Kent Deputy Police Chief Mike Painter is one of five finalists to be the new Olympia police chief.
Olympia City Manager Steve Hall plans to make a job offer to one of the five men by the end of November, according to The Olympian newspaper.
Kent firefighters and King County Paramedics treated and transported three patients early Sunday morning after a stove-top pan fire flared up in the 24400 block of 64 Ave. S. shortly after midnight (12:34 a.m.)
On Monday, Nov. 22, the Kent Social Security Office will move to 321 Ramsay Way, Suite 401, in the Kent Station Shopping Complex.
Mark Young, Kent District Manager, said the move into the new space was to meet the demands of the growing population in the South King County area.
The Budget Leadership Team of the Metropolitan King County Council on Friday released a preliminary 2011 county budget that reflects "painful choices" made to produce a balanced budget, but restores funding for some vital criminal justice services and programs that assist survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Devin Topps leaned over to Alex Tyson, his best friend and Kentridge High School football teammate. So many people congratulated them after one of their victories that Topps wanted to put the moment in perspective.
"Alex, we're all-stars," Topps said.
Tyson told that story as he joined a church full of friends and family Thursday to turn a funeral service into an emotional celebration for their fallen all-star. They honored the 18-year-old with a tribute of music, poems and stories.
Aegis of Kent will be honoring its veterans today with a champagne/cider reception at the memory-care facility, located at 10421 S.E. 248th St., Kent.
(This is the first in a several-part series about Kent’s recently passed traffic-impact fees, and the balance that must be struck between bringing in development and the cost for expanded infrastructure.)
Kent resident Dennis Stoddard was certain he had his paperwork in order, on one of his last visits to the Kent Permit Center this summer. He was about to start improvements to the retail space for his new business, Black Dog Brat Haus & Creamery.
But as he stood at the City Hall counter that day, Stoddard was given something that made him “just kind of explode inside.”
It was a bill for $103,000.
U.S. SenatorDino Rossi (R) – 1,123,107/47.93%Patty Murray (D) - 1,220,331/52.07%U.S. Rep., 8th DistrictSuzan DelBene (D) – 136,030/47.51%Dave Reichert (R) – 150, 312/52.49%Initiative 1098(Imposing an income… Continue reading
(Editor's note: This story is an updated version of one that ran last week. The nature of the service has been changed from a memorial service to a funeral service. The location, New Beginnings Christian Fellowship Worship and Family Life Center, remains the same. There will be a viewing from 9-10 a.m. at the church, followed by the closed-casket funeral service at 10 a.m.)
Eight children ages 13-17 were taken into protective custody Nov. 5-7 in Kent as part of an FBI-organized nationwide sting to recover youngsters involved in the sex-trafficking trade.
Kent Police joined with other local and federal law enforcement officers to target the adults and children involved in child sex trafficking and exploitation, according to a Kent Police media release.
Jim Funston tossed a few peanuts at a squirrel on a recent afternoon last week, as he stood in his driveway along a quiet Auburn residential street. One of Funston's cats peers at the squirrel from underneath the back of a pickup.
"They get along; they never bother each other," Funston said.
That also goes for the neighbors along D Street Northwest.
"It's very quiet around here," said Mike Nelson, an eight-year resident of the neighborhood as he stands in his doorway. "People watch out for each other."
But nobody saw or heard anything on a Friday evening nearly six months ago.
There's something about this time of year that brings out the best in Reilly Retz.
In last year's Class 4A state soccer playoffs, it was Retz who scored game-winning goals in Kentwood High's final two wins of the season, which led to a school-best third-place finish.
Tuesday afternoon at Joe Albi Stadium in Spokane, Retz was up to her game-winning heroics once again.
An upcoming seminar at a Des Moines church will put the spotlight on suicide prevention in the gay, lesbian, transgendered and questioning youth community (a demographic also known by the acronym LGBTQ.)
Scheduled for 7-9 p.m. at the Saltwater Unitarian Universalist Church, the seminar will discuss how adults working with teens can better understand the factors putting these youth at a higher risk for suicide or self harm.
Army Reserve Pfc. Joshua J. Lasharr has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
He is the son of Richard and Tammari Lasharr of Kent, and a 2010 Kentlake High School graduate.
A summary of Kentlake's newly elected Associated Student Body officers and class officers.
Kent-Meridian High School teachers Dianne Thompson and Michael Transier were selected to participate in the Climate Change Connections program, coordinated jointly by the National Wildlife Federation and NASA
Christmas is arriving early in Kent, as Valley View Christian Church prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child. Soon, with the help of local volunteers, the site will be brimming with festively wrapped shoe boxes full of gifts.
An updated overview of election results.
The decision about hospital beds requested by Valley Medical Center, Auburn Regional and MultiCare will not be released by the state Department of Health Monday,… Continue reading
A Kent man is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into a Seattle-area home last month and being subdued by the family residing there.
Tyler Thomas Price has been charged with first-degree burglary, unlawful firearm possession and a drug violation stemming from the case in the Fremont area. He also is charged with second-degree robbery for a Sept. 12 robbery involving the Washington Park Apartments in Kent, according to media reports.
