The Valley Medical Center Board of Commissioners met for the first time in 2012 on Jan. 16 and there were some clear changes and some things looked very similar.
Kent had 104 homeless people during the 32nd annual One Night Count in King County by volunteers.
Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of DUI, resisting arrest, harassment and possession of drug paraphernalia after an incident outside of the Central Avenue Pub.
The Kent City Council will have its annual retreat Feb. 10-11 at the Green River Community College Kent campus.
Kent city road crews reopened Southeast 256th Street between 146th Avenue Southeast and 151st Place Southeast Tuesday afternoon after closing the street several hours for emergency repairs.
Central Washington University announced a newly-created dual admission program that will reduce the time and expense college students commit to completing a bachelor’s degree.
A couple of Kent bus routes are part of the Metro Transit service changes starting in June that were approved unanimously Monday by the Metropolitan King County Council.
Kent and other King County residents have done a lot of cleaning up of trees and branches after the snow and ice storm.
The Metropolitan King County Council today unanimously selected Councilmember Joe McDermott to serve as chair of the Budget and Fiscal Management Committee and to lead the Council’s 2013 budget deliberation
The devastation from last week’s storm exceeded that of the 1996 ice and snow event.
Kent resident Andrew Racus made it onto his college’s Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester.
We know they’re out there, people without a place to call home. These are people without enough socks and sweaters. These are people without gloves, hats and coats. These people are here in Kent. For the second winter season, Willows Place is helping keep them fed and warm. However, Willows Place lost one of the significant contributors Marcus Elmore, just before Christmas. Elmore, a long-time resident in the Mill Creek neighborhood in Kent, died after a short illness with liver cancer. So now more than ever, Willows Place has immediate needs to fill.
More than 500 low-income, homeless households will be able to move into stable housing or receive the services they need to maintain their housing because of the coordinated efforts of King County, the city of Seattle, United Way of King County, the Seattle Housing Authority and Building Changes.
Homelessness – it is a word, a tragedy and an issue that reflects the complex problems facing our region, state and nation.
Felicia Chen Rogers, 16, wants everyone to experience the joy she feels when she skates on the ice.
Doctors Express is hosting a community open house tomorrow at their new location in Kent.
The King County Sheriff’s Office has released a video of a robbery that occurred the evening of Jan 24.
King County is hosting a free wood debris recycling event for residents to help them recover from the last snow storm.
Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of harassment after she reportedly interrupted an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting Jan. 17 in the 300 block of Third Avenue South.
Residents and businesses in King County that suffered property damage or other losses in the storm last week may be eligible for financial assistance to get their property back in order.
