Kent Reporter

The Kent Reporter focuses on a 29-square-mile region that includes the city itself and the surrounding unincorporated areas near its borders.

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Kent father, 26, killed in shooting June 16 on East Hill

1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Steve Hunter

Leroy Tinoga, 26, of Kent, the married father of two young children, was killed in the shooting and vehicle crash incident June 16 on the East Hill in Kent. The family of Tinoga released his identity with the posting of a GoFundMe account.
Man, juvenile face murder charges in Kent student’s death

1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Steve Hunter

A 20-year-old Auburn man and 16-year-old Auburn boy each face first-degree murder charges in the June 2024 shooting of a Kent-Meridian High School student.
Signs at Reith Road roundabouts in Kent take a beating

1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Steve Hunter

Directional and yield signs are taking a beating so far at the two new Reith Road roundabouts in Kent. Drivers are knocking down or bending the signs on narrow metal poles as they negotiate the turns along Reith Road at the intersections of Lake Fenwick Road and South 253rd Street. Reith Road connects the Valley with the West Hill between State Route 516 and Military Road South.
Kent woman faces vehicular homicide charge in March crash

1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Steve Hunter

A 41-year-old Kent woman faces charges of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault in a March 28 crash in Kent that killed Jose Ortiz, 55, and injured his wife while they were driving home from church. Wajiha Mubin Din remains in custody at the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle with bail set at $750,000, according to King County jail records. She has a pretrial hearing on July 21 and a scheduled trial date of Sept. 2 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Kent man, 63, charged with robbing Auburn bank

1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Joshua Solorzano

A Kent man with several bank robberies on his record has been charged with armed robbery following an alleged Auburn bank robbery he committed while unmasked and wearing an orange traffic safety vest. On June 16, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged Michael Peter Esposito, 63, whose last known address was in Kent, with first-degree robbery, stemming from an alleged May 13 incident where he robbed Umpqua Bank, 4191 A St. SE., Auburn, at gunpoint.
Auburn elementary school librarian charged with rape of child

1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Joshua Solorzano

The Auburn School District placed a Chinook Elementary School librarian on administrative leave after she was charged with second-degree rape of a child stemming from an alleged incident with a 13-year-old boy. On June 10, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged former Chinook Elementary School librarian Shayla Schwoch, 37, with second-degree rape of a child. According to charging documents, Schwoch went to the Auburn Police Department on June 5 to report a sexual assault.
Class of 2025 high school graduates celebrate in Kent | Photos

1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Steve Hunter

It was a busy weekend for the Class of 2025 graduates of the four Kent School District high schools and two academies. Kentlake, Kentridge, Kentwood and Kent-Meridian high school graduations were one right after the other on Saturday, June 14 at the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent. Kent Laboratory Academy and iGrad & Kent Virtual Academy had ceremonies on Friday, June 13 at Kent-Meridian High School.
Man fatally shot on East Hill in Kent; found inside vehicle

1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Steve Hunter

A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon, June 16 on the East Hill in Kent. Multiple Kent Police officers, Puget Sound Fire firefighters and medics were dispatched at about 2:32 p.m. to the area of SE 240th Street and 108th Avenue SE after multiple 911 calls to report a male bleeding from the head in a vehicle that had collided with other vehicles, according to a Kent Police news release.
People ‘fed up’ with Trump administration protest in Covington | Photos

1 week ago | kentreporter.com | Steve Hunter

Kent resident Rob Mitchell says “people are getting fed up” with the Trump administration and its “authoritarian government.”Mitchell joined about 1,500 people on Saturday afternoon, June 14 lining sidewalks and holding signs on both sides of a stretch of Southeast 272nd Street at a peaceful protest in Covington, part of a nationwide “No Kings” event that drew thousands of people across the state and millions across the nation.
Kent Elementary School’s new mural brings wildlife alive | Photos

2 weeks ago | kentreporter.com | Steve Hunter

Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest jumps out from a new 60-foot mural at Kent Elementary School. A bear stands tall behind a Kent Elementary sign. An eagle soars with Mount Rainier in the background. A fox dances near a river. Artists Michelle McClinn and Cheryl Rhodes revealed the mural, which is 8 feet high and 60 feet long, on June 5. More than 60 people attended the reveal, including Kent Mayor Dana Ralph.