Leesa Manion. COURTESY PHOTO, Leesa Manion

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Leesa Manion seeks reelection as King County Prosecuting Attorney

Defeated Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell in November 2022

U.S. District Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, USDOJ

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US Marshals alert public of fraudulent court order scams

Warning comes from Seattle-based Western District of Washington

COURTESY PHOTO, PSE

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Puget Sound Energy electric, natural gas rates go up

Roughly a 12% hike for electric customers and 7% for natural gas customers

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Auburn murder case finally ends after 15 years in court system

Judge says ‘Justice has failed this family’ in 2010 killing.

Howard Hanson Dam along the upper Green River that helps control flooding in Kent, Auburn, Renton and Tukwila. FILE PHOTO, Army Corps

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Army Corps adjust Hanson Dam flows to combat Green River flooding

Dam helps control flooding in Kent, Auburn, Renton and Tukwila

A breach in the Desimone levee Dec. 15 along the Green River in Tukwila. COURTESY SCREENSHOT/Video, King County Sheriff’s Office

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Army Corps assists King County with Green River levee breach

Reduces water flow from Hanson Dam; provides personnel support; super sacks

A breach in the Desimone Levee along the Green River on Dec. 15 in Tukwila. SCREENSHOT/Video, Courtesy King County Sheriff’s Office

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Green River levee breach impacts small areas of Kent, Renton and Tukwila

Levee breach video released; evacuation notice lifted Monday evening by King County

View from an airplane of the flooding at S. 277th St. in Auburn on Dec. 15, 2025. Courtesy photo/City of Auburn

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State mobilization authorized to fight flooding in Kent, Auburn

State Patrol Chief John Batiste approves the mobilization of state resources after request by fire chiefs

Washington State Department of Transportation crews placed hundreds of sandbags Sunday, Dec. 14 and overnight into the early morning of Monday, Dec. 15 along Highway 167 in Kent and Auburn to redirect flooding from the Green River. COURTESY PHOTO, WSDOT

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Both directions of SR 167 in Kent, Auburn now closed again

WSDOT had reopened southbound lanes for several hours Monday morning, Dec. 15

Kent’s Allegro Performing Arts Academy will present a sensory-friendly holiday performance at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 at Auburn Performing Arts Center. COURTESY PHOTO, Allegro

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Allegro academy to present sensory-friendly holiday show

Catch ‘Winter at the Beach’ Dec. 20 at Auburn Performing Arts Center

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King County shots fired incidents drop dramatically in 2025

Third-quarter report shows homicides by firearm down 48% from high of 31 in 2021 to 16 so far…

New King County Executive Girmay Zahilay speaks after his Nov. 25 swearing in during a County Council meeting in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

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Girmay Zahilay, 38, sworn in as King County executive

Becomes the youngest person ever to hold the office, first immigrant, first refugee and the first millennial

File Photo, Kent Reporter

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Kent Police arrest armed robbery suspect in Auburn

Auburn man, 50, reportedly robbed Kent espresso stand Nov. 16 along Central Avenue South

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BECU to merge with smaller California-based credit union

When completed, company will have 1.74 million members and assets of $33 billion

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Family looks forward to end of lengthy murder court case

Seth Frankel, a father of two young girls and an Auburn resident, was fatally stabbed in 2010.

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New tolling system on SR 167 starts Oct. 20

Non-tolled lanes will remain for drivers between Renton and Puyallup, including Kent and Auburn

Courtesy Photo, King County Elections

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King County Elections mails ballots for Nov. 4 general election

Voters should receive ballots by Oct. 20

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I-5 southbound in Kent to close on the Sept. 26-28 weekend

SR 18 in Auburn will also see lane closures

People display a banner Sept. 1 on an overpass above State Route 18 in Covington. COURTESY PHOTO, Indivisible Covington WA

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Anti-Trump protests line overpasses in Kent, Auburn, Covington | Photos

People show up Labor Day along SR 18 and SR 167

A light rail vehicle parked Aug. 18 on the alignment during the construction of the Star Lake Station in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Light rail passenger service to Kent, Federal Way starts Dec. 6

Features two new light rail stations in Kent, one in Federal Way along 7.8-mile extension