EventsShindig Martini Bar grand opening: 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 19. Celebration includes ribbon cutting, champagne toast and free appetizers. 222 First Ave. S., Kent. 253-520-4705.United Way… Continue reading
King County prosecutors charged Vincent Wayne Housley on Monday with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the killing of his parents after an… Continue reading
Kent city officials plan about $250,000 worth of repairs this year to add another five years of life to the Kent Meridian Pool.“With the needed… Continue reading
Kent Police cited the driver of a semi-truck for investigation of failure to stop for railroad signals and stopping on the railroad tracks in connection with a train-truck collision Jan. 30 in Kent.
Sen. Claudia Kauffman, D-Kent, introduced legislation last week adding privacy protections for data that the data-recording black boxes hold and disclosure requirements for auto manufacturers,… Continue reading
Aaron E. Spieldenner, a 14-year-old student from Kent, spent the first week of the legislative session earlier in January as a page in Olympia. Speildenner… Continue reading
Assault: A Kent woman reportedly punched her boyfriend in the face during an argument about another woman 9:25 p.m. Jan. 28 at an apartment in… Continue reading
Generally speaking, Jonathan Stanton is a musician. So when he was turned on to a multimedia contest to draw attention to the situation in Darfur,… Continue reading
Reporter staffA King County Superior Court judge found probable cause Thursday to hold a 43-year-old man in connection with the deaths of his parents at… Continue reading
King County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating the deaths of a couple in their 60s found dead Wednesday inside their Panther Lake-area home, just east of the Kent city limits.
A Kent-based corporation this week issued a recall of peanut products that were potentially contaminated during the current scare involving peanuts.The products were sold primarily… Continue reading
The Kent School District Board of Directors Jan. 28 voted 4-0 to join with the Network for Excellence in Washington Schools in its lawsuit to… Continue reading
Kent city officials expect construction costs at the city-owned ShoWare Center to stay within budget when all of the final invoices are submitted in the… Continue reading
A King County animal-control officer says he did the right thing when he filed an animal-cruelty complaint last October against the county managers of the… Continue reading
President Barack Obama on Monday announced he intends to nominate King County Executive Ron Sims to become the deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of… Continue reading
Residents can get free health screenings for high blood pressure and diabetes from Kent firefighters during the month of February at several community sites.The Kent… Continue reading
A Kent supermarket sold one of the three winning tickets to Sunday’s Washington Lottery Hit 5 Cash jackpot of $180,000, state officials say.The winning ticket,… Continue reading
A freight train traveling at 45 mph struck a semi-truck carrying new cars Friday on a crossing at South 212th Street near 72nd Avenue South… Continue reading
