Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will deliver her annual “State of the City” address Wednesday, March 7 at the Kent Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon at ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St. The event begins at 11:30 a.m.
Some King County property owners will see a drop in their property tax bill that coincides with a drop in their property valuation.
A measure aimed to help reduce the number of car thefts in Washington state passed the House on an unanimous vote last week in Olympia.
A former Highline School District teacher and coach faces a Feb. 23 court hearing for a third-degree attempted rape charge in connection with a girl he met at Kent's Lake Meridian Park.
The Washington State Patrol arrested a 24-year-old Kent man for investigation of drunk driving after he drove the wrong way on Highway 18 at about 12:38 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12.
The Kent Downtown Partnership has been asked to gather input from our business community as to whether or not they would want a day/night homeless shelter in this part of Kent.
One down, two to go. The first of three weekend closures to install huge steel bridge girders over Interstate 5 in Federal Way went off without a hitch, and the freeway is back open to traffic.
The Kent Reporter has a new and improved online calendar at kentreporter.com. The calendar is an friendly access format that does not requires a logon or password and the form to submit an item is easy to use. You can designate where you wish the calendar item to appear within the Sound Publishing family of website
Richard Flores, 58, of Seattle was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 25 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.
With strong bi-partisan collaboration, two measures aimed at reducing the commercial sale of sex in Washington state passed the House unanimously Friday in Olympia.
The Kent Police Department will address community crime concerns during an informational public meeting from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Kent-Meridian High School's “String Fusion” group is performing this Saturday.
The "So You Think Kent Has Talent" show will return for a second year.
Kent resident Air National Guard Airman Brandon Hunter graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Kent School District staff congratulated 25 teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards for 2012, at a board meeting Feb.8. Becoming a National Board Certified Teacher is one of the highest honors an educator can achieve.
Drivers should plan for nighttime lane and ramp closures on I-5 and State Route 18 in Federal Way during the next few weeks.
Tahoma Junior High student Tyler Friesen has figured out at 14 what a lot of us don’t figure out until we’re in our 20s.
The city of Kent's fiscal health received some bad news this week.
About four High school students in Kent received scholarships to participate in the Washington Aerospace Scholars Program.
King County voters in participating districts have already returned about 40,000 ballots for the Feb. 14 Special Election, but that is still not as many as expected by this date.
