Kent News

Accompanied by the Rainier Brass Ensemble, Santa and Mrs. Claus are scheduled to arrive at Kent Station Plaza at 10 a.m., Saturday, November 28 in grand style.

The Kent Station AMC is partnering with the Autism Society Nov. 21 for a "sensory friendly" showing of the new move "Planet 51." In order to provide a more accepting and comfortable setting for children with autism or other special needs, AMC movie auditoriums will have their lights brought up and the sound turned down, families will be able to ...

Kent bolsters levees to ward off floods By STEVE HUNTER Kent Reporter Courts, government reporter Nov 11 2009, 1:56 PM UPDATED Kent city crews and contractors have placed nearly 20,000 giant sandbags along a 12-mile stretch of Green River levees in an effort to help protect homes and businesses from flooding this winter.

The results are in from the Nighttime Click it or Ticket patrols conducted by local law enforcement between Oct.

The Kent City Council will vote Dec. 8 whether to ask voters next spring to approve forming a regional fire authority merging the Kent Fire Department and King County Fire District 37.

KENT, Wash. A man was killed in an industrial accident at a Boeing plant Wednesday afternoon.

Judy Stringfellow, owner of English Cottage Collection on Meeker in Kent, pours visitor Nikki English a glass of wine Friday.

Kent moviegoers will get a chance to watch the documentary a oeLiving in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders,a at a special one-night event at 8 p.m. Dec.

Two big wind storms swept through the region last week. A low pressure system brought wind gusts to Kirkland on Thursday.

Civil War veterans buried in Kent's Saar Pioneer Cemetery received honors Saturday, with a Veterans Day ceremony put on by the South King County Genealogical Society and Puget Sound Civil War Round Table, with assistance from Scout Troop No.

Breaking ground Property owner Su Chin Dean, front in blue jacket, was joined by Mayor Suzette Cooke and a handful of friends and developers Oct.

A 41-year-old Kent man will not face charges from King County prosecutors in connection with his vehicle reportedly hitting a Kent woman Oct.

King County Animal Care and Control is waiving adoption fees on all animals at its two shelter locations and for pets in foster care in advance of moving their Kent shelter location out of the Green River valley flood zone.

A Kent business owner remained in critical condition Wednesday after he reportedly shot and injured a coworker and then shot himself during a Monday dispute at their office.

The Kent Police Department confirmed the victim in a shooting incident in Kent is 37-year-old Mark Owen, son of Lt.

Boeinga s Kent plant was partially evacuated today at about 7:30 a.m. when a battery test resulted in a small explosion and fire in one of the companya s labs.

SEATTLE The son of Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen was shot by his employer at a Kent auto body shop Monday afternoon, law enforcement sources tell KING 5 News.

A dispute between a manager and a bookkeeper Monday at a Kent auto body shop led to a double shooting and left two men injured.

The Army Corps of Engineers says hurried repairs this summer at the Howard Hanson Dam have lessened the chances the Green River will flood this winter to 1-in-25. In this photo taken Sept.

Just two months after going on strike in part because of class sizes and case loads, the Kent Education Association has filed a grievance with the Kent School District alleging the district has failed to provide the number of paraeducator hours guaranteed to special education teachers by the new contract.