Cadets from Green River Composite Squadron and McChord Composite Squadron ran the coat check and silent auction for an autographed Seahawks helmet while members of the service academies had a winter ball Saturday.
A recap of eight of the strangest Kent Police Blotter items from 2014:
The Seattle Thunderbirds got two early first period goals from Lane Pederson and Ethan Bear and a score from Scott Eansor late in the third period to skate past the Vancouver Giants 3-2 at Pacific Coliseum on Sunday afternoon.
The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Portland Winterhawks 4-3 in Western Hockey League play Saturday night at the ShoWare Center.
The annual Kent Toys for Joy drive collected and delivered more than 4,000 toys for 1,550 children this holiday season.
Local Boy Scout troops will collect and recycle Christmas trees in neighborhoods around Kent for a suggested donation of $5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3.
Seattle Seahawks fans can take Sound Transit's special Sounder trains, including a stop in Kent, to the 1:25 p.m. game against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, Dec. 28 at CenturyLink Field.
After weather delays caused the wreaths to arrive more than a week late, members of the Green River Composite Squadron, McChord Composite Squadron and the Washington State Guard assembled and placed them at Tahoma National Cemetery on Tuesday morning.
A cleanup in 1993 of a contaminated soil site on the West Hill in Kent continues 21 years later to protect public health and the environment, according to a recent review of the property by the state Department of Ecology (DOE).
Kent city officials recently reversed a zoning change for downtown general commercial mixed-use (GCMU) developments in an effort to emphasize retail over residential, including any future uses at the current Kmart property.
King County voters are expected to be asked next spring to approve a property tax increase to fund a new emergency radio network for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel.
Republic Services will not collect garbage, recycling and organics from its Kent and other Puget Sound-area customers on Christmas Day, Thursday, Dec. 25 or New Year's Day, Thursday, Jan. 1.
The Sound Transit Board approved a $1.2 billion budget for 2015 that continues major light rail expansions, anticipates carrying more than 32 million riders and prepares for a future Sound Transit 3 ballot measure.
Any decision about a proposed fee increase for food vendors at the Kent Farmers Market and other King County markets has been postponed until at least January.
Curry and Kabab invites Kent residents to donate blankets from 10 a.m to noon Saturday at its restaurant, 24023 104th Ave. SE, Kent.
Three-hundred middle and high school students turned out to the Kent Commons on Dec. 16 for the 26th annual Game of Life event sponsored by the Kent Police Department and the department's Youth Board.
Forziya Abdul Aziz had never worn a mortar board in her life – until recently when the Somalian woman basked in the glow of a special ceremony.
State Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, has been reappointed as the ranking Democratic member of the Senate Capital Budget.
It is time for the Legislature to raise the 1 percent annual limit on property tax increases, the Kent City Council says.
A decision by the Kent City Council about whether to call a ShoWare Center $18 million debt a loan or a subsidy won't be made until at least March.
