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Kent City Council considers sales tax hike to hire more police

Council could approve measure without going to voters; hike would be 10 cents on every $100 purchase

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Kent father, 26, killed in shooting June 16 on East Hill

Family identifies Leroy Tinoga, married father of two young children

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King County’s Patricia Clark Children and Family Justice Center in Seattle, where juveniles facing criminal charges are detained. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

Man, juvenile face murder charges in Kent student’s death

Kent-Meridian High student fatally shot in June 2024 during drug deal at Campus Park

King County’s Patricia Clark Children and Family Justice Center in Seattle, where juveniles facing criminal charges are detained. COURTESY PHOTO, King County
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Signs at Reith Road roundabouts in Kent take a beating

Drivers knocking down directional and yield signs at two new roundabouts

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Kent woman faces vehicular homicide charge in March crash

Wajiha Din also faces vehicular assault in collision that killed Jose Ortiz and injured his wife

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Kent man, 63, charged with robbing Auburn bank

The suspect wore no mask, but donned an orange safety vest.

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People ‘fed up’ with Trump administration protest in Covington | Photos

Estimated crowd of 1,500 lines main street in town June 14 with signs and chants

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Man fatally shot on East Hill in Kent; found inside vehicle

Incident Monday afternoon, June 16 in area of SE 240th Street and 108th Avenue SE

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Kent firefighters fight three fires in three days | Photos

Puget Sound Fire responds June 10-12 to camper, house and apartment fires; no injuries

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

Man receives 10-year sentence for Kent parking lot killing

Fatally shot man in 2023 after he approached vehicle with baseball bat as part of ongoing feud

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

Kent Police Blotter: May 26 to June 8

Incidents include domestic violence, store robbery, vehicle pursuit, copper wire theft

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Washington State STEM Signing Day 2025 honorees in a group photo at a celebration event on June 6, at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC) in Renton. Courtesy photo.

Select Kent seniors, grads honored on STEM Signing Day

Two Kentridge High students, one Kent-Meridian student receive recognition

Washington State STEM Signing Day 2025 honorees in a group photo at a celebration event on June 6, at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC) in Renton. Courtesy photo.
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Man’s death in Kent warehouse ruled a homicide

Kent Police Department is under investigation.

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File Photo, Kent Reporter

Man fatally shot in Kent at his 21st birthday party | Update

Medical examiner identifies Federal Way killed in early Saturday morning, June 7 shooting on West Hill

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File Photo, Kent Reporter

Kent Police arrest 2 suspects in 2024 murder of Kent-Meridian student

Auburn man, Auburn juvenile under investigation in shooting of 18-year-old Cristopher Zelaya

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Federal Way woman, 61, killed in Kent hit-and-run crash on I-5

State Patrol has a suspect in June 9 crash and are asking that he turn himself in

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

Kent mother pleads guilty to fentanyl death of 3-year-old daughter

Enters plea to second-degree manslaughter after child ingested drug in 2022 at Kent apartment

Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter
U.S. District Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Department of Justice

Ex-Kent woman sentenced in 2nd fraud case stealing from employer

Christin Guillory, 41, stole money from new employer while awaiting sentencing for stealing from past employer

U.S. District Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Department of Justice
Donald Cook. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

Kent School District pays board member to settle dispute

Donald Cook receives $45,000 after filing civil lawsuit against district over controversial resolution

Donald Cook. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District
Owen Unger. COURTESY PHOTO

Kentridge High’s Owen Unger wins National Merit Scholarship

Plans to pursue mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas

Owen Unger. COURTESY PHOTO