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City leaders say WSDOT dragging its heels on Amtrak study

So concerned are City leaders, Public Works Director Dennis Dowdy told members of the Community Development Committee on…

Jon Lindenauer was among those West Hill residents who opposed the proposed north Auburn site for a new waste transfer station.

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City says ‘no’ to possible county waste transfer station at foot of West Hill

Opponents had earlier described to the council what a problem it would be to let King County drop…

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Three newcomers enter races for Auburn City Council

The Aug. 6 primary will pare the field for Position 4 to two. The general election is Nov.…

The American Cancer Society's Auburn Relay for Life fundraiser returns to Auburn Memorial Stadium on Friday. As of Wednesday

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Auburn Relay for Life fundraiser returns this weekend

Cancer visits untold sufferings on the afflicted and on loved ones — and one in three people will…

Jeff Oliphant

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Auburn developer looking to fill vacant third floor of Professional Plaza with health care organization

Jeff Oliphant, principal of Auburn Professional Plaza LLC, wants to buy back some of the space the City…

Pete Lewis

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Mayor Lewis running for Port of Seattle board

Sometime this week, during the official filing period for public office in Washington state, Lewis will have signed…

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Protestors? Demonstrators? Nuts to that! | Whale

For yet another year, people, their faces swathed in bandanas or concealed under gas masks, hurled rocks and…

The popular Dog Trot 3K/5K Fun Run kicks off a full day of Petpalooza on May 18.

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Petpalooza returns to Game Farm Park on Saturday

In addition to its usual menagerie of howling and growling, barking and baying, neighing and braying beasts, Petpalooza…

Future glance: A developers’ conceptual look of the Auburn’s Project Lofts at the corner of West Main and South Division streets.

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Developers of old Cavanaugh block expect to start work by year’s end

Mayor also to start negotiations with developers over two additional blocks

Janet Koch serves lunch to Maureen High during a special gathering honoring volunteers at the Auburn Senior Activity Center.

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Auburn honors its volunteers with lunch and Ciscoe at senior center

A tip of the hat to the people who volunteer their time just because they love doing it…

Last picture show: Contractors working for the Robertson Property Group removed poles that once supported speakers at the Valley 6 Drive-In Theaters. Crews were busy clearing the north Auburn site for a multi-phased development.

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Leveling of Auburn’s Valley 6 screens means end for 45-year-old drive-in

Over the last week contractors working for the Robertson Property Group finished leveling the screens, leaving only remnants…

Scot Pondelick

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Mayoral candidate Scot Pondelick hosts meet and greet at Auburn Library

By walking the city, Pondelick said, by ringing doorbells, by sounding out whomever he could, he is getting…

Ernesto Nardone and his mother

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New Italian restaurant to offer savory, authentic dishes in Auburn

Don Giovanni's Ristorante and Wine Bar opens this month in the building formerly occupied by Ristorante Auguri at…

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Golf course clubhouse to get upgrade to its audio-visual systems

Clubhouse will get upgrade without the second look Councilman John Holman had hoped to have once the actual…

The Auburn Valley YMCA recently completed an extensive remodel of its lobby aimed at creating a brighter

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Auburn Valley YMCA celebrate lobby remodeling

Visitors to YMCA will find a brighter lobby and more places for cozy, sit-down conversations

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Latest red light photo-enforcement numbers still show a reduction

The City spends about $180,000 every year to Scottsdale-Ariz.-based RedFlex Traffic Systems to keep the program going but…

Concerned and victimized: From left

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Rash of burglaries sets the nerves and teeth of one rural community on edge

Neighborhood, fed up with burglaries, wants a greater police presence

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Auburn man gets 31½ years in prison for the 2011 murder of his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend

Michael Ray Fiorini, 29, pleaded guilty in February to first-degree murder with a firearm enhancement for killing Christopher…

Father-daughter act: Jessie Brugger shares a laugh with her dad

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Father, daughter enchant the soul | Whale

I don’t like to trot out this word, preferring to let the poor thing catch its breath and…

Melanie Kirk

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Family of Melanie Kirk will host fundraiser to cover her post-operative expenses

Don Eddy, father of Melanie Kirk, a 1978 Auburn High School graduate, and his family hope to raise…