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Auburn’s legislative priorities target police, landlords, behavioral health

Funding for police, landlords and behavioral health services are among Auburn’s legislative priorities during the upcoming session, director…

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Stricter drug laws could come to Auburn

City officials want a 30-day mandatory minimum for certain offenders.

Graduation from Auburn’s Community Court with Judge Leah Taguba. Photo Courtesy of King County.

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Auburn Community Court takes holistic approach to crime

You can’t arrest your way through issues like drug addiction or poverty, Judge Taguba said.

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Shooting kills one teen, leaves two others seriously injured

Police don’t have a suspect description

Photo courtesy of the City of Auburn Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus proclaimed Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Auburn.

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Mayor announces Hispanic Heritage Month in Auburn

Members of the local Hispanic community accepted the proclamation.

Auburn Police Department reports it seized 82,400 fentanyl pills, 1.8 pounds of heroin, 3.8 pounds of methamphetamine, $173,138 in U.S. currency and two firearms from a Kent apartment April 20 and arrested its 32-year-old tenant. Courtesy photo

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Auburn to receive money from a settlement with opioid distributors

The funds would be used to combat the opioid epidemic

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Auburn woman arrested as suspect in fatal hit-and-run

A license plate registered to a car owned by the woman was found at the scene of the…

The aftermath of the fatal hit-and-run that killed a motorcyclist on Thursday, Sept. 15. Photo courtesy of Auburn Police Department.

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Two men die in two separate hit-and-runs in Auburn

A suspect in one was arrested.

A look inside the King County Juvenile Detention Center. File photo

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Early data suggests program can reduce recidivism in King County

Restorative Community Pathways for youth offenders contrasts with traditional prosecution.

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Auburn councilmembers voice support for abortion access

The council will vote on the resolution on Sept. 19.

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Public Health offers free COVID-19 boosters in Auburn

The bivalent COVID-19 booster shots are available at the Outlet Collection mall in Auburn

Police are searching for the driver and passenger of this vehicle.

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Police search for suspect in car bombing

The bomb destroyed the victim’s car and surrounding trees

Areas colored pink are under a red flag warning for fire conditions over the Sept. 9-11 weekend. COURTESY GRAPHIC, State Department of Natural Resources

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Wildfire smoke and high-risk fire conditions likely over the weekend

Low humidity, gusty winds and high temperatures mean if a fire starts, it will spread rapidly.

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State superintendent announces proposal for free school meals

Proposal asks WA Legislature to allocate $86 million annually.

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Teenage shoplifters and residential burglaries | Auburn police blotter

The following information is taken from the Auburn Police Department daily blotter. All told 16 vehicle thefts, 14…

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Auburn student to compete in United World Games basketball competition

The competition will be held next summer in Austria

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One dead, two injured in Auburn crash on SR 167 over Labor Day weekend

Kent woman, 45, dies in crash

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State troopers track suspect from Vancouver to Auburn

The person is suspected of brandishing a weapon and possessing stolen property.

Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood / Sound Publishing Carolynn Bernard, owner and operator of Bless Ewe Sheep Company, pets one of the sheep on her farm in Enumclaw on Aug. 17, 2021.

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Bless Ewe Sheep Farm needs help

High feed prices are forcing the local sanctuary to rehome many of its sheep.

Auburn Police Officer Jeff Nelson

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Inquest into killing of Isaiah Obet delayed due to officer’s murder trial

The order issuing the delay cited overlapping evidence as the reason