King County is experiencing a widespread pertussis outbreak, with 100 confirmed cases reported in the first 3 months of 2012.
Fifteen finalists were chosen out of more than 50 individuals and groups to advance to Kent's second annual "So You Think Kent Has Talent" competition.
King County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a Kent couple Friday in connection with the murder of a 39-year-old Kent woman whose body was found in the trunk of a burned car May 6 near Black Diamond.
Sentencing for a Tacoma man charged in connection with a gang-related, car-show shooting last July on Kent's West Hill has been continued to next month.
Kent-Meridian High School will offer credit recovery classes during the summer from June 25 through August 2.
Kent School District is partnering with Green River Community College to help students who have not completed high school.
With a forecast for warm and sunny weather over the next several days and a significantly greater-than-average mountain snowpack, King County officials are urging recreational river users to be extremely careful when heading out onto area rivers during late spring’s improving weather.
Volunteers from the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish counties will build 15 free wheelchair ramps for low-income disabled homeowners on May 19, part of its 19th annual Rampathon event.
Each spring and summer you read the articles in the newspaper or hear it on the evening news: a child has died after being left alone in a vehicle due to hyperthermia (elevated body temperature).
The Kent Police Department is inviting the Kent community to join it for a community meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 at Panther Lake Elementary School, 10200 S.E. 216th St.
Spencer Johnson of Covington threw out the first ceremonial pitch at the Seattle Mariners Salute to Kids game sponsored by Boeing last Saturday.
Bicyclists are invited to participate in the free Earthworks Tour Inaugural Ride on Saturday, June 2.
A 24-year-old Kent man was shot and wounded in Tukwila during a confrontation at about 1:36 a.m. Friday in a parking lot in the 14600 block of Tukwila International Boulevard.
Candidates planning to run for office in the Aug. 7 primary election or the Nov. 6 general election must file Monday through Friday, May 14-18.
The city of Kent will host a Recycling Event for residents on Saturday, June 2 at the Kent Phoenix Academy parking lot, 11000 S.E. 264th St.
Students in Kent and other South King County school districts are gaining improved opportunities for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) due to the coordinated work of business and education groups.
Residents will get a chance to tell a Kent City Council committee what they think about a proposal to ban medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens.
The Rainier Youth Choirs performs its Made in America concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th St., Kent.
All is fierce concentration on the face of 4-year-old Lily Wrubelski, seated at a computer terminal alongside her father Brandon, matching yips and yaps, squeaks and howls, mewling and woofing she hears to the animals she's seeing on the screen.
Kent resident Laryssa Smith received an academic award at Saint Martin’s University’s Student Scholars Day and Honors Convocation.
