Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that affirmed a woman's right to an abortion, turned 40 years old Jan. 22. In Olympia, the contentious issue of reproductive rights has already become a major social policy topic in the Washington Legislature this session with two bills, each representing an opposing side of the debate, currently twisting through the lawmaking process.
The Kelowna Rockets defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-3 in overtime Friday night at the ShoWare Center.
Steve Strachan, former Kent Police chief and King County Sheriff, is one of five finalists to be the new Bremerton police chief.
A man injured after he lost control of his pickup truck in Kent and crashed into a tree has died.
Kent city leaders are looking at whether to adopt new civility laws to help reduce behavior problems by the homeless near downtown parks and the library.
Fifty-three homeless people were counted in Kent during the 33rd annual One Night Count in King County during the early hours of Friday, Jan. 25.
State Sen. Karen Keiser-D, Kent, has introduced a Family Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI) bill that promotes the health and well-being of children, seniors and working families.
Before a season high 6,009 fans at the ShoWare Center on Teddy Bear Toss last Saturday night, Seattle defeated the Portland Winterhawks 4-3 to end a 15-game losing streak.
Maureen Ezekwugo was raised to be respectful, even if that meant downplaying her talents. "There were many times where I didn't push ideas that I strongly believed in hard enough because somewhere inside of my Asian-self I believed, 'If someone with authority is telling me it should be another way, I need to respect that'," Ezekwugo said.
Kentridge High School's Multicultural Club hosted a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Wednesday. Friends, parents and community members came out to see Kentridge students perform dances from throughout the world from hula to salsa.
A man suffered life-threatening injuries after he lost control of his pickup truck, hit another vehicle and then struck a tree at high speed at about 9 a.m. Thursday in the 23800 block of 64th Avenue South.
Happy Hearts Christian School and Trinity Community Church host a large garage sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the gym, 3807 Reith Road S., Kent.
The King County Flood Control District Executive Committee expects to decide within two weeks whether to choose the city of Kent or King County plan to spend millions of dollars to repair a 2.7-mile stretch of a Green River levee to improve flood protection and reduce insurance costs to businesses.
The Tri-City Americans defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-1 Tuesday night at the Toyota Center in Kennewick.
Fifteen teachers from the Kent School District have been certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for 2013.
A 43-year-old Shoreline man, who was arrested last year in Kent for promoting prostitution, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 years in prison for interstate transportation of a 22-year-old woman for purposes of prostitution.
A 16-year-old Kent boy pleaded guilty last week to two counts of first-degree rape for attacks in 2011 near Kent-Kangley Road and was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison with a possibility of life in prison.
A poll of 600 registered Washington voters conducted by Alison Peters Consulting of Woodinville, WA showed strong support for what they refer to as "sensible gun law reforms."
On the day lawmakers gathered to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. members of the Kent-based Institute for Community Leadership visited the Capitol campus and addressed the Senate's education committee.
The Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey School spans two weeks in August at the ShoWare Center. The dates are Monday, Aug. 5, to Saturday, Aug. 10, and Monday, Aug. 12, to Saturday, Aug. 17.
