Kent cancels summer lifeguard program
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The city of Kent will not have lifeguards at popular swimming spots this summer due to a lack of applicants.

High school seniors protest Kent School District's plan for drive-thru graduations

High school seniors at one local district are protesting plans of a drive-thru graduation ceremony. Dozens of students and parents rallied outside of Kent School District headquarters, Wednesday.

Kent students to protest drive-through graduation
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Graduating high school seniors say they want a traditional graduation ceremony like some other districts are offering in Western Washington.

Kent man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen

Christopher James Kuna, 36, was at a gathering with family and close friends at the park when he gave alcohol to the 14-year-old victim and sexually assaulted her.

Kent might not have lifeguards this summer as city struggles to fill part-time jobs

Local governments across Puget Sound are beginning their search to hire seasonal help. In Kent, part-time jobs are up for grabs including lifeguards at Lake Meridian Park, but finding qualified applicants has been a challenge this year.

High number of homicides in Kent so far this year raises concern in community

A troubling amount of homicides in Kent so far in 2021 has the police department studying ways to prevent future killings. Six homicides have occurred in the first four months of the year—two in January, two in March and two in April.

City of Kent to pay $4.4 million to family of unarmed Black man shot and killed by police

The city of Kent has agreed to pay the family of Giovonn Joseph-McDade, an unarmed Black man shot and killed by police in 2017, $4.4 million in a settlement over his death.

Kent Police enforce school zone speed cameras as students return to in-person learning

Kent Police Department began enforcing six speed cameras near elementary schools to make sure drivers are using caution in school zones as some students return to in-person learning.

Police respond to second deadly shooting at Kent apartment complex in 2 days

Police officers are investigating a deadly shooting at a Kent apartment complex, the second deadly shooting the complex has seen in two days.

Man shot and killed in Kent early Easter morning

An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a Kent man early Sunday morning. 

Crash splits car in half
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The driver escaped with only minor injuries after a car was split in half in Kent.