In an effort to memorialize the Saar Pioneer Cemetery unmarked graves, collaborative artists Frances Nelson and Bradly Gunn will give unidentified gravesites an emblematic marker using a series of "thresholds" through the cemetery.
As large rain storms bear down on the state Thursday and Friday, the Washington Department of Natural Resources has posted a blog about landslide hazards with several links to safety information.
City of Kent Neighborhood Councils will host a free Kent Candidate Forum on Monday, Sept. 9.
The city of Kent's ban against recreational marijuana businesses won't go up in smoke despite the federal government's stance last week to allow the state to implement its voter-approved recreational marijuana law.
Law enforcement agencies in King County, including Kent Police, arrested 292 drivers for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI) during the latest Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over campaign from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2.
King County District Court is preparing to move into newly remodeled space at the Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent.
The Kent Communications Support Team (KCST), a dedicated community group of more than 25 amateur radio operators, is an activity of the Kent Emergency Management Department.
The city of Kent would be allowed as many as three recreational marijuana retail stores under the filing of proposed supplemental rules approved Wednesday by the the Washington State Liquor Control Board.
Over the next 48-72 hours the Puget Sound area is expected to receive 1-4 inches of rain. Rain in such high concentration can create unique driving challenges as people found out during last week’s deluge.
Heavy rainfall could strike Kent and the rest of Western Washington from Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon.
King County Sheriff John Urquhart will appear in Washington, D.C., next week before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at its hearing called “Conflicts between State and Federal Marijuana Laws.”
King County law enforcement agencies issued more than 1,100 citations over the past six weeks to drivers for the use of cellular phones.
King County prosecutors have charged a 35-year-old Kent man, who also is a Seattle Seahawks fan, with second-degree assault for allegedly punching a Minnesota Vikings fan while leaving a game last November at Century Link Field in Seattle.
Gay Bingo is one of several events planned this weekend as part of Kent Pride 2013 to support gay pride in South King County.
A car crashed into a Kent apartment building early Sunday morning on the West Hill, narrowly missing a resident asleep in one of the units.
Several local churches in the Kent and Covington area – Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, Kent Covenant Church, Zion Lutheran Church, Faith Baptist Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Kent Stake) – on Sept. 14 will commemorate the Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance (NDOSR), which was enacted into law by Congress in 2009.
From his perch atop a small tractor, Tom O'Connell appears at peace as he putters around his family's enduring farm.
Connor Honey had two goals and an assist Sunday to help lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 6-4 win over the Spokane Chiefs in the teams' third game at the Everett Silvertips preseason tournament.
Kent-based outdoor gear and apparel retailer Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) named Jerry Stritzke Friday as the company’s new president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following an extensive national search.
King County prosecutors are still trying to decide whether to file assault charges against NBA free agent Terrence Williams in connection with his May 19 arrest in Kent.
