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Ryan Mason, 19, was reported missing by a family member on April 26. Photo, Auburn Police Department

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Family looking for missing local man

Ryan Mason, 19, is missing, and his family is anxious to find him.

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King County moves its Auburn community testing site

King County moved its Auburn community testing site from the GSA Complex to Boeing’s Auburn facility at 2400…

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Federal Way Councilmember Lydia Assefa-Dawson announces run for King County Council District 7

Assefa-Dawson pledges to bring leadership and perspectives as a housing advocate, person with disabilities, immigrant, and mom to…

Carlinna L. Mayberry, 17. Courtesy photo

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Auburn police search for missing teen

Carlinna L. Mayberry, 17, was last seen leaving the area of 2 Auburn Way North on at 6:55…

US 8th Congressional District Representative Kim Schrier (D) chats with Tamesha Marquis, school nurse at Bowman Creek Elementary, during her Tuesday morning visit to learn about the school’s rapid-testing site. Photo Robert Whale, Auburn Reporter

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Rep. Schrier visits Auburn school’s rapid testing pilot site

Washington Congresswoman Kim Schrier (District 8) and Auburn Schools Superintendent Dr. Alan Spicciati visited the rapid testing pilot…

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Auburn vaccination site relocated to provide expanded access in South King County

King County moved its Auburn community vaccination site March 29 from the General Services Administration Complex to the…

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Auburn City Councilmember Larry Brown running for 2nd term

Auburn City Councilman Larry Brown is running for re-election, according to the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission.

Jennifer Whitaker atop 2020 Horse of the Meeting Dutton at the opening of training March 5 at Emerald Downs in Auburn. COURTESY PHOTO, Emerald Downs

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Training begins at Emerald Downs for 2021 season

210 horses at Auburn track

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Auburn residents reappointed to Lake Geneva Management District Advisory Board

On March 9, the King County Council confirmed the reappointments of Auburn residents Larry Gross and Dave Saunders…

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City launches first in series of Town Halls March 11

Public safety, police behavior, business recruitment, fixing bumpy roads, emergency preparation.

Youngsters enjoy reading in Humanities for Washington’s Cabin Fever program. Courtesy photo

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Humanities Washington compiles its readings for kids housebound by pandemic

When COVID-19 first struck, closing schools and workplaces and keeping so many people at home, Humanities Washington created…

Veteran VRFA firefighter David Swanson retired on Feb. 14, bringing a close to a 30-year career in the fire service. Courtesy photo.

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VRFA Firefighter David Swanson retires

David Swanson was a 15-year old kid, he said, “headed down the wrong road” in life when a…

Auburn City Hall. Courtesy photo

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Ransomware attack targets city’s utility billing payment processor

The city of Auburn was the victim of a ransomware attack on its utility billing payment processor between…

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Auburn’s website goes down

People who had been expecting to catch the Auburn City Council study session online Feb. 8 were disappointed.

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Auburn Symphony Orchestra presents its winter schedule

Music can calm troubled waters and offer new experiences when we are in a rut.

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Helen S. Smith Gallery presents ‘Art of the Quarantine’

The Helen S. Smith Gallery website at Green River College has partnered with a Vancouver, Washington, gallery to…

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Team investigates fatal Auburn police shooting

An Auburn police officer shot and killed Nicholas Ellingson on Dec. 17 when, according to police, Ellingson, who…

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Time runs out on Jan. 10 to see online art exhibit at Helen S. Smith Gallery

One more call to catch Curated Moments, an exhibition of the work of the artists in Green River…

An Auburn man and his two sons escaped this early-morning fire on Jan. 1, thanks to working smoke alarms. Photo courtesy of Valley Regional Fire Authority.

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Smoke alarms alert local families of early morning fires

The residents of two homes, one in Auburn, the second in Algona, escaped with their lives from fires…

Former Auburn Fire Chief Steve Shropshire passed away Dec. 20 at his home in Auburn. Merry Shropshire, courtesy photo.

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Former Auburn Fire Chief Steve Shropshire dies

Retired Auburn Fire Chief and retired King County Fire District 44 Commissioner Steve Shropshire was a giant in…