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Pacific City Park sampling work begins soon

King County will collect groundwater, soil, and vapor samples near a former dumpsite under Pacific City Park in…

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Rachell Ellen Wong will perform Felix Mendelssohn’s passionate Violin Concerto.

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Violin virtuoso joins Auburn Symphony Orchestra for special show

Auburn Symphony Orchestra welcomes 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Rachell Ellen Wong to perform in ASO’s January…

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Shooting kills male at Copper Gate Apartments

Just before 9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 12, Auburn Police officers responded to a reported shooting at the Copper…

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Auburn put out a call to sculptors who’d like to submit their works for inclusion in the city’s downtown sculpture gallery.

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City invites sculptors to submit works for downtown sculpture gallery

The City of Auburn has sent out the call: come all ye sculptors and submit your applications for…

Pictured left to right: Bill, Nina and Tom Contoravdis, co-owners of Athens Pizza and Pasta, pose for a photo in front of their restaurant that is set to re-open for take-out on Friday, April 1. (File photo)

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Year in review: Auburn’s top stories of 2022

The year 2022 was quite a year for news in Auburn, from the community’s efforts to pick up…

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Beer heist at Auburn Safeway leads to felony harassment charge

The Auburn Police Department reports that on Dec. 4, a Puyallup man tried to steal beer from the…

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Photo of Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson after he shot and killed Jesse Sarey on May 31, 2019.

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Prosecutor hires private attorneys in Auburn officer’s murder case

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has contracted with two former prosecutors to lead the case against former…

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Green River College receives $400k grant to strengthen employer partnerships

Green River College was recently awarded a $400,000 grant through the Strada Education Network Employer and Community College…

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At the 2022 Veterans Parade and Observance, marchers display the images and names of veterans who gave the “last, full measure of devotion” to their nation in battle.

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Auburn announces winning entries from Veterans Parade

Auburn’s 57th annual Veterans Parade and Observance route on Nov. 5 was lined with supporters waving American flags,…

Members of the Northwest Chapter of The Gamewardens Association, Vietnam to present, take part in the parade, representing the oldest, continually-operating Brown Water Navy Veterans Group in the United States.

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Veterans Parade returns to Auburn

One of the largest Veterans Day parades on the West Coast, the 57th annual Veterans Parade and Observance,…

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Local fire captain calls it a career: ‘Best decision I ever made’

Ten years of volunteering with the Wishkah Fire Department, near his hometown of Aberdeen, told Jon Hillebrant all…

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Driver dies after SUV goes over barrier onto State Route 18

Washington State Patrol reports a fatal collision between a semi-truck and an SUV occurred the morning of Nov.…

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The Valley Regional Fire Authority’s new ladder truck, pictured here, arrived in Auburn this past May.

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Meet your fire department’s new ladder truck

By 2021, Ladder 331 was reaching the end of its service life, and the Valley Regional Fire Authority…

Auburn’s annual Hops & Crops beer and music festival returns to Mary Olson Farm from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, shaking off the stiffness of its 2-year pandemic induced snooze. Photo courtesy of White River Valley Museum.

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Auburn’s annual Hops and Crops beer and music festival returns

Is this Saturday looking like possible sweater weather?

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APD make arrest in child pornography case

The arrest came after over seven months of investigation

Hops and Crops festival. Courtesy photo.

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Events coming to Auburn this September

From bodybuilding competitions to orchestra concerts.

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Sound Publishing to host King County prosecutor candidate forum Sept. 28

The event is free and open to the public at Carco Theatre in Renton, hosted in partnership with…

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Public can now enroll in Auburn’s Civics Academy

City council and mayoral duties, budgeting and allocation are among the many activities carried out by different city…

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Homemade fireworks, assault at Memo’s | Police blotter

The following information is taken from the Auburn Police Department daily blotter from July 18 to July 25.

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Boeing technician wins settlement over union dues

A technician at Boeing’s Auburn facility has won a settlement requiring International Association of Machinists (IAM) union officials…