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Auburn man in murder investigation released

A 19-year-old Auburn man arrested Feb. 23 in connection with the death of his former girlfriend was released…

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Delayed stimulus? City projects to get little federal help

Auburn officials hoped the $800 billion federal American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009, informally known as the…

Ron Lemmen from the Auburn Senior Activity Center’s pool team watches his shot go in during Tuesday afternoon’s 8-ball billiards showdown between the seniors and the Auburn Parks

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Seniors shine again in pool shootout

Auburn’s pool team approached the Senior Activity Center’s pool room Tuesday afternoon, exactly one member said, like lambs…

Dick Vasel plants a tree on the reconstructed Fenster levee.

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Church, volunteers come together to enhance Fenster levee

Dick Vasel and his wife moved to Auburn six months ago from a small city on the flat,…

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Ex-boyfriend held in Auburn woman’s death

Police have arrested a 19-year-old Auburn man for investigation of homicide-domestic violence after medics found his former girlfriend…

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Obstruction charge against Haugen dropped

A municipal court judge dismissed the single obstruction charge against Auburn City Councilwoman Virginia Haugen on Feb. 20…

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City attorney disappointed with ruling on Hedlund case

Last week a divided 5-4 State Supreme Court ruled that an Auburn woman cannot be charged as an…

Parker the squirrel is the official mascot for the Auburn Parks

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Furry friend Parker to promote parks programs

Say anything you want to Parker the squirrel, stamp your feet, fire jokes at him, he won’t squeak…

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City mulls excise to help pay for truck corridors

So much rides upon Auburn’s freight corridors — the economy, the movement of goods to markets, the ordinary…

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State Supreme Court drops DUI charge against Auburn woman

The State Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Teresa Hedlund, the sole survivor of a one-car crash that…

Concerned citizen Patricia Helmer poses a question at the community meeting with the U.S. Corps of Engineers.

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Corps’ chief: No need to panic about Hanson Dam

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Medical center makes way for temporary parking

Auburn Regional Medical Center has leased from Auburn Ace Holdings, LLC, the vacant Cavanaugh half block for use…

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Auburn Library to make way for expansion

The King County Library System expects to begin work within two years on an expansion of the 15,000-square-foot…

The Washington State Department of Licensing office at 3310 Auburn Way N.

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Drivers’ licensing office to close

Auburn residents who need to get or renew their driver’s licenses will soon have to travel miles out…

Superintendent Kip Herren explains the importance of next month’s bond election

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District: Aging schools need to be replaced

Auburn High School, Terminal Park Elementary and Olympic Middle School are all past the half-century mark, showing their…

An aerial view shows the pool behind the Howard Hanson Dam. Portions of the earthwork around the dam were damaged in the mid-January storms.

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Weakened Hanson Dam concerns local officials

Auburn officials fear that another big storm could give residents along the Green River, especially in North Auburn,…

Jaron Gates

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Community leaders tackle gang issues

Donald Dorsey, Gang Intervention Specialist with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, fired questions at the young people gathered in…

Restaurant owner Ryan Lindley was handed a long-overdue bill

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His dream is gone: Restaurateur undone by overdue bill, sour economy

For 20 years, Auburn businessman Ryan Lindley toyed with the idea of opening his own restaurant and serving…

Cara Rudd

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Active, compassionate Rudd leaves her mark as Miss Auburn

Cara Rudd taps one foot constantly, speaks in a rapid fire stream, boils over with ideas. Even in…

Puget Sound Energy workers and Auburn police work the scene of a natural gas leak at 41st and A Street Southeast on Wednesday.

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Break in gas line causes business evacuations, closed roads

A worker performing maintenance accidentally knocked the cap off a 6-inch natural gas line at the intersection of…