‘I was crushed, panicking’: Kentridge High School students "sold out" of homecoming

A hard start to the Kent school year with some students at Kentridge High School left without tickets to attend this year's homecoming dance. The event, scheduled for Saturday night, sold out in less than a week leaving many seniors out.

Parents may have to make 'alternate arrangements' as Kent teacher's strike goes into week 2

On Friday, the Kent Educators Association (KEA) organized a BBQ and picnic for union members as the bargaining team continues talks with the district using a mediator in order to try to come to an agreement on a contract.

Kent mobile home fire displaces 5 people

Five people were displaced Friday morning after a mobile home fire in Kent. 

Kent school board votes 'no action' for possible lawsuit against teachers union

The Kent school board has voted 2-2 for a resolution that would have allowed the district to bring a lawsuit against the Kent Education Association (KEA), whose members are currently on strike, delaying the start of the school year. 

Kent teacher strike reaches day 3 as negotiations spill into public

The negotiations between the Kent School District and the teacher's union spills into the public, as KEA reaches day 3 of it's strike.

Kent teacher strike: Start of school year delayed, district offices remain open

The start of the school year in the Kent school district has been delayed after the teacher's union voted to strike, the district wrote on its website. The school year would have began Aug. 25.

Kent educators plan strike if contract agreement is not reached by first day of school

Teachers in one south King County community are preparing to go on strike just as the school year is about to start. Members of the Kent Education Association demonstrated a walk-in, Tuesday morning, to express frustrations with the Kent School District about contract negotiations. The group said it would demonstrate a walk-out Tuesday afternoon.

SWAT team helps arrests armed suspect barricaded inside Kent apartment

Kent police have arrested a suspect they say pointed a gun at a neighbor before running into his apartment and barricading himself inside. 

Police arrest 31-time convict after a violent pursuit in Kent

Police arrested a 31-time convicted felon after he was spotted driving a stolen truck, led officers on a pursuit and rammed a police car, trapping the officer inside on Saturday.

$5,000 reward offered to find missing 81-year-old man with Alzheimer's

The Kent Police Department is still searching for an 81-year-old man with Alzheimer's that has been missing since early June. A $5,000 reward has been offered for any information that leads to finding him.

'We lost our money': Family warns of couple using fake jewelry to steal thousands of dollars

A family is warning others of a scam they fell victim to, where a couple said they were from a foreign country and needed money. The family offered it to them and took what they thought was real gold jewelry as collateral for later payback-- but they learned the hard way and are now out thousands of dollars.