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State Patrol leads multi-agency effort to stop street racing

Racers take over streets/freeways in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties

Courtesy Photo, Kent School District

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State Department of Health releases updated K-12 school guidance

Schools must plan to provide full time in-person education this fall

The Emerald Downs horse racing track will reopen May 19 with a limited number of fans allowed. COURTESY PHOTO, Emerald Downs

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Emerald Downs to allow fans this horse racing season

At 25% capacity under state guidelines; fans were banned last year due to COVID-19

A screenshot from private surveillance footage provided by the Seattle Police Department shows a suspect engaging with the occupants of a vehicle on Feb. 9, 2021, in Seattle. The suspect shot the vehicle’s two occupants, one fatally, before he was killed by police. File photo

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King County gun violence keeps soaring in 2021

69 shooting victims in first three months, 16 of them fatal

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg. File photo

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King County needs more lawyers to attack backlog of cases

6,107 open cases is double the normal amount for King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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Kent man charged with cutting brake lines, slashing tires in South Seattle

Tells police he committed hundreds of similar crimes in Seattle, Des Moines

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City of Auburn still considering annexation of Bridges neighborhood in Kent

Controversial development of townhouses under consideration by Kent City Council

Lynda Wilson

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Republican state senators make bid to get children back into classrooms

Wilson, Braun among sponsors of Senate bill

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Snow expected this weekend

No large amounts predicted each day but could total an estimated 5 inches or more

Joe Fain. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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Women’s group wants Joe Fain to resign from state Redistricting Commission

Says rape allegation made in 2018 has never been properly investigated

The U.S. Department of Justice released a photo of Ethan Nordean, circled in red, during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots in Washington, D.C. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Department of Justice

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Proud Boys member with local ties to be transferred to D.C. to face charges

A federal judge orders Ethan Nordean to District of Columbia court related to Capitol riots

The U.S. Department of Justice released this photo of Ethan Nordean, circled in red, during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots in Washington, D.C. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Department of Justice

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Proud Boys member with local ties charged for role in Jan. 6 riots

Ethan Nordean faces charges of obstructing or impeding an official proceeding

The city-owned accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, 625 W. James St. FILE PHOTO

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King County to launch COVID-19 vaccination sites in Kent, Auburn

Opening Feb. 1 at ShoWare Center, GSA Complex for vulnerable older adults

Chad Wheeler. COURTESY PHOTO, Seattle Seahawks

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Ex-Seahawk Wheeler accused of attacking girlfriend in Kent apartment

Lineman charged with first-degree domestic violence assault

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14-year-old victim of Green River killer identified

The remains of Wendy Stephens were found in 1984

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State bill seeks independent investigations of police uses of deadly force

Bill introduced by Kent Rep. Entenman

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Black woman charged with hate crime for attacking white woman on bus in Kent

Allegedly punched woman while using racial insults on Metro bus

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Kent man faces animal fighting charge for cockfighting operation

Court date set for Dec. 7

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PSE electric rates to slightly increase

Natural gas prices went up a month ago

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Four men charged with assault in fight at Renton Sikh temple

Three Kent men, one Renton man face charges in Oct. 18 attack