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Kent, Washington is located in King County. Zip codes in Kent, WA include 98030, 98035, and 98031. More Kent information.

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1 hr ago | Kent Reporter

Registration starts in Kent for National Night Out

Residents are the first line of defense against crime. National Night Out is a great opportunity for neighbors to come together, meet each other while learning more about their community, according to a Kent Police media release.

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1 hr ago | Kent Reporter

I'm not stupid. They know I did it - Jarod Lane on the homicide of Jessica Scholl

Jarod Lane wanted to see Jessica Scholl just one last time the morning of May 25, promising he would then leave her alone.

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6 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Kent woman accused in husband's slaying

Filing charges Wednesday, King County prosecutors claim Janice M. Burrell admitted to killing Arthur Smith during an argument in a moving car, and remained entirely unrepentant hours after the slaying.

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7 hrs ago | Biking Bis

King County bike trails news: East Lake Sammamish and Green River

Good news: The King County Flood Control District has allocated money to remove sandbags from the bike trail atop the Green River levee in Tukwila and Kent.

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Tue May 29, 2012

Kent Reporter

Woman jumps on car's hood in Kent chasing mother, son | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of third-degree malicious mischief after she reportedly jumped on the hood of a car and cracked the windshield with her fists.

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Kent Reporter

Three fires strike Kent over holiday weekend

No one was injured in any of the three fires, but the apartment fires each went to a second alarm and caused an estimated $550,000 damage.

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Mon May 28, 2012

Renton Reporter

Liquor stores closing this week in Renton, leading to private sales Friday

State-run liquor stores in Renton and across the state areA closing throughout the week, leading up to Friday when only private retail outlets will sell liquor.

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Patch.com

Please Don't Say 'Happy Memorial Day'

It has always bugged me how Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day and other national holidays are mass marketed as shopping days instead what they really are - a time set aside to reflect upon what is truly important.

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Sun May 27, 2012

KING-TV Seattle

Loved ones remembered, honored at Tahoma National Cemetery

KENT, Wash. - For 14 years, Tom Yokes has made sure every grass lot is in place, every grave marker clean, at Tahoma National Cemetery for families like Kim and Dorothy Dohman.

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Sat May 26, 2012

The News Tribune

Kent police: Woman fatally stabs man in car

Police say a 45-year-old Kent, Wash., woman fatally stabbed a 42-year-old man as they drove through the south Seattle suburb.

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Fri May 25, 2012

KOMO News

42-year-old man stabbed to death in Kent

KENT, Wash. -- Police say a 45-year-old woman fatally stabbed a 42-year-old man as the pair drove through Kent on Friday.

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Kent Reporter

Two Kent liquor stores go for higher price second time around

Bidders put up $325,000 for the Kent Midway liquor store and $320,000 for the Panther Lake store at a live auction Thursday, May 24 in Seattle.

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Kent Reporter

H.D. Hotspurs closes in Kent; Goodwill Outlet store might be moving in

Priscilla Hoflack walks past the closed H.D. Hotspurs restaurant and bar on Washington Avenue next to the Kent Kmart.

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MSDN Blogs

Touch Develop Programming directly on Windows Phone

Touchdevelop is an ideal teaching tools for schools, touch develop allows you to program a Windows Phone directly.

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Thu May 24, 2012

HeraldNet

Manhunt ends in arrest after armed standoff involving 3

At one point, the people with the guns were pointing them at each other. A friend of the man put the woman in a bear hug, trying to defuse the situation, Hansen said.

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Patch.com

Kent Motorcyclist Dies

A motorcyclist killed on State Route 167 at Highway 410 has been identified as Paul Butler, 43, of Kent, the Washington State Patrol reported Wednesday.

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Kent Reporter

Bill Boyce to resign from Kent School Board

Bill Boyce will resign from the Kent School Board in June to devote more time to his Kent City Council position.

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Wed May 23, 2012

Christian Science Monitor

Noisy kid punched in theater: Parents, what were you thinking?

Left unsupervised, a noisy kid at a Washington movie theater was hit in the face by another patron who was fed up by his disruptive behavior.

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Seattle Weekly

Yong Hyun Kim So Angry With Loud Kids at the Movies He Knocked One of Their Teeth Out

Almost no one likes paying an arm and a leg to go see a movie only to have a bunch of loudmouths ruin the experience.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Moviegoer arrested for allegedly throwing punch at 10-year-old boy

With Celine Dion crooning, Leonardo DiCaprio proclaiming himself "king of the world" and the Titanic taking on water - all in 3-D - the perfect scene for a date was set.

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