A report from State Sen. Karen Keiser, D-Kent, shows that tens of millions of dollars have been pumped into Washington state’s economy over the last two years as state healthcare leaders have aggressively pursued financial assistance to help implement reforms known as Obamacare.
The Seattle Thunderbirds earned a 3-1 victory over the Kamloops Blazers on Sunday evening at ShoWare Center behind two goals from Roberts Lipsbergs and good goaltending from Brandon Glover.
The Seattle Thunderbirds defeated the Kelowna Rockets 4-2 Saturday night at ShoWare Center. Captain Luke Lockhart played his 300th game in a T-Birds uniform Saturday against the Rockets. Lockhart is sixth on the T-Birds all time games played list.
A 35-year-old Bellevue man and former Seattle high school assistant football coach faces charges of second-degree attempted rape of a child and communication with a minor for immoral purposes in connection with texts he allegedly sent to a 13-year-old Kent girl and agreeing to meet for sex with a girl in Renton.
Kent's Willow's Place, which provides help and support to local struggling families, is looking for donations.
Lake Youngs Elementary school students raised $630.24 in one week to benefit the KING 5 Northwest Response Team helping those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
The King County Housing Authority will ban smoking in all its public housing units starting Saturday, Dec. 1, including locations in Kent and Auburn.
There is a Branding in Kent that everyone seems to be promoting lately, or maybe everyone suddenly realized that it has been here all along.
The holiday season officially kicks off in Kent with the 31st annual Kent Winterfest on Saturday. The parade and tree lighting ceremony is expected to draw about 5,000 people to the heart of the city.
The Kent Police Department and Kent Police Youth Board will host the 26th annual Game of Life youth conference Dec. 4-5 at Kent Commons.
King County Elections has rescheduled the mandatory machine recount of the 47th Legislative House District Position 1 race between State Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington and Kent Democratic challenger Bud Sizemore to Tuesday, Dec. 4.
The ShoWare Center operator recommended to the Kent City Council that the city charge $5 to park, add a $1 facility fee to each ticket sold and kick in hundreds of thousands of dollars as a self-promoter to attract higher-caliber concerts and shows.
King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced Wednesday a renewed effort aimed at increasing sentence ranges for juveniles who illegally possess firearms.
A mandatory recount will decide the outcome of the tightly contested legislative race between State Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, and Kent Democratic challenger Bud Sizemore for the State House District 47 Position 1 seat.
King County Elections certified the results of 2012 general election Tuesday. Voters returned 993,908 ballots for a final turnout of 85 percent, with 978,377 of those ballots tabulated in the final results report.
Roberts Lipsbergs had a hat trick Tuesday night to lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 5-3 victory over the Everett Silvertips at the at ShoWare Center.
A group of King County residents has unanimously recommended continued levy funding for King County’s extensive system of parks, trails and open space.
Kent Police cited a woman for investigation of child neglect after she reportedly left her 3-year-old son alone in a vehicle for more than 20 minutes while she gambled at the Great American Casino, 20500 108th Ave. S.E.
Area music teachers nominated their school's top singers to participate in Rainier Youth Choirs' first annual holiday community honor choir offering.
State Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, had his lead drop again Monday in a tightly contested race against Kent Democratic challenger Bud Sizemore for the State House District 47 Position 1 seat.
