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Missing vulnerable adult located

Missing vulnerable adult located

Police find 80-year-old woman uninjured

  • Dec 31, 2017
Missing vulnerable adult located
Kent closes portion of 76th Avenue South due to flooding

Kent closes portion of 76th Avenue South due to flooding

Road shut between South 212th and South 228th streets

  • Dec 29, 2017
Kent closes portion of 76th Avenue South due to flooding
Leaving her mark on a changing city

Leaving her mark on a changing city

Departing Mayor Cooke made most of 12 years to enhance, protect growing community

Leaving her mark on a changing city
Kent City Council denies steep impact fee hike by Federal Way Public Schools

Kent City Council denies steep impact fee hike by Federal Way Public Schools

Rare step stops high jump per multifamily unit for new developments on Kent’s West Hill

Kent City Council denies steep impact fee hike by Federal Way Public Schools
Public reception set for Jan. 2 for Kent’s new mayor, City Council members

Public reception set for Jan. 2 for Kent’s new mayor, City Council members

Ralph, Troutner, Kaur and re-elected Fincher to be sworn in.

  • Dec 28, 2017
Public reception set for Jan. 2 for Kent’s new mayor, City Council members
Fire damages Kent home

Fire damages Kent home

Family escapes safely after owner heard popping noises.

  • Dec 28, 2017
Fire damages Kent home
Mobile crane crashes on I-5 near Kent

Mobile crane crashes on I-5 near Kent

Accident by Southcenter caused 5-mile backups northbound.

  • Dec 27, 2017
Mobile crane crashes on I-5 near Kent
Kent Police seek witnesses in brutal hotel attack of man

Kent Police seek witnesses in brutal hotel attack of man

Man dies from injuries in Dec. 15 assault outside Hawthorn Suites

  • Dec 26, 2017
Kent Police seek witnesses in brutal hotel attack of man
Metro to offer free bus rides New Year’s Eve

Metro to offer free bus rides New Year’s Eve

From 4 a.m. Dec. 31 to 4 a.m. Jan. 1

  • Dec 26, 2017
Metro to offer free bus rides New Year’s Eve
Snowy weather kept Kent fire crews busy

Snowy weather kept Kent fire crews busy

Numerous minor traffic accidents on slippery streets

  • Dec 26, 2017
Snowy weather kept Kent fire crews busy
Kent apartment rents jump 6.8 percent compared to 2016

Kent apartment rents jump 6.8 percent compared to 2016

Two-bedroom unit median rate at $1,740

  • Dec 26, 2017
Kent apartment rents jump 6.8 percent compared to 2016
Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Numbers, types of incidents

  • Dec 26, 2017
Puget Sound Fire call report
Kent’s Toys for Joy program collects 4,435 toys, 612 stuffed animals

Kent’s Toys for Joy program collects 4,435 toys, 612 stuffed animals

Holiday season brighter for families in need

  • Dec 22, 2017
Kent’s Toys for Joy program collects 4,435 toys, 612 stuffed animals
Sound Transit Board approves 2018 budget; two projects to impact Kent

Sound Transit Board approves 2018 budget; two projects to impact Kent

Funds for light rail extension, Sounder parking garage.

  • Dec 22, 2017
Sound Transit Board approves 2018 budget; two projects to impact Kent
Museum of Flight accepting student and teacher applications for high school STEM summer programs

Museum of Flight accepting student and teacher applications for high school STEM summer programs

Feb. 16 is student deadline for museum’s Western Aerospace Scholars Sophomore program; teacher applications due Feb. 2

  • Dec 21, 2017
Museum of Flight accepting student and teacher applications for high school STEM summer programs
Expect Kent YMCA rates to be higher than private clubs

Expect Kent YMCA rates to be higher than private clubs

City, Y officials say facility will offer much more to members.

Expect Kent YMCA rates to be higher than private clubs
King County assessor calls Trump tax plan a ‘rip-off for King County’

King County assessor calls Trump tax plan a ‘rip-off for King County’

Wilson says middle class, lower income families to pay for wealthy tax breaks

  • Dec 21, 2017
King County assessor calls Trump tax plan a ‘rip-off for King County’
Toys express

Toys express

Les Schwab Tire Center Toy Drive collects 40,000 toys for needy kids

Toys express
King County executive releases top 17 accomplishments in 2017

King County executive releases top 17 accomplishments in 2017

Transition to battery-powered buses leads the list.

  • Dec 20, 2017
King County executive releases top 17 accomplishments in 2017