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Kent Mayor Dana Ralph could see her salary go up in 2026 to $20,000 per month, a 9.2% increase. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

Proposal would boost Kent mayor’s annual salary to $240,000

A 9.2% increase from current pay of $219,720; City Council pay to remain the same

 

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Man, 26, fatally stabbed at Kent West Hill apartment complex

Officers responded early Saturday morning, Feb. 7 to the 25700 block of 27th Place South

 

Courtesy File Photo, U.S. Immigration and Customs

Kent School District issues staff protocols for ICE

Message aims to prepare staff should immigration authorities appear at or near schools

 

File Photo, Kent Reporter

Train strikes, kills Kent man, 64, in wheelchair on tracks

Feb. 4 incident at East James Street second death by train in three days in Kent

File Photo, Kent Reporter
File Photo, Kent Reporter

Kent Police Blotter: Jan. 12-18

Incidents include attempted robbery, carjackings

File Photo, Kent Reporter
File Photo, Kent Reporter

Kent woman standing on tracks struck and killed by train | Update

Woman identified; reportedly waving at train Feb. 2 in the 1000 block of First Avenue North

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Kent high school students hit streets to protest ICE

Hundreds oppose actions that resulted in deaths of protesters in Minneapolis and removal of immigrants

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Super Bowl patrols underway as part of ‘Night of 1,000 Stars’ campaign

Emphasis patrols will be active in King County to encourage safe driving

  • Feb 3, 2026
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No light rail service in Kent on Saturday, Feb. 7

Sound Transit to close line between Federal Way and Angle Lake for maintenance; buses will run

COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit
United States Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, USDOJ

Man pleads guilty to home invasion robberies in Kent, elsewhere

Armed, masked men entered homes in 2022 and tied up victims as they ransacked places

United States Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, USDOJ
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King County Metro rolls out new fleet of battery-electric buses

Routes in Kent, Auburn and Renton among the cities that will feature the new buses

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Kent Police arrest a suspect Jan. 16 after he reportedly stabbed a man earlier in the day at the Kent Library. COURTESY PHOTO, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Man, 37, faces assault charge in Kent Library stabbing

Reportedly stabbed 18-year-old man in arm Jan. 16 in unprovoked attack

Kent Police arrest a suspect Jan. 16 after he reportedly stabbed a man earlier in the day at the Kent Library. COURTESY PHOTO, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
U.S. Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, USDOJ

Man found guilty of robbing multiple people in King County

2-hour carjacking spree in 2022 covered Kent, Bellevue, Redmond, Seattle and ended in Renton

U.S. Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, USDOJ
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Kent man sentenced to over 10 years for Auburn bank robbery

The defendant had multiple felonies on his criminal record.

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Man gets 6-year prison sentence as part of drug ring

Operated from Kent to Everett dealing fentanyl, cocaine

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Kent Municipal Court, 1220 Central Ave. S. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

Kent Municipal Court case continues for Golden Steer owners

Each face charges for allegedly buying and selling stolen alcohol during police undercover sting

Kent Municipal Court, 1220 Central Ave. S. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent
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Medical examiner rules death of Kent man, 33, as homicide | Update

Man identified; found dead of stab wounds in brush Jan. 25 in the 25400 block of 74th Avenue South

File Photo, Kent Reporter
File Photo, Kent Reporter

Man, 37, stabs another man in arm at Kent Library

Police arrest man for investigation of second-degree assault in Jan. 16 incident

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Kent School District ‘misleading’ stipend list causes inquiries

District released public record document with payments to administrators of $26,000 to $41,000.

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Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

Kent police: Call 911 regardless of immigration status

Kent police says it does not assist with immigration enforcement.

Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter