Auburn's Game Farm Park shines as big, lively animal house | Slideshow

Josh Motzkus has his dog, Scuff, perform a trick during the K9 Kings High Flying Dog Show at Petpalooza at Game Farm Park last Saturday.   - Rachel Ciampi/Auburn Reporter
Rachel Ciampi/Auburn Reporter
Josh Motzkus has his dog, Scuff, perform a trick during the K9 Kings High Flying Dog Show at Petpalooza at Game Farm Park last Saturday.
A potbellied pig went for a waddle over the sun-dappled fields of Game Farm Park last Saturday, snurfling up treats, rolling up admirers, generating buzz.

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updated 7:18 PM May 23, 2012 0

Pacific police chief fired

The City of Pacific confirmed Wednesday that Mayor Cy Sun has fired Police Chief John Calkins.

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updated 11:10 AM May 24, 2012 2

Auburn man reunites with long-lost sisters

Auburn resident Jerry Wooliver no longer feels alone. Wooliver, 67, recently met three half-sisters he never knew he had for the first time at the South King County offices of Total Living Concept (TLC), a Kent social service organization where he works.

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updated 7:23 PM May 23, 2012 Kent Reporter 0

Haven to heal: Auburn's Sarah Blum tends to others torn by wounds of war

War seared Sarah Blum. As a 26-year-old Army nurse in an operating room within earshot of Vietnam's battlefields, Blum saw what modern warfare could do to the human body – and soul.

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updated 6:29 PM May 23, 2012 Kent Reporter 0

Works under way on animal shelter in Auburn

Wires dangling from the ceiling, exposed studs, fallen beams, a thick coating of dust and debris on the floor — typically these aren't great signs for a building.

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updated 6:15 PM May 23, 2012 0

Auburn plans to lower speeds to ease strain on arterials

Auburn officials plan to lower the speed limits on several key arterials starting this summer to keep drivers safe, they say, from the fallout of aging, deteriorating street surfaces.

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updated 6:06 PM May 23, 2012 0

Auburn police blotter | May 25

Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between May 16 and 19:

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updated 5:56 PM May 23, 2012 0

VRFA fire and rescue blotter | May 25

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 154 calls for service between May 14 and May 20, among them the following:

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updated 5:50 PM May 23, 2012 0

Auburn man to walk long and far so that others might see

Don Stevenson, the 76-year-old ultra-marathon walker, plans to cover 1,400 miles for friends and a worthy cause.

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11:06 AM May 23, 2012 0

Task force arrests 23 gang members, affiliates in South King County

Twenty-three gang members and their affiliates were arrested in Kent, Auburn, Renton, Tukwila and Des Moines as part of a multi-agency crackdown.

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10:57 AM May 23, 2012 Kent Reporter 2

Auburn woman among 6 charged for illegally collecting unemployment benefits

An Auburn woman was among six individuals charged today in U.S. District Court with theft of government funds for illegally collecting thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits while gainfully employed, U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan announced.

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1:37 PM May 22, 2012 0

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