A Kirkland developer has returned to Kent city officials with a revised application for a proposed East Hill commercial development that the City Council denied two years ago.
One of the fastest-growing areas in Southeast King County is also experiencing ever-increasing traffic congestion, and the state wants to examine the best way to safely accommodate this rapid growth.
Back in November 2007, when Justin Englund was just 5 years old, he was watching a special on television about the young patients at Seattle Children's Hospital.
Judy Findlay of Kent was one of 10 actors hired by the designers of Valley Medical Center's new seven-story Emergency Services Tower to make 32 emergencies as real as possible for the emergency room's staff.
The simulations were done for eight days before the opening of the hospital's new emergency room early Thursday morning. About 100 volunteers also participated in supporting roles, such as family members.
City officials are optimistic that a new lender will jump-start interest in the half-completed parking garage project located next to Town Square Park in Kent's downtown core.
King County’s transition to a new regional model for the provision of animal services received a boost Wednesday with the addition of a longtime city of Seattle director who once had oversight of the Seattle Animal Shelter. King County Executive Dow Constantine today named Ken Nakatsu as the manager of Regional Animal Services for King County Animal Care and Control.
The Kent City Council voted 6-0 Feb. 16 to recommend voters approve an April 27 ballot measure to form a regional fire authority merging the Kent Fire Department and King County Fire District 37.
Kent Police officers Kenneth Clay and Doug Westcott each received awards for their outstanding work from Chief Steve Strachan at the Feb. 16 City Council meeting.
Puget Sound travel times showed improvement in the second half of 2009 compared with the same period in 2007 and 2008, according to WSDOT’s congestion report on travel times published in its most recent quarterly report, the February 2010 Gray Notebook.
The Lady Chatelaines Junior Dance Clinic is scheduled for 9 a.m - 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Kentridge High School, 12430 S.E. 208th St. Cost for the day is $35 and includes a T-shirt.
Starting at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, people seeking emergency care at Valley Medical Center will go to the hospital’s new state-of-the-art emergency room.
Steve Armstrong perked up when he heard about temporary jobs for the U.S. Census Bureau at a community jobs forum hosted by local state legislators Feb. 20 at Kent City Hall.
Kent-Meridian junior Ta Say plays soccer, but he has never faced an opponent quite like the 18-inch-high device in front of him.
That's because there has never been a soccer player quite like the robot that Say, 18, and his fellow members of the Kent-Meridian Robotics team has built to compete in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics competition next month in Seattle.
The Washington State Department of Transportation invites the public to a hearing and open house on Tuesday, Feb. 23, to review and comment on its environmental analysis of the SR 520 floating bridge and west-side interchange designs.
Teenagers are typically known as a group that enjoys talking trash. But at Kent-Meridian High School, there’s now a lot less trash to talk about.
That’s because of the work of the environmental sciences classes, which have worked hard this year to educate their fellow students about the importance and ease of recycling.
Toxicology reports from the accident that claimed the life of Kent-Meridian student Dorian Tursic reveal the 18-year-old basketball player had a blood alcohol level of 0.05 at the time of the Jan. 3 accident, according to Kent Police Department spokesperson Lisa Price.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at SeaTac International Airport on Feb. 17 arrested a Kent man on an outstanding National Crime Information Center felony warrant for vehicular assault.
Kent is in the running for federal headquarters that could bring approximately 2,000 jobs to the area.
Dog lovers are pumped that there could be a new off-leash park coming this summer to Kent's East Hill.
Kent city officials are working with residents in an effort to open a canine-friendly park on an undeveloped 3-acre site between Morrill Meadows Park and East Hill Park along Southeast 248th Street. The city-owned site sits just east of 104th Avenue Southeast.
It’s shaping up to be another difficult budget year in the Kent School District.
Projections from Financial Director John Knutson, based on the governor’s budget proposal for 2010-2001, show an estimated $7.1 million drop in funding for next year, a gap that could mean a round of staff cuts this spring.
