County Sheriff’s Office helicopter lasted nearly 50 minutes Feb. 13 across Kent

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Kent Reporter Male Athlete of the Week: Tyler Lopez

Lopez is a natural born leader and has a bright future ahead of him.

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Kent Reporter Female Athlete of the Week: Liliana Delgado Hernandez

Delgado Hernandez has a fearless and positive attitude.

Donald Cook. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

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Cook accuses fellow Kent School Board members of improper actions

Claims they made decisions during private executive sessions that should be made in public

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Port Townsend man injured in I-5 hit-and-run crash near Kent

Early Thursday morning, Feb. 15 near South 200th Street; driver flees on foot

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Kent Police Blotter: Jan. 30 to Feb. 10

Incidents include 11 shootings: two at city parks, two at apartments, one at WinCo

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DOJ settles with King County Sheriff’s Office in agreement to improve language access

OLEO has previously expressed concerns about the office’s language access policies.

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Vine Maple Place receives $200,000 grant from KeyBank

Group has centers in Kent and Maple Valley to help families who are homeless

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Man, 21, receives 15 months in Kent 2020 vehicular homicide case

Mother of Kentwood High student killed in crash requested lighter sentence for son’s best friend

Oscar Lindsay. COURTESY PHOTO, everloved.com

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Celebration of Life service set for Kentwood student Oscar Lindsay

Event is at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Real Life Church in Covington

Sophomore Brandon Tagle drives to the hoop in the second half. Ben Ray / The Reporter

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Kentwood boys basketball makes state for first time since 2020

Conks needed an extra quarter to get past SPSL champs Sumner on the road.

Royal 165-pound wrestler Jessie Neff pins his opponent early in the tournament. Ben Ray / The Reporter

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Wrestling: Kent-Meridian sends eight to state

Royals took second in the district tournament at Todd Beamer.

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Kent Police catch carjacking suspects after East Hill pursuit

Guardian One helicopter assists in chase Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13; man and woman arrested

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Mourning, tributes continue for 15-year-old Kentwood High student

Oscar Lindsay remembered for his laugh, love of soccer and ‘unique way of looking at the world’

3A NPSL MVP Jaylen Petty dunks the ball against Lincoln in the first round of the playoffs. Ben Ray / The Reporter

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NPSL All League basketball awards announced

Auburn, Kent and Federal Way school districts represented.

King County Courthouse, Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

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Kent, Federal Way men sentenced for fatal drive-by shooting

Third man also sentenced in 2017 Seattle killing of woman, 20, a passenger in boyfriend’s car

The Kaiser Permanente Kent Medical Center on the East Hill. COURTESY PHOTO, Kaiser Permanente

Business

Still no timeline on new Kent Kaiser Permanente facility

Company bought the former Kmart property in 2020

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33rd Legislative District Town Hall set for Feb. 17 at Highline College

State Sen. Karen Keizer and State Reps. Tina Orwall and Mia Gregerson plan to attend

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Kent food distribution warehouse changes name to Pacific Coast Fresh Company

Similar to Pacific Coast Fruit name but signifies products beyond produce by Portland-based business

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Medical examiner: Cause and manner of death of Kentwood student are pending

Fundraiser started online for family of Oscar Lindsay, 15