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Six Kent officers respond to call about man with gun, knife; report turns out false | Police Blotter

Six Kent Police officers responded to a 911 call from a woman who claimed her brother had a gun and held a knife to her throat.

Kent Police Blotter.

City of Kent accepts stormwater grant

Kent City Council members approved a grant amendment allowing the city to discharge local stormwater to streams, rivers and lakes, at a meeting April 3.

Tyler Alos of the Seattle Thunderbirds will lead the T-Birds Kent Relay of Life team on June 1-2 at French Field.

Seattle Thunderbirds center to lead Kent Relay for Life team

Seattle Thunderbirds center Tyler Alos and the Thunderbirds Community Sports Foundation have teamed up in support of the Kent Relay for Life on June 1-2 at French Field.

Tyler Alos of the Seattle Thunderbirds will lead the T-Birds Kent Relay of Life team on June 1-2 at French Field.

Spring Theater Comes To KSD High Schools

Kentlake High School Beauty and the Beast April 18-21 & 25-28 Evening shows: 7:00 p.m. curtain Saturday matinees: 2:00 p.m. curtain

  • Apr 16, 2012
  • BY Wire Service

Kent’s neighborhood council hosts public meeting

The new Neighborhood of West Hill Council is hosting their first general meeting on April 25th.

  • Apr 16, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Caitlin Brown

Kent sandbags along Green River could remain until fall; Will county fund removal?

Caitlin Brown walks along the narrow path Tuesday of the Green River Trail only imaging what it might be like without the giant sandbags covering most of the surface.

Caitlin Brown
Secretary of State Sam Reed

Secretary Reed has much to do before, after retirement

Secretary of State Sam Reed has a few things he wants to finish before his retirement in January.

Secretary of State Sam Reed
Firefighters battle a two-alarm fire Saturday

Cause of two-alarm Kent warehouse fire remains undetermined

Kent Fire Department investigators have been unable so far to determine the cause of the two-alarm fire that destroyed a carpet and carpet padding recycling warehouse.

Firefighters battle a two-alarm fire Saturday
Kent Police arrested Chris W. Smith

Kent Police apprehend man from state’s most wanted sex offender list

Kent Police arrested a 24-year-old man Thursday from the Washington State Department of Corrections most wanted sex offender list.

Kent Police arrested Chris W. Smith

Cigarette ashes cause small fire at Kent office building

Cigarette ashes started a small fire at about 11 a.m. Thursday at an office building in the 400 block of West Titus Street in downtown Kent.

Kent Police bust man, woman for thefts at East Hill businesses

Kent Police arrested a 23-year-old Kent man and a 21-year-old Covington woman Wednesday night for investigation of theft in connection with several recent incidents at East Hill businesses.

The Seattle Mist won't be making any tackles in 2012 in the Lingerie Football League

Lingerie Football League to skip 2012 season in Kent, rest of nation

There's going to be little to nothing to see of the women's Lingerie Football League this year in Kent.

The Seattle Mist won't be making any tackles in 2012 in the Lingerie Football League

Montessori Time School to host community event

Montessori Time School is giving back to the community with an educational evening on May 3 at 6:30 p.m.

  • Apr 12, 2012
  • BY Wire Service

Kent-Meridian High School hosts improvement discussion

Kent-Meridian High School invites anyone interested to join a discussion from their School Improvement Team social on May 3.

  • Apr 12, 2012
  • BY Wire Service

Kent stores apply to sell hard liquor under new law

Many stores around Kent are looking to sell hard liquor once privatization takes full effect on June 1.

Kent firefighter Steve Smith rescues one of 13 ducklings Tuesday from a East Hill storm drain.

Kent firefighters rescue 13 ducklings on East Hill

Kent firefighters rescued 13 ducklings that had fallen into a storm drain Tuesday morning on the East Hill.

Kent firefighter Steve Smith rescues one of 13 ducklings Tuesday from a East Hill storm drain.
Pat Gray

Kent focus groups say no to homeless shelter

Faced with opposition from a concerned community, a proposed homeless shelter is no longer a possibility for one downtown Kent location.

Pat Gray
The World's Fair grounds in 1962 at Seattle Center.

World’s Fair exhibit to open at Kent Museum

An exhibit about the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle opens Saturday, April 21 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St.

  • Apr 11, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
The World's Fair grounds in 1962 at Seattle Center.

State charges Kent businessman with L&I benefits theft; man is son of lieutenant governor

The state Attorney General's Office has charged a Kent businessman with four counts of first-degree theft and one count of forgery for allegedly receiving $19,459 from the state for a job injury claim even though he had returned to work.

Kent petition drive can start for low-enforcement marijuana offenses initiative

Sensible Washington, which filed an initiative last month with the city of Kent to let voters decide whether the city should make marijuana offenses the lowest enforcement priority by Kent Police, received the go-ahead from Kent City Attorney Tom Brubaker to start to collect signatures.