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Kent-Meridian's Derrick Daigre gets consoled by track coach Ernie Ammons after taking second in the 800 meters last May during the Class 4A state championship meet at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

Prosecutors charge Kent-Meridian track coach, teacher with sex crime

King County prosecutors Thursday charged a Kent-Meridian High School track coach and teacher with communication with a minor for immoral purposes.

Kent-Meridian's Derrick Daigre gets consoled by track coach Ernie Ammons after taking second in the 800 meters last May during the Class 4A state championship meet at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma.

Karli Jorgensen appointed as Kent Municipal Court judge

The Kent City Council Tuesday night unanimously confirmed the appointment of Karli Jorgensen to Kent’s Municipal Court to replace Judge Robert McSeveney.

Kent City Council adopts 2012 budget; 10 employees to lose jobs

The Kent City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to adopt the 2012 budget that includes the layoffs of 10 employees in January because of declining revenues.

Christmas dinner for homeless Dec. 17 in Kent; volunteers still needed

More than 200 homeless and low-income family members are expected to attend a downtown Kent Community Christmas Dinner on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Kent Lutheran Church, 336 Second Ave. S.

  • Dec 14, 2011
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Kent’s Postal Service distribution center to stay open at least until May 15

The Kent Delivery and Distribution Center for the U.S. Postal Service will stay open at least until May 15.

The sentencing for Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim

Sentencing continued again for Kent woman who stole money from elderly

The scheduled sentencing of a former Kent insurance agent has been continued again because of her request for a new attorney.

The sentencing for Jasmine Jamrus-Kassim
Neighbors gather in Kent during National Night Out last August

Kent ranks 13th nationally for National Night Out events

Kent earns national ranking with 110 National Night Out events last summer.

Neighbors gather in Kent during National Night Out last August
Seattle jazz vocalist Katy Bourne will perform at the Kiwanis Club of Kent Carols and Comedy show Saturday

Enjoy Kent Kiwanis night of Carols and Comedy on Dec. 17

Enjoy dinner, jazz and comedy at the Kiwanis Club of Kent Carols and Comedy show.

  • Dec 13, 2011
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Seattle jazz vocalist Katy Bourne will perform at the Kiwanis Club of Kent Carols and Comedy show Saturday

Kent youth club to host holiday event

Kent youth and their families are invited to attend a holiday party hosted by Kent Youth and Family Services.

Kent receives $253,000 grant for salmon recovery project along Green River

The city of Kent received a $253,581 grant Monday from the Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board for a Green River project along Frager Road to help increase survival of juvenile Chinook salmon.

Kent man dies in Interstate 5 truck accident near Tumwater

A 40-year-old Kent man died when his semi-truck collided with another vehicle, crashed and burned on Dec. 8 along Interstate 5, just south of Tumwater. Shamsher Sohi died at the scene, according to the Washington State Patrol. He was identified by the Thurston County Coroner's Office. A 40-year-old Kent man died when his semi-truck collided with another vehicle, crashed and burned on Dec. 8 along Interstate 5, just south of Tumwater.

Firefighters fight two alarm apartment fire | Kent Regional Fire Authority

At 8:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, fire department emergency units from the Kent Fire Department and South King Fire and Rescue were dispatched to reports of thick black smoke in the common hallway of a Kent Valley apartment complex

  • Dec 12, 2011
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Kent East Hill apartment fire displaces family of seven | Kent Regional Fire Authority

A fire alarm from a Kent East Hill apartment complex located at the 27300 block of 129 Avenue S.E. was received by Valley Com Dispatch Center at 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11 and was initially reported as a mattress fire.

  • Dec 12, 2011
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Munch Madness meets goal and beyond | Kentwood

For this year's Munch Madness canned food drive, the associated student body at Kentwood decided they would try to raise 35,000 pounds of canned food.

Kent Black Action Commission looks ahead and toward the community

Community organizations often start, evolve, sometimes end and other times resurrect into a different form. The Kent Black Action Commission is a community organization that has roots reaching back more than a decade, and it is building into an organization emphasizing action.

Sunday road closures around Tukwila and on I-5

The Interstate 5 express lanes will remain closed later-than-normal on Sunday, Dec. 11 while thousands participate in the annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk. The lanes will open to southbound traffic by 10:30 a.m.

  • Dec 11, 2011
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Lindy Platts

29th annual Christmas Rush Fun Run and Walk | Slide Show

29th annual Christmas Rush Fun Run and Walk | Slide Show

Lindy Platts
Jalen White

Kent students learn about Microsoft careers

Kent-Technology Academy students at Kent-Meridian High School and Mill Creek Middle School learned about the relationship between their studies of science, technology, engineering, and math and work the Microsoft researchers are conducting last Friday.

Jalen White
Rhaquel Abutin

Youth learn about the ‘Game of Life’

Bailey Wheeler, 13, is no longer afraid to stand up for herself because of what she learned during one of many workshops at a youth conference in Kent.

Rhaquel Abutin

SeaTac man pleads guilty to sex trafficking; Kent Police initiated case

A SeaTac man pleaded guilty Friday to sex trafficking through force, fraud and coercion in connection with a case initially investigated by the Kent Police.