Homeowners living within King County Public Hospital District No. 1 boundaries now have more chances to qualify for what's known as the “Valley Dividend.” ("Valley" as in Valley Medical Center, the hospital facility operated by Hospital District No. 1.)
The pain began to get more consistent and stronger as Cindy Wayner tried to enjoy a relaxing Sunday night at her Kent home 30 weeks into her first pregnancy.
The pregnancy had gone smoothly for the 27-year-old, so the intense pains didn't make sense. It was still much too early to give birth.
"My husband (Chris Wayner) thought I was being dramatic," Wayner said as she recalled her story during an Aug. 19 interview.
Twice as many drivers chose to pay a fee to use the High-Occupany (HOT) lanes (also known as carpool lanes) on SR 167, according to an annual report released Thursday by the Washington State Department of Transportation.
The Lingerie Football League and MTV2 have joined to offer a new show this fall about the women's league that features seven-on-seven tackle football.
An overview of local legislative races connected to the Kent area.
It could be a hotly contested Legislative District 47 Senate race this fall between Republican challenger Joe Fain and incumbent Claudia Kauffman, D-Kent, according to the Primary Election results.
Fain has received 9,924 votes (54.78 percent) and Kauffman has 8,157 votes (45.03 percent) through ballots counted as of Aug. 18. Both will advance to the General Election Nov. 2.
Here are the King County Elections results in local races for the 2010 Primary through votes counted as of Aug. 19.
A 28-year-old Kent man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg during a confrontation at about 3:50 p.m. Aug. 18 in the driveway of the Rock Creek Apartments, 23240 88th Ave. S.
The gunman remains at large, according to a Kent Police media release. The gunman is described as a black man, ages 20 to 25. He fled the scene driving a late model Chevrolet sedan, possibly champagne or purple colored.
The Seattle Thunderbirds have just released the team’s training camp schedule for the upcoming season.
A Kent teen with a rare blood disorder now finds herself in a holding pattern for treatment, slowly regaining her health after a bout of pneumonia.
Because of the lung infection she developed in July, Jayne Johnson, 16, now must wait until October to receive a transplant that may help cure her condition, called Severe Chronic Neutropenia Kostmann’s Syndrome.
A marquee is coming soon to the ShoWare Center in Kent.
The Kent City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday night to spend $225,000 from the city’s lodging tax reserve fund to pay for the 30-foot-high sign. It’s expected to be operating by year’s end. The marquee will help promote Seattle Thunderbirds hockey games and other events.
It didn't bother Seattle Mist coach Chris Michaelson that his team is rated No. 10 out of 10 teams in the Lingerie Football League, heading into his team's Aug. 27 season opener at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
"That's fine," Michaelson said in a phone interview Aug. 16. "Last year we were ranked eighth or ninth and ended up third. I don't worry about that. I'd rather be 10th than No. 1 because opponents will take you lightly because they think you're the worst team in the league and won't hit the gas as much."
King County prosecutors have charged a 54-year-old grandmother with three counts of first-degree child molestation in connection with the alleged abuse of three children under the age of 12 who stayed with her while she lived in Kent.
Rose Marie Johnson, 54, whose last known address was in Auburn, is scheduled to be arraigned for the alleged sexual abuse of the children at 9 a.m. Aug. 18 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
Tasha White and Tricia Patricelli sit tucked away in a small house across the street from the Kent Police station in downtown Kent ready to help former jail inmates get their lives back on track.
White is a paid office manager and Patricelli a volunteer client advocate for New Connections of South King County. They work with men and women recently released from the city of Kent jail or the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center county jail.
The King County Housing Authority will modify eight units at two Kent public housing complexes to make them fully accessible to people with disabilities.
King County Executive Dow Constantine on Monday afternoon thanked 12 jail captains represented by the Uniformed Command Association for voting to waive any cost-of-living adjustment in their pay for 2011.
Make sure to take steps to help yourself, family, friends and pets beat the heat as Monday is expected to be the third straight day of temperatures higher than 90 degrees.
King County officials issued a media release Monday to remind residents that simple precautions can keep family and pets cool and safe.
A day doesn’t pass when I don’t get a political e-mail. Actually, I have to admit that some of them are incredibly clever and quite elaborate in their attempts to make me laugh, but at the same time encourage me to hate. However, this clever banter is not just creating an ever-widening rift between the left and the right; it’s creating a chasm between Americans.
With the Aug. 17 primary election just one day away, Secretary of State Sam Reed is reminding Washington voters to take part in the primary by filling out and returning their ballots.
“This year’s primary features many important races, including a U.S. Senate seat, congressional, legislative and judicial races, plus many county and local contests,” said Reed, the state’s chief elections officer. “If you want your voice heard, fill out your ballot and turn it in by Election Night.”
Kent Police and other law enforcement agencies across the state will crackdown on drunk drivers with extra patrols from Aug. 12 to Sept. 6.
The Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign will rank as the largest DUI enforcement campaign with 178 agencies participating throughout the state, according to a Washington Traffic Safety Commission media release.
