Recent repair projects by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have greatly improved the strength of sections of the Green River levees in Kent. But other levees remain weak, and some won't be fixed until at least 2011.
The Seattle Mist had a meet and greet with members of the media and the public Dec. 29 at the site of their home field - the Kent ShoWare Center.
The players are ramping up for their big game Jan. 1.
The Washington State Patrol arrested a 19-year-old Tacoma man for investigation of auto theft after he reportedly stole a truck and then called 911 after the vehicle stalled Dec. 29 along Highway 167 near Kent.
Nearly 1,900 Puget Sound Energy customers on Kent’s East Hill and in Covington were without power for about two hours early Tuesday morning, Dec. 29.
Though they serve the community in a variety of different ways, firefighters from Kent got a little more hands on Dec. 18 as they served lunch at the Kent Senior Activity Center to say thanks to the the center's army of volunteers.
Kent Police on Saturday arrested a 21-year-old Kent man for investigation of indecent exposure and child molestation in connection with a Dec. 16 incident along a trail near Kent-Meridian High School.
The King County Prosecutor's Office filed a charge Dec. 23 of third-degree child molestation against a 21-year-old Kent man in connection with a Dec. 16 attack of a 14-year-old girl along a trail near Kent-Meridian High School.
Jan. 1 will be cold outside, but things will be heating up in the Kent ShoWare Center.
Pet adoptions at the King County Animal Shelter in Kent are up 10 percent over this time last year, and the shelter population is down by more than one-third.
King County fire investigators determined an incendiary device caused a fire that destroyed an empty house Sunday morning in the 12000 block of Southeast 196th Street in the Panther Lake area of unincorporated Kent.
A state Liquor Control Board sting caught eight vendors at the ShoWare Center in Kent selling alcohol to minors during a recent hockey game.
SMG, the operators of the city-owned arena, faces a possible $500 fine or a five-day suspension of its liquor license in February by the liquor board for selling alcohol to minors at concession stands during a Dec. 11 Seattle Thunderbirds hockey game. SMG requested a Jan. 13 hearing with a liquor board officer to get the fine or suspension reduced.
The lines for the annual Kent Food Bank toy delivery day began forming at 6 a.m. Tuesday and by the time the Kent Firefighters arrived… Continue reading
When the door to the Neely O'Brien Elementary School gym opened on Dec. 16, 10-year-old Roderick Aaron's eyes grew wide as he took in the… Continue reading
The King County Prosecutor's Office filed a charge Wednesday of third-degree child molestation against a 21-year-old Kent man in connection with a Dec. 16 attack… Continue reading
Despite whatever challenges they may be facing themselves this holiday season, the students at Kent-Meridian High will be making sure more than 100 less fortunate… Continue reading
A 51-year-old Mexican national was sentenced Dec. 18 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison for possession of cocaine with intent… Continue reading
The sound of a shooting earlier this afternoon in Kent in the vicinity of 92nd Avenue turned out to be a suicide.
Kent School District band teacher Darren Motamedy was honored Dec. 4 as a recipient of a 2009 Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching from KCTS in a ceremony Dec. 4 at the school.
The Aukeen/Kent District Court in Kent is moving to high ground in Renton to avoid Green River flooding.The move was Friday, with the operations expected to resume Dec. 28 afternoon.
Highline Community College’s Worker Retraining, Opportunity Grants and Basic Food & Education Training (BFET) programs have no more money available for students winter quarter.
