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The Rainier Youth Choirs perform with the legendary Barry Manilow.

Picture of the Week: Singing with Barry

The Rainier Youth Choirs got the opportunity to perform with Barry Manilow and Olympic skaters during the Pandora Unforgettable Moments of Love On Ice program last Friday night at the ShoWare Center.

  • Jan 18, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
The Rainier Youth Choirs perform with the legendary Barry Manilow.
Kent city officials will lobby legislators for a continued share of state revenue in 2013.

City of Kent seeks to retain state-shared revenue

The city of Kent plans to lobby hard to keep the Legislature from taking away state-shared revenue despite the state's budget struggles.

Kent city officials will lobby legislators for a continued share of state revenue in 2013.

Seattle medical marijuana dispensary owner sentenced to prison for drug dealing

The owner of a Seattle medical marijuana dispensary that billed itself as a ‘cooperative’ when it really was just a for profit drug dealing enterprise, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison.

Burn ban issued again for King County

Continuing cold weather and rising air pollution have prompted the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to issue a Stage 1 burn ban in King County, effective at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18.

  • Jan 18, 2013
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Marijuana plant.

State liquor board plans Seattle forum about how to implement new marijuana law

The Washington State Liquor Control Board will host a public forum Thursday, Jan. 24 in Seattle regarding the implementation of Initiative 502 to allow recreational use of marijuana.

Marijuana plant.
Learning by doing: Kent-Meridian tech students sit in the green screen room adjacent to Michael Christiansen’s classroom. They are filming news broadcasts and commercials as part of their history project.

K-M Technology Academy introduces 21st century skills

Mike Christiansen sits at his desk, watching students type away on computers. In his classroom, you will find no paper or pencils, only a small bookshelf with textbooks dating back decades. What you will find are Macintosh computers, desks and a projection screen – all Christiansen needs to teach world and U.S. history.

Learning by doing: Kent-Meridian tech students sit in the green screen room adjacent to Michael Christiansen’s classroom. They are filming news broadcasts and commercials as part of their history project.

Des Moines man sentenced to 10 years in prison for child porn possession

A Des Moines man was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography.

Renton man charged with assault for punching detective outside Kent courtroom

King County prosecutors charged a 23-year-old Renton man Thursday with third-degree assault for punching and head butting a Seattle Police detective outside a courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Senior center hosts Kent Bluegrass Jams and Concerts

Kent Bluegrass Jams and Concerts return Saturday to the Kent Senior Center, 600 E. Smith St. The afternoon lineup of side-room jams and central stage concerts:

  • Jan 17, 2013
  • BY Wire Service

Kent Police still looking for father of girl returned after Amber Alert

Kent Police detectives on Wednesday continued their investigation into the disappearance and eventual return of an 8-year-old Kent girl last week.

Charges expected to be filed in connection with Kent fight at Regional Justice Center

Assault charges are expected to be filed by Thursday against a 23-year-old Renton man in connection with a fight Monday with a detective and attorney outside a courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Kent Police and the Kent Fire Department were on the scene as a Port of Seattle bomb squad investigated a suspicious package left outside an interior door at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center on Tuesday.

Bomb squad investigates suspicious package in Kent; no explosives found

Authorities and a Port of Seattle bomb squad investigated a suspicious package left outside an interior door at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, but found no explosive devices.

Kent Police and the Kent Fire Department were on the scene as a Port of Seattle bomb squad investigated a suspicious package left outside an interior door at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center on Tuesday.

Des Moines man to spend 32 years in prison for guard attack; sex trafficking

A 22-year-old Des Moines man will spend 32 years in prison for the January 2012 beating of a prison guard, and for the forced labor of two juveniles in the sex trades.

The Thunderbirds' Roberts Lipsbergs fires a shot at Kelowna goalie Jackson Whistle during a December game. Lipsbergs is second on the team in scoring with 32 points on 17 goals and 15 assists.

WHL-high 6 T-Birds make NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings

Six Seattle Thunderbirds were listed in the NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings for 2013 NHL Draft eligible players released today by the NHL.

  • Jan 15, 2013
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The Thunderbirds' Roberts Lipsbergs fires a shot at Kelowna goalie Jackson Whistle during a December game. Lipsbergs is second on the team in scoring with 32 points on 17 goals and 15 assists.
John Robbins

Kent Fire Department honors four employees

The Kent Fire Department honored four of its employees for their work in 2012.

  • Jan 15, 2013
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John Robbins

Burn ban lowered to Stage 1 in King County

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is lowering the air quality burn ban to a Stage 1 in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties effective at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The ban remains in effect until further notice.

State Rep. Tina Orwall

State Rep. Orwall named House deputy speaker pro tempore

The House confirmed State Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, on Monday in Olympia as deputy speaker pro tempore.

State Rep. Tina Orwall
A fight broke out Monday at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent during a criminal trial recess.

Fight at Regional Justice Center in Kent injures three

A criminal trial stemming from a 2012 drive-by shooting in Seattle was interrupted Monday morning when a fight broke out outside a third-floor courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

A fight broke out Monday at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent during a criminal trial recess.
Twenty-four hour fine particle pollution build-up on air quality filters (from left to right): 1) new filter; 2) good air quality; 3) air quality  deemed “unhealthy for sensitive groups” (i.e.

Stage 2 burn ban in effect in King County

To protect the public from unhealthy levels of air pollution, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency on Monday issued burn bans for King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

  • Jan 14, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Twenty-four hour fine particle pollution build-up on air quality filters (from left to right): 1) new filter; 2) good air quality; 3) air quality  deemed “unhealthy for sensitive groups” (i.e.

Kent fire officials warn people to stay off frozen ponds

Kent Fire Department officials are warning people to stay off frozen ponds and lakes.