News

Kent city leaders want bigger piece of county Parks Levy
Measure could go to voters in August; King County Council to consider levy this month

Man, 22, gets 20-year prison sentence for 2022 Kent killing
Drive-by shooting outside bar on Central Avenue took the life of 29-year-old Kent man
Business

Kent-based Blue Origin sets all-female flight for April 14
Singer Katy Perry among crew on New Shepard-31 to launch from West Texas

New restaurant coming soon to Kent’s Riverbend Golf Complex
Riverbend Bar and Grill scheduled to open this spring at city-owned facility
Sports

Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentwood
Logan Luu (Sr. Soccer) and Joe Francis-Rodrigues (Sr. Fastpitch) are this weeks winners.

Enumclaw no-hits Kentlake: Cooper Markham strikes out 19
Kentlake’s Ledbetter punches out 11 in the loss.
Life
Maple Valley woman chosen to advance to Playoffs on ‘The Voice’
Kelsea Ballerini calls Lucia Flores-Wiseman ‘A modern-day Amy Winehouse’
Opinion

Principles and ideas that are worth standing by | Whale’s Tales
In a recent Whale’s Tales, I criticized the present administration in Washington, D.C. — not for its goals, but for… Continue reading

A little political lesson from Wile E. Coyote | Whale’s Tales
In a series of rules that Wile E. Coyote’s creator, Chuck Jones, laid down in 1948 to guide Warner Brothers’… Continue reading
LA’s wildfires must spark change in our neck of the woods | Brunell
Is the Northwest ready for our ‘Big One?’ | Brunell
Combing through this current follicle challenge | Whale’s Tales
Thoughts on Memorial Day and the ultimate sacrifice | Brunell
In search of fairness, morals and good sportsmanship | Whale’s Tales
Northwest

New catalytic converter law aimed at deterring theft in WA
The new law also creates specific and real penalties for people who don’t follow the rules.
Suspects fire multiple rounds at parked vehicle in Federal Way
Wilson criticizes Sound Transit’s choice of Constantine as CEO
New catalytic converter law aimed at deterring theft in WA
Federal Way woman indicted for scamming elderly Korean community
Federal Way hotels for homeless to be fully open by fall 2025
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Family starts GoFundMe page for Kent man killed in crash
Man, 22, gets 20-year prison sentence for 2022 Kent killing
Kent man who killed four in Renton crash pleads guilty to all charges
Kent-based T-Birds rally to defeat Everett 6-3 in WHL playoffs
Slower is safer: Steps to increase traffic safety in South King County