Drivers along State Route 516 in Kent will notice new signs that use flashing amber lights to warn drivers when a traffic signal is about to change from green to red.
Park Orchard Elementary School students – grades 4-6 – host a Young Entrepreneur Show from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Wednesday.
King County prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old former Kentwood High student with threats to bomb or injure property in connection with an emailed threat March 29 to the principal that caused the Covington school to evacuate 2,000 students and staff and be shut down for a day.
For this week's Throwback Thursday (TBT) we're featuring Kentwood catcher, Scott Lochow, from 1983.
A sprinkler system helped put out a stove-top fire at about 2 a.m. Thursday at a Kent apartment complex in the 24600 block of Russell Road.
Kent Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 28, Town Square Plaza Park, corner of Second and Smith. Kent Lions community service project. Vendors offering a variety of fresh locally grown farm-based foods, hand-crafted items, live entertainment and more. Free admission. Information: 253-486-9316, www.kentfarmersmarket.com.
The city of Kent has finalized the sale of its City Center property to Seattle-based Goodman Real Estate, Inc. to construct a 176-unit apartment complex at the corner of West Smith Street and Fourth Avenue North.
Highline Community College's Marine Science and Technology (MaST) Center celebrates two special occasions on Saturday, June 15 – its fifth birthday and annual octopus graduation.
The Kent Fire Department presented its Gift of Life simulation and assembly at Kent-Meridian High School last week.
Late start days for Kent School District students could become a weekly event rather than monthly. The Kent School District Board of Directors is considering adding more shortened days to the school calendar to give teachers additional time for professional development. The district, which currently has nine late start days throughout the school year, could up that to as many as 30 days.
The Kent City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to use the city's new business and occupation (B&O) tax to cover a $2 million shortfall to fund the Southeast 256th Street project.
The city of Kent's new business and occupation tax (B&O) brought in $614,000 for the first quarter of this year.
iGrad, a partnership between the Kent School District and Green River Community College, will be graduating its first class of students at the ShoWare Center at 7 p.m. Friday, as part of the GRCC graduation ceremony.
Military veterans, politicians, motorcyclists, elementary school children and a Reserve Officers' Training Corps drill team were all part of the city of Kent's ceremony Friday to rename South 231st Way as Veterans Drive.
Kent Police responded to the West Hill to remove a drunk man from a bus and ended up arresting another man for investigation of obstructing an officer after the man reportedly refused to leave the Metro bus stop area.
A field of 60 cars lined up for the Torklift Central RV Center's second annual Classic Car and Motorcycle Show in Kent last Saturday. More than 400 attended the show, a benefit for Soldiers' Angels, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sending care packages to U.S. troops overseas.
Jaylin Miller, a fifth grader at Star Lake Elementary in Kent, was inducted into the AAA School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame last Friday in recognition of her dedication to safety, community stewardship and leadership.
King County officials will close the century-old Alvord T. Bridge just south of Kent on Wednesday, June 5, three weeks earlier than planned because too many drivers are ignoring the oversize load restrictions.
The VCA Kent Animal Hospital's third annual Furfest, a pet festival, is Saturday, June 15, behind the hospital, 10834 SE Kent-Kangley Road. It is free to the public.
Organizers of the Kent Parks Resident Camp at Waskowitz will host a pair of parent/camper informational meetings – June 12 and July 10 – from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Kent Commons, 525 4th Avenue N.
