Kent School District Superintendent Israel Vela. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

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Kent School District enrollment much lower than projected

Latest numbers show 792 fewer students which means reduced state funding

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Federal Way man dies in Kent I-5 motorcycle crash

Collided with a sedan along northbound I-5 early Friday morning, Oct. 10 near SR 516

Courtesy photo.

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Kent Reporter athletes of the week: Kentridge

Genesis Miller (Sr.) volleyball and A.J. Singer III (So.) football, are this weeks winners.

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Kent Police bust man with DUI, DV warrants at bus shelter

Multiple men reportedly were camping at Metro bus shelter downtown along West Meeker Street

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Medical examiner identifies Kent man, 44, lying on railroad tracks

Rules cause and manner of death as ‘pending’ in Oct. 7 death

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Disney on Ice returns to Kent Oct. 22-26 at ShoWare Center

Eight performances set for Let’s Dance!

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Kent-based Stoke Space raises $510 million in funding

Money will speed up production of rocket company’s reusable launch vehicle

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Kent man, 44, reportedly lying on tracks when struck by train

BNSF Railway train engineers sounded horn prior to Oct. 7 but were unable to stop train prior to…

Both Kentridge and Kentwood wore pink in honor of breast cancer awareness. Photo taken by Robby Mullikin

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Kentridge girls soccer wins second straight, downs Conks

Makenna Bennett and Jenae Stephenson net two goals each in the win.

Kent-based Blue Origin operates Launch Complex 36, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, for its New Glenn rocket. U.S. Space Force awarded a contract Oct. 7 to the company for a new payload processing facility. COURTESY PHOTO, Blue Origin

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U.S. Space Force awards $78M contract to Kent-based Blue Origin

Will expand space vehicle processing capacity by 2028 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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Man pleads guilty to beating girlfriend to death in Kent

Repeatedly struck woman, 25, with heavy backpack in 2023 incident outside 7-Eleven store

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Pedestrian killed by train in Kent early Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 7

Collision near East Willis Street and First Avenue South; multiple crossings closed to traffic

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Kent City Council candidates Satwinder Kaur, Neet Grewal clash at forum

Event also featured City Council candidates Sharn Shoker and Andy Song

Courtesy of Mariners.com.

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Heroics from Jorge Polanco and Julio Rodriguez lead M’s past Tigers in Game 2

Polanco’s two homers got the momentum going, but Julio pushed it over the top.

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Enumclaw man driving stolen vehicle injured in Kent collision

Reportedly driving wrong way at high rate of speed Oct. 3 along Kent-Kangley Road

COURTESY FILE PHOTO, WSDOT

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Lane, ramp closures set for Kent, South King County Oct. 6-12

Interstate 5, State Route 516 and State Route 509 in Kent, Des Moines, SeaTac and Burien

Julio Rodriguez raises his arms after scoring on a home run. Photo credit: Ben Van Houten / Seattle Mariners

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Mariners’ offense falls flat in extras as they lose ALDS game 1

Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh were the only Mariners to record base hits in 3-2 loss.

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Kentridge football keeps heads high amid slow start

The Chargers’ defense forces four turnovers, one being a pick-six.

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Street of Treats coming up in downtown Kent Oct. 25

Children, adults encouraged to dress in costumes for trick-or-treating at local businesses

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I-5 northbound off-ramp to South 272nd in Kent to close this weekend

Closure from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct 13 for signal work by Sound…