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updated: Mon Jul 07, 2008 01:34 am

Kent News

Local news for Kent, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

1 hr ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Heading outdoors for Fourth? What you should know

Forget the bombs. Forget the beef. Forget the beer, if you're driving or boating.

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Related Topix: King County, WA, Auburn, WA, SeaTac, WA, Tacoma Metro, Tacoma, WA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

TheNewsTribune.com

Woman found dead after car hits bus booth

A 65-year-old Kent woman was found dead in her car Thursday after her Acura hit a bus booth, the Washington State Patrol said.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Police shooting leads to 2 lawsuits

A controversial police shooting two years ago in Post Alley by an off-duty officer is now the focus of two personal-injury lawsuits.

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Related Topix: King County, WA, Seattle, WA, Pike Place Market (Seattle, WA)

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Another dead black kid -- still no justice

There is no justice for Jessie Drungo. He's dead, got a knife in the chest at 23.

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

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Jamieson: No justice for former suspect in slaying, either

HE'S JUST 22 and wants his life back. He'd like to get his GED. He'd like to get a job.

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Related Topix: King County, WA

Mon Jun 30, 2008

KING5 Seattle News

Kent man angry after dog he rescued is euthanized

A Kent man is furious after a dog he rescued was later euthanized by King County Animal Control.

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Related Topix: Seattle, WA

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Passersby, State Patrol sergeant lift SUV off passenger after 405 rollover

A Ford Explorer rolled over onto an ejected passenger early Sunday morning on Interstate 405 but passersby and a State Patrol sergeant lifted the vehicle off the man, officials said.

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Related Topix: SeaTac, WA, Seattle Metro

Daily India

2 hospitalized after PlayStation dispute

Two Washington residents were hospitalized for gunshot wounds after a robbery and dispute about a PlayStation game console, police said.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Seattle Metro

Sat Jun 28, 2008

Tacoma News Tribune

Police search for three suspects in double shooting at Kent apartment

Kent police are searching for three young men suspected of shooting and critically injuring two teenagers at an apartment Thursday night.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Columbian

Father charged with manslaughter in WA baby's death in fire pit

A man whose 7-month-old son died in a fire pit at the family home in Federal Way has been charged with second-degree manslaughter.

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Related Topix: Federal Way, WA, King County, WA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Seattle Times

Gunman sought in double shooting in Kent

Police are looking for a gunman who shot two men near a Kent apartment complex this afternoon.

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A sad tip for bead crafters

Yes, another bead store has bitten the dust, but all you crafters out there get one more chance to benefit from its demise -- even if the pickin's are a bit slim.

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Tue Jun 24, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Man charged with raping, impregnating disabled woman

A caregiver accused of raping and impregnating a severely disabled woman at a Kent assisted-living facility was charged Tuesday with second-degree rape.

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Tacoma News Tribune

Judge on the hot seat again

Longtime South King County Judge Judith Eiler has been charged with "rude, impatient, undignified and intimidating treatment" of self-represented litigants and attorneys, three years after she was reprimanded ...

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Related Topix: King County, WA, Enumclaw, WA, Issaquah, WA, Federal Way, WA

Sun Jun 22, 2008

KING-TV Seattle

Warm weather brings accidents

The first day of summer brought not only sunshine, warm weather and fun, but also a series of accidents and mishaps.

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Related Topix: Weather, Des Moines, WA

Fri Jun 20, 2008

KCPQ

Garden Supply Owner Sentenced For Pot & Money Laundering

The owner of a Kent garden supply store has been sentenced to 41 months in prison and four years supervised release for Conspiracy to Manufacture Marijuana and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering.

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Related Topix: SeaTac, WA, Seattle Metro, Home Gardening, Home, Drugs

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Services for slain Marine open to public

A funeral with military honors for a 20-year-old from Tacoma who was among four Marines killed in Afghanistan last weekend is planned for June 27.

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Related Topix: Tacoma Metro, Tacoma, WA, Seattle Metro, Seattle, WA

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Bellingham Herald

UW student dies after fall from fraternity window

In his biography on his fraternity's Web site, Kevin MacDonald wrote: "You can sum up my life with three categories: sports, music, friends/family." Those were only some of the traits of the 21-year-old ...

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro

Sun Jun 15, 2008

Daily India

Washington student dies in frat house fall

A University of Washington student has died after falling from a third-floor window of a fraternity house, officials say.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media

Sat Jun 14, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Teen gets 19 years for White Center killing

A 16-year-old boy was sentenced to 19 years in prison Friday for killing the man who caught a group of boys burglarizing his White Center home.

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Related Topix: White Center, WA, King County, WA

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