Sterling Connell, Meeker Middle School student and Eagle Scout candidate, completed a project at the Ravensdale Cemetery April 16 to begin its restoration.
The Port of Seattle Fire Department is honoring Captain Jason Schnase, a Kent resident, with the 2010 Port of Seattle Firefighter of the Year award. The firefighter honored with this award each year is chosen by a vote of all the department members.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority is investigating what started a house fire in the 21800 block of 102 Pl. SE that displaced five people.
The fire was first reported by a neighbor at 9:40 pm. When firefighters arrived, there was black smoke coming from several parts of the home.
The armed Kent man shot and killed Wednesday by the Kent Police has been identified as Robert Raucci by the King County Medical Examiner's Office.
A 20-year-old man wanted for a shooting that injured a woman at a Kent American Legion hall in March has been captured in Pierce County.
Kent-based Valley Communications Center has partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to be better prepared to handle 911 calls about missing and/or sexually exploited children.
A 31-year-old Kent man was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of firearms.
The Kent Community Foundation received the Education Service Award at the Kent Chamber of Commerce Gala.
Volunteers are wanted for two projects in May at city of Kent parks.
Help is needed to assemble benches, do trail maintenance, remove new growth of any unwanted weeds and spread wood chips from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 14 at the Morrill Meadows Off-leash Dog Park, 10808 S.E. 248th St.
King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Flood Control District Chair Julia Patterson Thursday joined city mayors from Kent, Tukwila, Auburn and Renton to thank the Legislature and Gov. Chris Gregoire for passage of state bill 1969, which protects critical funding for flood risk reduction efforts.
City of Kent street crews have postponed the scheduled paving work along 64th Avenue South because of poor weather conditions.
Fifty contestants signed up to compete in the first "So You Think Kent Has Talent" competition.
Those contestants will participate in a preliminary competition in front of judges May 7 to determine the 15 finalists for the show at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center.
Kent Police shot and killed a 58-year-old Kent man armed with either a shotgun or rifle at about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Kent Transit Center in the 300 block of Railroad Avenue in downtown Kent.
The Kentridge High girls tennis team turned the tables on Kentwood last week during a pivotal match between two of the area’s top teams.
When directors of the Kent-Meridian High School orchestra, jazz band, choir or drama department need a drummer, they turn to Brad Hill.
Hill, a senior, plays drums in the school's musical "Little Shop of Horrors" that runs at 7 p.m. May 5-7 and 11-13 at the Kent-Meridian Performing Arts Center.
The Kent Police Department released details on an investigation of a 22-year-old east Kent man who is alleged to have been involved in juvenile prostitution.
The State Office of the Insurance Commissioner has rolled out an online appeals guide for people who have had a health insurance claim denied.
A 27-year-old Kent man convicted of the second-degree murder of a 75-year-old Federal Way woman in 2008 had that decision overturned Monday by the state Court of Appeals.
Jay Maebori, a Kentwood High School teacher, attended National Teacher Appreciation Day and a ceremony with President Obama on Tuesday, May 3 at the White House Rose Garden in Washington, D.C.
Free barn cats are available at the King County animal shelter in Kent to help control rats or mice. The city of Kent contracts with King County for animal services.
