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Kent School District names 12 Employees of the Year

Commended for their hard work, dedication and commitment

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Kent International Festival brings cultures together | Photos

Mayor Dana Ralph describes it ‘as an amazing example of the beauty that is Kent’

U.S. Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Department of Justice

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Two Federal Way men, Kent man indicted for drug trafficking

Three among 14 people charged with trafficking cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and meth in Seattle

Kent-based Blue Origin’s launch May 31 in West Texas of New Shepard-32. COURTESY PHOTO, Blue Origin

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Kent-based Blue Origin successfully completes 12th human spaceflight

Mission marks the 32nd flight for the New Shepard program

Courtesy 2024 File Photo, Kent School District

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Graduations to fill ShoWare Center in Kent during June

See the full lineup: Kent high schools will graduate Saturday, June 14

Courtesy File Photo, Kent School District

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Kent School District students to get free supplies next year

Donations to help cover core supplies for each student for 2025-2026

Jonathan Montejano at his sentencing. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/The Mirror

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Kent man on ‘crime spree’ given 30-year sentence for 2023 homicide

Robert E. Blowe III, 26, was fatally shot in the parking lot of an auto parts store in…

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Six Congressional members demand answers about Kent ICE raid

Letter sent to heads of Homeland Security, ICE and IRS; few details released about May 20 arrest of…

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Kent Police Blotter: May 12-24

Incidents include jewelry theft, female found dead, pedestrian injured, SODA violation

Washington’s pickleball license plate. Screenshot courtesy of Seattle Metro Pickleball Association

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More specialty license plates on the way in WA

Up to six new options will arrive this fall.

Items seized in Kent during a 2024 drug raid. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Department of Justice

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Judge sentences former Kent man to 10 years for drug dealing

38-year-old Mexican citizen distributed fentanyl, meth, cocaine and heroin

Courtesy Photo, City of Kent

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Kent still 6th largest city in the state with 136,588 people

Census Bureau lists top five as Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver and Bellevue

"Wolf Land." Photo courtesy of SIFF.

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SIFF reviews: “Wolf Lands” and “Suburban Fury”

From Washington gray wolves to the woman who tried to assassinate a U.S. President, these Washington docs are…

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City of Kent builds general fund reserves to $73 million

2024 Year-End Financial Status Report shows healthy surplus

Kent-based Blue Origin prepares for liftoff of its New Shepard rocket Feb. 4 in Texas. COURTESY VIDEO SCREENSHOT, Blue Origin

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Kent-based Blue Origin to launch 12th human flight May 31

Will be company’s 32nd flight overall of New Shepard program

Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. File photo

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King County looks for trash solutions as landfill fills up

Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, which is the only active landfill in King County, is set to close in…

A rendering of the SR18 diverging diamond interchange upon completion. Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation

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SR18 closure at I-90 rescheduled to start May 29

Both directions of traffic will be closed around the clock until June 4.

Open Doors for Multicultural Families plans to open an Early Learning Center and Family Resource Center as part of the proposed Kent Multicultural Village on the West Hill near light rail. Courtesy Rendering, Schemata Workshop

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Kent’s Open Doors for Multicultural Families receives $12M from state

Funds to be used for early learning and family resource centers at planned Kent Multicultural Village

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Kent Police weren’t part of ICE raid at local business

State law prohibits local agencies to assist federal agents with civil immigration matters

Kent-Meridian High School teacher Marissa Winmill, winner of a National Education Association’s human and civil rights award. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

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Kent-Meridian High teacher wins national civil rights award

Marissa Winmill honored by National Education Association for her work with young women