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Sound Transit Link extension projects face delays
The Federal Way Link Extension is one of four Sound Transit projects facing delays due to construction challenges, according to a new report provided to...
Congressman introduces bill to discourage large investors from buying homes
Recently, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced a bill aimed at slowing “the consolidation of single-family home ownership among the investor class.” The Saving Homes from...
Kent nonprofit gets $176,000 grant to connect youth with outdoors
The King County Council on Tuesday, Aug. 16 voted to provide $176,000 to Wakulima USA, a Kent nonprofit organization, to support programming around connection to...
Kent City Council approves $7.2M purchase of land near Clark Lake Park
The Kent City Council approved a $7.2 million purchase of the 17-acre Ruth property to complete the assemblage of all the land around Clark Lake...
Housing First: ‘What if we do nothing about homelessness?’ | Podcast
Nearly two years into their implementation of the Health Through Housing initiative, King County officials remain steadfast in their housing first approach to the region’s...
564-unit Kent apartment complex proposed for West Hill
A developer plans to build a 564-unit market-rate apartment community on the West Hill in Kent near the new light rail station under construction. An...
Kent man charged with assault after police standoff at apartment complex
A 67-year-old Kent man faces second-degree assault and felony harassment charges after he allegedly threatened two neighbors with a gun. The incident led to a...
Puget Sound Fire responds in Kent to four fires within an hour
Four separate fires within an hour in the 10600 block of SE 240th Street on the East Hill in Kent are under investigation by Puget...
Free vaccination events provide required back-to-school immunizations
Routine medical visits were postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a drop in childhood vaccination rates. To combat the drop in childhood vaccination...
Kent Police Blotter: July 26 to Aug. 6
A sampling of Kent Police incidents July 26 to Aug. 6: July 26 Kidnapping: 3:57 a.m., officers were dispatched to a welfare check at Country...