Kent

A cluster of tents in a grassy lot in Kent highlights the issues that many communities face as President Joe Biden attempts to restrict migrants seeking asylum.

The asylum-seekers, mainly from Angola, Congo and Venezuela, have set up an encampment in a Seattle suburb near an empty motel.

Teachers in the Kent School District are on strike, saying they want higher pay, smaller class sizes and more mental and behavioral support for students. The school year was supposed to start Thursday.

Seattle doesn't often make national news for gun violence, but in 2021, more shots were fired there than in any of the previous five years. Last summer, a local group that intervenes to try to prevent gun violence took the unusual step of paying 16 young men who were likely to be involved in shootings to leave the city for 30 days.

The city of Seattle was among 14 cities in the U.S. that saw a population gain of 100,000 or more over the past decade, and the nearby city of Kent was…

The public library where I grew up had an old claw-foot bathtub right in the middle of the children's section. The tub was lined with carpet, and it was…

A community garden in Kent is in the spotlight as an example of climate action that empowers people who are disproportionally impacted by climate…

Kent School District's superintendent has faced public criticism for receiving thousands of dollars in stipends to participate in education-technology…

Professional athletes use wearable technology to improve performance. But key questions remain over who owns the data and how the information is used.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-983560.mp3School starts up again in a couple of weeks and a lot of kids have just…