Agda Burchard was sworn in this week as the newest Kent School Board member by Superintendent Dr. Edward Lee Vargas.
The city of Kent sent letters to two medical marijuana collective gardens and landlords of the sites that the businesses are operating illegally under a new city ordinance that bans the gardens.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the city of Kent $400,000 in two grants to inventory, assess and prioritize contaminated sites in an effort to redevelop the properties.
Volunteers are wanted to help the Kent Downtown Partnership for Clean-Up Day on Tuesday, July 10 to get downtown ready for Kent Cornucopia Days.
A Kent man received a one-year prison sentence Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle for illegally selling a gun later used in a Chicago-area murder.
The winning bid for a former state liquor store in Kent came in a lot lower the third time around.
The Kent School District is offering centralized student enrollment for elementary and middle school students this summer, July 10 - Aug. 9 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
The Kent School District sponsors free summer lunches for children 18 and under during June, July and August.
Residents are invited to celebrate America’s birthday in Kent with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West Concert Band.
Local politicians at the county, state and national level were quick to react to the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling Thursday to uphold President Obama's healthcare law.
Ted Yan, a Kent resident and Boeing systems engineer, received the keys Tuesday to a 2012 Chevrolet Volt for winning the grand prize sweepstakes sponsored by Avnet Express' Drive for Innovation.
The Thunderbirds will have a six-game exhibition schedule prior to the start of the 2012-13 season.
The 41st annual Kent Cornucopia Day's celebration held July 12 -15 with a multitude of activities, entertainment, and fun for the whole family.
Fireworks sales in Kent and across the state begin at noon Thursday, June 28 and run through 9 p.m. July 5.
The Fourth of July is coming up, and that means shelters like the King County Pet Adoption Center will soon be filled with pets that ran away after being scared by fireworks.
Say goodbye to the nearly 19,000 giant sandbags along the Green River levees in Kent.
Participants are wanted to play in the second annual ShoWare Shootout 3-on-3 basketball tournament July 28-29 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Kent neighborhoods can register for this year’s National Night Out, which is Tuesday, Aug. 7.
Registration is open for the ninth annual Kent Cornucopia Days 5K Fun Run and Walk on Saturday, July 14.
Kent Police cited a female inmate at the city jail for investigation of indecent exposure after she allegedly lifted her shirt and flashed her breasts at a male inmate.
