Kent News

The Kent Chamber of Commerce is hosting it December Business After Hours and Holiday party Dec.

Today, 5:08 PM A King County fire investigator concluded a residential fire in the 10900 block of Southeast 227th Place in Kent was caused by an unattended candle in a bedroom according to a Kent Fire Department press release.

In response to concerns voiced by residents about the recently elevated risk of flooding in the Green River Valley, Weidner Apartment Homes is offering to purchase a flood insurance policy for all residents at its Island Park Apartments in Kent who want flood insurance.

The city of Covington is reporting an accident has shutdown both lanes on Kent Kangley Road at the intersection of 211th Avenue S.E. The lanes will be closed for at least two hours.

Youngsters with the Kent-based Dos FC Premier Soccer Club donated more than 400 coats to the Sleep Country USA Foster Kid program Nov.

KENT, Wash. The Red Cross is helping several families after an apartment fire Sunday.

Take a carousel ride starting Friday, Nov. 27 as the Morford Family Carousel opens for the holiday season at Town Square Plaza, Second Avenue and Harrison Street in downtown Kent.

Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck will appear at 12:30 p.m. Jan.

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.