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Panther Lake man gets 50 years for killing his parents

A King County Superior Court Judge on Friday sentenced Vincent Wayne Housley to 50 years in prison for killing his parents in their Panther Lake… Continue reading

Kent resident Bill Milstid has been living with brain cancer

‘I don’t let fear get to me’: Kent cancer survivor in Relay for Life

It seemed just like any other weekday when Bill Milstid headed out to lunch with co-workers on Jan. 9, 2004. He started to fill a… Continue reading

Kent resident Bill Milstid has been living with brain cancer
Mill Creek Middle School teacher Tyler Baril holds up a sign to lead the chanting Wednesday at a rally by the Kent Education Association outside school District offices.

Kent teachers stage rally over labor contract

Teachers in Kent rallied again before the Wednesday school board meeting in support of their bargaining unit, currently in contract negotiations with the school district.More… Continue reading

  • May 29, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Mill Creek Middle School teacher Tyler Baril holds up a sign to lead the chanting Wednesday at a rally by the Kent Education Association outside school District offices.
Kevin Cronin

ShoWare rock concert becomes family affair

On Wednesday the “Can’t Stop Rockin’ Tour” stormed the ShoWare Center in Kent, highlighting the live shows of classic rock stalwarts REO Speedwagon, Styx and… Continue reading

Kevin Cronin

Kent schools: Fewer teachers to see layoffs

After months of bad news regarding the budget, there is finally a glimmer of hope in the Kent School District, as new budget projections will… Continue reading

ShoWare is topic of board meeting

Financial and marketing updates about the ShoWare Center will be on the agenda when the Public Facilities District board meets at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in… Continue reading

  • May 27, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

City seeks help for trailwork

Volunteers are wanted to help the city of Kent build a new trail and make other improvements at Glenn Nelson Park, South 268th Street and… Continue reading

  • May 27, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Pro wrestler A. J. Styles

TNA Wrestling comes to ShoWare

Kent residents can choose to be exposed to a whole different type of entertainment when Total Nonstop Action Wrestling makes its debut at the ShoWare… Continue reading

Pro wrestler A. J. Styles
U.S. Air Force veteran Robert Boyd
U.S. Air Force veteran Robert Boyd
Participants in the 2007 Kent Relay for Life do a lap together at French Field during the opening ceremony of the relay. Organizers are hoping to raise funds and cancer awareness with the event.

Kent relay is for life, hope and a cure

Nearly 800 participants and a crowd as large as 5,000 are expected at the Relay for Life of Kent Friday and Saturday at French Field… Continue reading

Participants in the 2007 Kent Relay for Life do a lap together at French Field during the opening ceremony of the relay. Organizers are hoping to raise funds and cancer awareness with the event.

Candidate announces for Kent Council race

Dennis R. Higgins wants to bring the perspective of a downtown-Seattle commuter to the Kent City Council.

Kent-Meridian student actor Hork Do

Kent students get sobering message with bloody wreck demonstration

The scene opens with the sound of a car crash and a curtain is pulled back to reveal two cars crunched together with shattered glass… Continue reading

Kent-Meridian student actor Hork Do

Swine flu: It’s here in Kent

The Kent School District has confirmed that the district has confirmed cases of the virus formally known as swine flu (H1N1), though they are not… Continue reading

  • May 24, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
A color guard from the 2006 Memorial Day services at Tahoma National Cemetery strides in unison during the event.

Kent cemeteries mark Memorial Day with services

It will be day of tribute to the fallen, come Monday at these Kent-based locales:• Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 S.E. 240th St.The cemetery's Memorial Day… Continue reading

A color guard from the 2006 Memorial Day services at Tahoma National Cemetery strides in unison during the event.
Rick “Mr. Toymaker” Hartman

Toys, failures and fun: Inventor visits Kent school

One by one the signs appeared, all about science and inventing.“Science is messy” read one.“Doesn’t always work” read another.But as Rick Hartman, also known as… Continue reading

Rick “Mr. Toymaker” Hartman
Post office retail associate Jim Kohler weighs and prepares Crystal Wright's letters for delivery Wednesday at the downtown Kent post office. The U.S. Postal Service is considering selling the facility

No more downtown post office for Kent? Office is up for sale

Customers downtown looking to make a quick stop at their local post office may find themselves heading up the hill.The U.S. Postal Service's plans to… Continue reading

Post office retail associate Jim Kohler weighs and prepares Crystal Wright's letters for delivery Wednesday at the downtown Kent post office. The U.S. Postal Service is considering selling the facility

Kent man enters plea in vehicular homicide case

A 21-year-old Kent man has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of an Auburn woman on the Benson Highway in Renton the… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

Nominate your favorite teacher for contest

In honor of May’s National Teacher Appreciation Month, Puget Sound area students in grades K-8 (or ages 14 and under) are encouraged to submit essay… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kentridge High School Photography team members

Slide show: For Kentridge photo club, state contest was a snap

A single picture may be worth a thousand words, but for the Kentridge High School Photography Club, 14 pictures were worth something even more: A first-place victory.

Kentridge High School Photography team members
Kent Firefighters extinghish a blaze Tuesday at a vintage home on the 23400 block of 116th Avenue Southeast. The two-story home

Tuesday fire severely damages one of Kent’s early homes

Kent firefighters late Tuesday continued to look for hot spots and were beginning their investigation into the cause of a devastating house fire in the… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Firefighters extinghish a blaze Tuesday at a vintage home on the 23400 block of 116th Avenue Southeast. The two-story home