Outdoor-gear retailer REI said Thursday it has laid off a "limited number" of employees at its Kent headquarters and in stores throughout the country.
Kent firefighters are battling a fire on the top level of a three-story apartment building, Capt. Kyle Ohashi said.
A family of four was displaced this morning after their Kent apartment was seriously damaged by a fire that started about 3 a.m.
Additional law enforcement officers will patrol for drunken drivers this weekend in Pierce and King counties as people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
A semi-truck carrying 50 gallons of acetone lost control and struck a sign on state Route 167 early this morning, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Servers at South King County bars will get visited by law enforcement officers this weekend if a drunken driver is arrested after leaving their establishment.
A house fire this afternoon displaced two Kent residents after a portable heater accidentally tipped and caused flammable liquids to catch fire, Fire officials said.
Five people suffered minor smoke inhalation this morning after their house caught on fire, according to the Kent Fire Department.
An alleged child abduction Monday in Kent appears to be a dispute between the boy’s two baby sitters, police said.
An alleged child abduction in Kent this morning appears to be a dispute between the boy’s two babysitters, Assistant Police Chief Pat Lowery said.
A man is in critical condition after losing control of his truck and slamming into a tree in Kent, according to the Kent Fire Department.
King County prosecutors have charged a man with third-degree assault for allegedly punching and head-butting a police detective who tried to stop him from intimidating a witness at the Kent courthouse.
King County prosecutors have charged a man with third-degree assault for allegedly punching and head butting a police detective who tried to stop him from intimidating a witness at the Kent courthouse.
Bail has been set at $20,000 for a man accused of assaulting a police detective in the Kent courthouse after the detective ordered him to stop intimidating witnesses testifying in a drive-by shooting trial.
Bail has been set at $20,000 for a man accused of assaulting a police detective in the Kent courthouse after the detective ordered him to stop intimidating witnesses testifying in a drive-by shooting trial.
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