2021

KING COUNTY, WA -- A pedestrian died Thursday afternoon after being struck by a train near downtown Kent, according to KIRO 7 News. The collision in an area between South 259th Street and James Street and was first reported by Kent Police at 3:23 p.m. No information has been reported on the circumstances leading...

KING COUNTY, WA -- A vehicle accident Monday evening was blocking the right lane on Interstate 5 southbound near the Star Lake neighborhood in southwest Kent, according to Washington State Department of Transportation. On I-5 southbound just north of S 272nd St there is a collision blocking the right lane. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic)...

KING COUNTY, WA -- A major collision Friday morning closed three left lanes on Interstate 5 southbound near Kent, according to Washington State Department of Transportation. On I-5 southbound just north of SR 516 there is a collision blocking the 2 left lanes. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 30, 2021 The incident occurred in...

KENT, WA -- A vehicle collision Thursday evening was blocking the left lane on state Route 167 southbound near Kent, according to Washington State Department of Transportation. Update 6:02 PM : On SR 167 southbound at 84th Ave S there is a collision blocking the left lane. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 23, 2021...

KENT, WA -- A vehicle collision early Wednesday morning shut down state Route 516 in both eastbound and westbound directions near Kent, according to Washington State Department of Transportation. On SR 516 eastbound & westbound at SR 181 there is a collision blocking all lanes. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) July 14, 2021 The accident...

KENT, WA -- A 25-year-old man was hospitalized early Sunday morning after being struck by a car moments after a separate collision on Highway 167 in Kent, according to Kent Reporter. The man, a resident of Federal Way, was driving a 2015 Ford Focus northbound on SR-167 near the state Route 516 merge at...

KENT, WA -- A teenage boy was rescued Tuesday evening after almost drowning in Lake Meridian in Kent, according to KOMO News. Medics with Valley Regional Fire Authority arrived at the lake off Kent-Kangley Road on Kent's East Hill at around 7:40 p.m. Prior to their arrival, witnesses had managed to pull the boy...