Volunteers are wanted to help put the finishing touches on the new playground being installed at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.
Residents who use King County rivers in unincorporated areas to swim or boat will soon be required to wear life vests.
Crews capped a new water tower June 22 on Kent’s East Hill as part of the city’s efforts to improve water service for its customers.
Two Washington State Patrol troopers in unmarked vehicles stopped 30 drivers during a three-hour emphasis on aggressive driving Sunday along northbound and southbound Interstate 5 near Boeing Field in Seattle.
Students in the Kent School District had their final day of classes Tuesday for the 2010-11 school year.
Two women who were reported by a witness to have disappeared in the Green River while riding inner tubes Tuesday afternoon near the 14400 block of the Southeast Green Valley Road in Auburn were found safe onshore.
The city of Kent received a John D. Spellman Award for Exemplary Achievement in Historic Preservation from King County for its work to restore Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park and other projects.
Little Bill and the Blue Notes and jazz guitarist Michael Powers will perform at the fourth annual Evening of Jazz & Art Event from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, June 23 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
Kent Regional Fire Authority firefighters responded to an apartment fire at 6 a.m. Monday, June 20, in the 700 block of Washington Avenue North.
King County Executive Dow Constantine sent a proposal Monday to the Metropolitan County Council to charge a $20 per year vehicle license fee for two years to help fund Metro buses because of declining sales tax revenue.
Several of the fastest-rising stars in mixed martial arts continue their budding careers when Strikeforce Challengers returns Friday, June 24 to the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Kent and Renton police are asking the public to help identify a pair of burglars allegedly associated with several recent home break-ins in the two cities.
High-flying dogs were a big hit Saturday at the Kent Station shopping mall.
The rainy weather didn't faze the dogs as they displayed their athleticism and energy jumping into a pool of water.
In July the Kent Historical Museum will host a reception to celebrate the opening of its two new exhibits, a permanent period room display that depicts a child’s bedroom circa 1900 and a rotating display titled “A History of Fashion.”
The reception will be held during the Museum’s open hours from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 9 with admission a $5 donation. Complimentary refreshments will be served.
Kent International Festival | Slide Show
Kent drivers can expect traffic detours over the next few months along South 228th Street from 64th Avenue South to the Interurban Trail in connection with a $5.2 million project to install new storm drainage pipe to stop Mill Creek flooding.
Venoy Overton told Kent Police, according to court documents, that he drove an 18-year-old woman to Pacific Highway South in Kent and told her to "just walk," "hit me up when you're done," and that she ended up "turning a trick."
A 14-year-old Kent boy drove his mother’s car without permission in a reckless manner with his 14-year-old girlfriend as the passenger and reportedly caused a three-car collision at about noon Thursday along southbound Interstate 5 near I-405 by the Southcenter Mall in Tukwila.
The job cuts in the Kent School District won't be quite as deep as expected for 2011-12.
A 20-year-old Federal Way woman died early Friday morning after being injured in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday as a passenger in a pickup driven by a Kent man on Interstate 90 near Cle Elum.
