A man who allegedly made at least $192,000 as a pimp in Kent and Seattle had been scheduled to go to trial Sept. 18.
The Puget Sound Regional Council is recommending $4.4 million in funding for projects serving Kent, part of more than $440 million in federal funds proposed by PSRC to improve transportation around the region.
One man and a more than $68,000 grant help keep track of the 324 registered sex offenders living in Kent.
Mayor Suzette Cooke introduces her mom, Virginia Allen, left, to Wade “Mama Moan Alot” Schwartz during the inaugural Kent Pride 2012 rally at Burlington Green Park last Sunday.
The Walgreens Way to Well Health Tour with the National Urban League visit Kent and Renton this week providing health tests, education and consulting services for free.
The Freedom Walk, a benefit for the Genesis Project, is Saturday in SeaTac.
Sign-in and registration begin at 10 a.m. at The Corridor, 2819 S. 208th St., SeaTac.
Jumpstart's Read for the Record, presented in partnership with the Pearson Foundation, comes to Kent's Bright Horizons at Centerpoint on Oct. 4.
Jonathan Hanson of Kent-Meridian; Kyle Owsen and Michael Raybuck of Kentlake; and James Dugan, Timothy Ie, Emily Sanford; Karanbir Singh and Jeannette L. Yu of Kentridge were named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Family, friends, civic and community leaders joined the South King County Genealogical Society (SKCGS) in dedicating replacement markers for four Civil War veterans at a ceremony Sept. 6 at Saar Pioneer Cemetery in Kent.
King County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a man suspected of robbing banks in Kent, Maple Valley and Des Moines.
Residents can learn how to start up a Block Watch program at a class led by the Kent Police.
Kent's sixth annual First Avenue Block Party runs 4-8 p.m. Friday in downtown Kent, between Gowe and Titus streets.
Kent Police cited two people for investigation of illegal camping at an East Hill park after the pair refused to leave and littered the area with human feces, toilet paper, beer cans and other items.
Find out about crime stats, trends and other current events from Kent Police Chief Kent Thomas and other members of the police department at a Community Meeting.
The Kent City Council approved a $43,730 contract with a consultant to find ways to save money in the city budget.
Weight Watchers hosts a Lose For Good Open House event 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at its Kent Hill Plaza location, 25824 104th Ave. S.
Crews expect to remove the final giant sandbags this week from along the Green River levees in Kent.
An airplane part fell Friday morning in Kent in the middle of the street along Southeast 231st Way near 128th Place Southeast on the East Hill.
Residents are invited to testify in front of the Kent City Council about the 2013-14 biennial budget and the 2013-18 capital improvement plan.
Even two years before a car struck and killed one of their Kent neighbors two weeks ago, Matt and Allison Richner reached out to city officials to do something about the speeding vehicles along Southeast 223rd Drive.
