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Free vaccines for children set for Aug. 19 at Kent YMCA

Go-Vax Kids mobile unit will provide childhood and COVID vaccines

First-round pick Jaxon Smith-Njigba is ready to go at Lumen Field. (Photos by Ben Ray / Sound Publishing)

Sports

Seahawks host mock game at Lumen Field | Preseason football 2023

“It’s great to get back in front of our fans in front of Lumen,” said QB Geno Smith.

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Firefighters battle tough blaze at Kent vacant home

2nd floor collapses into 1st floor forcing firefighters to cut holes in the roof to put out hotspots

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Car traveling at high rate of speed in Kent collides with truck

Driver escapes with non-life-threatening injuries in Aug. 5 crash along Kent Des Moines Road

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Two Renton weekend crashes kill 5 people in the span of an hour

Two separate high-speed incidents resulted in vehicle fires in the early morning of Aug. 5.

Bryan Neyers worked at Glacier Park Elementary School (pictured here) for several years as a paraeducator, supervising kids at recess and in child care programs. Despite co-workers approaching school and district administrators about Neyers’ close relationships with students, Neyers continued working with kids. He now awaits trial on Sept. 5 on charges of molesting and raping young boys in his care. (Photo by Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

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Tahoma School District ignored repeated warnings of ‘grooming-like behavior’

State education officials say case highlights need for more oversight of paraeducators.

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Man arrested in Kent faces murder charge in Tukwila shooting

Seattle man, 22, accused of fatal shooting July 28 near Southcenter Mall

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Two Kent children reportedly die from acute drug intoxication

Boy, 9, and girl, 15, found unconscious Aug. 2 in separate cases; fentanyl, meth involved

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Another weekend of lane closures in Kent on SR 167 near Willis Street

Southbound SR 167 to be reduced to single lane Friday night through Monday morning

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Theatre Battery returns this month with performances at Kent Station

‘Deep Purple Wiggle’ to be featured four days a week Aug. 24-Sept. 10

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Maple Valley woman fatally shot in Kent identified | Update

Daughter, 18, started GoFundMe page for Amy Dyke, 48

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Classes to start Aug. 23 in Kent School District

An earlier start compared to other nearby districts, but students finish on June 14, 2024

Devin Bush in front, working on his hands with fellow linebacker Bobby Wagner. (Photos by Ben Ray/Sound Publishing)

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Seahawks 2023 training camp under way at VMAC in Renton

For the second day in pads, the Hawks look to build on a great ‘22 season and prepare…

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Kent house fire displaces three people; nobody injured

House fully involved when firefighters arrived Tuesday evening, Aug. 1 in 21200 block of 94th Ave. S.

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A glimpse into the lives of 3 killed in ATV crash, including a Kent man

Devon Anonson, 26, of Kent; Halle Cole, 24, of Maple Valley; Benji Gomez-Santana, 23, of Covington

Head Coach Alex Ruiz (middle), Owen Ortega-Phillips (right) and George Lewis (left) at the SeaTac Airport. (Photo provided by Alex Ruiz)

Sports

Kent-Meridian HS sends coach and two players to D.C. for MLS All-Star Week

Alex Ruiz, Owen Ortega-Phillips and George Lewis represented the Sounders.

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King County voters decide on Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy

If passed, Proposition 1 would authorize an additional six-year property tax levy.

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Leslie Hamada, Donald Cook lead Kent School Board Aug. 1 primary race | Update

Hamada has large lead for one of two spots on Nov. 7 ballot; candidate Lawson endorses Cook

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John Boyd leads Kelly Wiggans-Crawford, Jamie Lee in Kent City Council race | Update

Boyd to earn place on Nov. 7 ballot; Wiggans-Crawford extends lead in tight race for 2nd spot

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Former site of large Kent homeless encampment remains empty

City cleans up site along South 272nd Street near apartment complex; other areas remain challenging