M&O and technology levies passing with 52 percent in first round of results.
The Seattle Thunderbirds have partnered with Kent-Meridian High School to sponsor a TV Commercial Contest among the marketing and video production classes at the school.
The Washington state Senate voted 30-18 Tuesday to help businesses in Kent, Auburn, Renton and Tukwila obtain hard-to-find supplemental flood insurance and prevent job losses.
King County voters looking to drop off their ballots for the Feb. 9 special election t their local ballot box may be surprised to find their local ballot box is no longer there.
Malicious mischief
Kent Police cited a 24-year-old man for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief Jan. 20 after he reportedly broke a mirror and punched holes in the walls of his girlfriend's apartment.
The incident occurred 1:38 a.m. at an apartment in the 10700 block of Southeast 256th Street.
The Kent Education Association hosted a rally Feb. 6 in support of the Kent School District levy propositions on the Feb. 9 ballot complete with sign-waving, entertainment and speeches form community leaders.
The Seattle Thunderbirds clawed back from an early 2-0 deficit to tie the game midway through the second period, but eventually fell to the Portland Winterhawks 6-2 on Saturday evening in Portland.
Two residents were displaced when oil heating on a stove caused a fire that heavily damaged a condominium at about 7:55 p.m. Saturday in the 11300 block of Southeast 209th Street in the Panther Lake area of unincorporated Kent.
One night every January for the past three years, Kent resident Cynthia Tanis takes a last peek at her kids, bundles herself up and heads out to the streets of Kent as part of the One Night Count, an annual event designed to provide a snapshot of the city's homeless population.
The state Liquor Control Board reduced a $500 fine to $300 against the ShoWare Center operators after eight vendors were caught selling alcohol to minors.
Echoing the sentiments of educators across Kent and Washington State, King County Superior Court Judge John P. Erlick ruled in favor of two families and the Network for Excellence in Washington Schools (NEWS), ruling that the state's funding mechanism for public education fails to meet the duties laid out in the state constitution, which states that providing "ample funding" for education is the "paramount duty" of the state.
A King County Superior Court Judged ruled Thursday that the state is failing to meet its "paramount duty" of fully funding education.
A Kent man and a Renton man each pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Kent to first-degree robbery charges in connection with an alleged drug deal that went bad Jan. 15 near a Kent apartment complex.
On Thursday, U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, along with U.S. Reps. Adam Smith, Dave Reichert, Norm Dicks, Jim McDermott, Jay Inslee, Brian Baird and Rick Larsen sent a letter to Lt. General Robert Van Antwerp urging the Army Corps of Engineers to continue working at full speed to complete the study phase of the Howard Hanson Dam fix and move into the design-and-construction phase of the project.
Kent city staff told the City Council Tuesday that a small work group of King County and city officials from throughout the county expect to have a recommendation by March 31 regarding a new regional model for animal control and sheltering.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke couldn't say goodbye quickly enough to 2009, during her fifth-annual State of the City Address at the Kent Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday at the ShoWare Center.
DATE/TIME: February 3, 2010, 3:15 p.m.
DESCRIPTION: A roll-over collision was blocking all lanes on SR 167 at SR 516 near Kent.
LOCATION: Southbound SR 167 at SR 516 in Kent
The Kent Education Association, the union that represents the teachers of the Kent School District, is hosting a rally this weekend in support of the Kent School District Levy, which is on the Feb. 9 ballot.
A 47-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty Jan. 25 in King County Superior Court in Kent to first-degree rape and first-degree kidnapping of a 14-year-old Federal Way girl.
The annual Kent School District Technology Expo drew thousands of visitors to the ShoWare Center for the Jan. 27 event.
