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14 hrs ago | Kent Reporter

Bedroom Fire at the Hidden Ridge Apartments in Kent

At 9 a.m. Friday, Kent Fire Department emergency units responded to a report of an apartment fire at the Hidden Ridge Apartments on Kenta s East Hill.

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Related Topix: Fire

19 hrs ago | KOMOradio

Man gets 97-year sentence for triple slaying

KENT, Wash. -- A Burien man convicted of killing three men who were found shot to death in an SUV was sentenced Friday to 97 years in prison.

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Related Topix: Burien, WA, Drugs, King County, WA

Yesterday | Kent Reporter

Their first paid gig: Kent kids teaming up with Darren Motamedy

Ty Leeper and Fernando Quevedo have only been playing their instruments for two years , but the pair are ready to make their professional debut Saturday at Kona Kai Koffee Company in downtown Kent.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Thu Oct 09, 2008

Kent Reporter

Car chase sends Kentlake High School into lockdown

A police chase of a car thief resulted in the temporary lockdown today of Kentlake High School.

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Related Topix: Black Diamond, WA, Maple Valley, WA, King County, WA

Wed Oct 08, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Strange Bedfellows: Reichert, Burner debate the issues

Democratic challenger Darcy Burner urged voters to support change by electing her to Congress, while Republican Dave Reichert emphasized his common-sense, nonpartisan approach to issues during his two terms in ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, George Bush

Tue Oct 07, 2008

South King County

Kent law firm celebrates 60 years: open house Thursday

The Curran Law Firm in downtown Kent is celebrating its 60th anniversary with an open house Thursday.

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Related Topix: Seattle, WA, Personal Finance, Estate Planning

Kent Reporter

Charges filed in armed domestic-violence case

The King County Prosecutora s Office filed a second-degree assault charge Oct. 1 in King County Superior Court against a Kent man who allegedly made threats Sept.

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Mon Oct 06, 2008

Federal Way Mirror

Valley Communications Center: Cell phones not always reliable when calling 911

Valley Communications Center 911 dispatchers are relentless in their efforts to assist in emergencies, but technology sometimes hampers progress.

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Related Topix: Renton, WA, Auburn, WA, Tukwila, WA, White Center, WA

Sat Oct 04, 2008

North Sound

No more fish pedicures, state tells Kent salon owner

The State of Washington Thursday shut down the region's only fish pedicure procedure after determining it did not meet state codes requiring all pedicure implements to be sanitized or disposed of after use.

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Related Topix: Portland Metro

North Sound

Kent schools face budget crunch, too Several Kent schools have Renton address

After having cut $2.6 million from its operating budget for the 2008-2009 school year, the Kent School District is facing further cuts in the future as expenditures continue to outstrip revenues and the ...

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Fri Oct 03, 2008

Kent Reporter

More than clowning around: Kent outfit makes fun its business

From the outside, it looks like any other warehouse in Kent's industrial area, north of downtown .

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, University of Washington, Redmond, WA

KING-TV Seattle

Man shot in stomach in Kent

Police are investigating a shooting at an apartment building Wednesday afternoon.

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Thu Oct 02, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Inability to sanitize a live carp shuts down fishy foot salon

For the past three weeks, scores of customers descended upon a nail salon in Kent.

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Seattle Times

Local Digest | Man shot in back at friends' Kent home

A Seattle man visiting friends at a Kent apartment complex was shot in the back with a rifle Wednesday afternoon, a Kent police spokesman... Kent A Seattle man visiting friends at a Kent apartment complex was ...

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, King County, WA, Issaquah, WA

Bellingham Herald

Kent, Wash., justice center evacuated after threat

A King County sheriff's spokesman says several hundred people were evacuated from the Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., after several telephone calls indicated there was a bomb in the building.

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Wed Oct 01, 2008

PNW Local News

Watch Kent firefighters on a hazardous-materials drill

The Kent Fire Department has scheduled a hazardous-materials drill for Oct. 8, and local folks can get a firsthand view of the action.

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TheNewsTribune.com

KENT: Star Lake school set to celebrate 50th anniversary with open house

Star Lake Elementary in the Federal Way School District will celebrate its 50th birthday Oct.

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Tue Sep 30, 2008

North Sound

Is new fire agency in Kent's future?

City, fire district officials discuss regional entity City of Kent and King County Fire District 37 officials continue to give serious thought to forming a regional fire authority.

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Related Topix: King County, WA, Covington, WA, Fire

Mon Sep 29, 2008

South King County

Kent Council to mull water-rate hikes for - 09 budget

Kent utility customers could see monthly jumps next year in water rates and storm drainage rates under a proposal outlined Tuesday at a City Council workshop.

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Related Topix: Auburn, WA, Tukwila, WA

Sat Sep 27, 2008

KIRO-TV Seattle

SWAT Team Arrests Violent Suspect In Kent

A police SWAT team arrested a violent suspect in Kent Saturday morning. Kent Deputy Police Chief Mike Painter said that the 42-year old Kent man was arrested after assaulting his girlfriend in their home.

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Kent, Washington is located in King County and is part of the Seattle Metro Area. Zip codes in Kent, WA include 98031, 98032, and 98042.

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