News
Kent School District issues staff protocols for ICE
Message aims to prepare staff should immigration authorities appear at or near schools
Sports
Kentwood unveils Unified Champion School banner
Kentwood is one of two schools in the state to be honored with the banner.
Sports
Governor talks potential return of SuperSonics with NBA commissioner
With the NBA considering a possible expansion, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson met Feb. 5 with the league’s commissioner…
Business
Man who stole from Kent company receives 18-month sentence
Information technology manager used scheme to steal nearly $1 million over 7-year period
Business
Kent City Council approves sale of Naden property to developer
Minnesota-based Mortenson to pay $18.3 million with plans for manufacturing campus
Sports
Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentridge
Martino Boprey (Sr.) wrestling and LaJaya Brown (Sr.) are this week’s winners.
News
Train strikes, kills Kent man, 64, in wheelchair on tracks
Feb. 4 incident at East James Street second death by train in three days in Kent
News
Kent woman standing on tracks struck and killed by train | Update
Woman identified; reportedly waving at train Feb. 2 in the 1000 block of First Avenue North
News
No light rail service in Kent on Saturday, Feb. 7
Sound Transit to close line between Federal Way and Angle Lake for maintenance; buses will run
News
Super Bowl patrols underway as part of ‘Night of 1,000 Stars’ campaign
Emphasis patrols will be active in King County to encourage safe driving
News
Kent high school students hit streets to protest ICE
Hundreds oppose actions that resulted in deaths of protesters in Minneapolis and removal of immigrants
Sports
Kentwood, Kentridge and Kentlake punch tickets to inaugural state tournament
In the first sanctioned season of flag football, three Kent area schools will represent at state.
News
Man pleads guilty to home invasion robberies in Kent, elsewhere
Armed, masked men entered homes in 2022 and tied up victims as they ransacked places
News
King County Metro rolls out new fleet of battery-electric buses
Routes in Kent, Auburn and Renton among the cities that will feature the new buses
Business
Kent-based Blue Origin pauses New Shepard flight program
Company announces no tourist flights for at least two years; to focus on lunar program
News
Man, 37, faces assault charge in Kent Library stabbing
Reportedly stabbed 18-year-old man in arm Jan. 16 in unprovoked attack
News
Man found guilty of robbing multiple people in King County
2-hour carjacking spree in 2022 covered Kent, Bellevue, Redmond, Seattle and ended in Renton
News
Kent man sentenced to over 10 years for Auburn bank robbery
The defendant had multiple felonies on his criminal record.
Life
Kent Book & Art Festival set for March 14 downtown
Independent authors, artists from Kent and nearby communities to be featured at free event