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Switch from municipal to King County District Court rings up savings for Auburn

There is a difference between what it would have cost the City to have kept its Municipal Court…

Auburn mulls changes to abandoned-shopping-cart policies

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Auburn mulls changes to abandoned-shopping-cart policies

A “public nuisance.”

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Auburn Symphony Orchestra enters final stages of its search for a new conductor

Auburn Symphony Orchestra board members expect they are in the closing weeks of their search for a new…

Candidates dealing with wear and tear from nasty mayoral race

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Candidates dealing with wear and tear from nasty mayoral race

The 2017 mayoral election is different than the campaign of 2012, Nancy Backus said of the year she…

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Teen charged in stabbing death; another man arrested for rendering criminal assistance

An illicit meetup to exchange pills for property went off the rails Sunday night and devolved into a…

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Teen sentenced to 12½ years in prison for shooting death

Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Berns sentenced an Auburn youth to 12½ years in prison for shooting to death…

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Findings: Green River College failed to follow federal guidelines for reporting on campus security

Between 2009 and 2013, Green River College failed to meet its obligations both under a federal consumer protection…

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City sets Nov. 6 public hearing to examine Business Improvement Area

Formed in 1988, Auburn’s downtown Business Improvement Area was designed to help kick up economic activity there by…

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City Council rezones Auburn Environmental Park area for light industrial use

Hoping to entice private-sector green businesses to invest there and bring hundreds of high-paying jobs with them, on…

City eyes old lumber store site for Sound Transit’s second garage

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City eyes old lumber store site for Sound Transit’s second garage

Sound Transit is going to build a second parking garage in Auburn and install non-motorized improvements like shared…

Findings: Green River College failed to follow federal guidelines for reporting on campus security

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Findings: Green River College failed to follow federal guidelines for reporting on campus security

Between 2009 and 2013, Green River College failed to meet its obligations both under a federal consumer protection…

Nancy Backus, left, and Largo Wales. FILE PHOTOS

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Candidates converge at forum as Nov. 7 election looms

Mayoral, council and senate seats to be determined

City looks at where to put Transit’s second garage

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City looks at where to put Transit’s second garage

Sound Transit’s Auburn Station Access Improvement Project will not only build a second parking garage in Auburn, it’s…

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Auburn man sentenced to 65 years for abusing, killing autistic youth

Five months of “horrific abuse” inflicted upon a minor.

Bringing comfort amid the chaos

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Bringing comfort amid the chaos

Off-duty firefighter Dean McAuley, who happened to be attending the musical festival, helps save a young woman, treats…

Protecting lives and property: Flood district celebrates completion of Countyline project

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Protecting lives and property: Flood district celebrates completion of Countyline project

District’s largest project moves levee, reconnects floodplain along the White River

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City sets Oct. 16 public hearing to study BIA

The Auburn City Council on Monday set a public hearing for Oct. 16 to examine an ordinance that…

City officials consider rezoning Environmental Park area

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City officials consider rezoning Environmental Park area

With high hopes of enticing private-sector green businesses to invest there and bring hundreds of high-paying jobs with…

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Teenager pleads guilty to murder

Alexander Joachin, 17, pleaded guilty Sept. 19 to second-degree murder for shooting to death Erick J. Valdez-Herrera while…

Auburn’s mayoral race takes center stage

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Auburn’s mayoral race takes center stage

Incumbent Backus and challenger Wales address jobs, the homeless problem and other key issues at Chamber debate