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Auburn man charged in killing ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend

King County prosecutors today filed charges of first-degree murder and first-degree burglary against a 26-year-old Auburn man for…

The popular Auburn Public Library will be on the move to make way for renovation. But not specific timetable has been firmed up

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Auburn Library awaits move, but when is anyone’s guess

Sometime in March or April, King County Library System officials have said, the Auburn Library will close for…

Kip Herren

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Auburn School District braces for cuts, taps into reserve

Five-million six-hundred thousand dollars – that's the total impact of state cuts on the Auburn School District budget…

Army veteran Bill Warren

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Auburn park building to be named after late veteran

A lifetime member of VFW Post 1741, the American Legion and a member of the Intertribal Warriors Society,…

Largo Wales

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Resourceful Wales to make run at Auburn City Council seat

Largo Wales, former director of ACAP Child and Family services, is confident she has many things to contribute…

The Marrero family walks out of the court room at the Maleng Regional Justice Center on Friday distraught after Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to killing their family member

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Green River Killer pleads guilty to 49th murder

Green River Killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty Friday to murdering a 49th person – 20-year-old Rebecca "Becky" Marrero…

Scott Spies

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Spies’ trial rescheduled; plea deal in the works?

The trial of a former Auburn Adventist Academy teacher charged with having sex with one of his female…

Doug Lien

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Auburn hires big-time manager to deliver sales pitch

It is no coincidence that on the cusp of a campaign to convince businesses and developers what a…

Bill Peloza

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Peloza seeks re-election to Auburn City Council

Bill Peloza has announced that he will seek re-election to the Auburn City Council in November.

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Kent teen served 3 months for beating homeless man in Auburn

Deonte Lamont Rasul-Chiono jumped with both feet and the full force of his 275 pounds on the head…

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Jury convicts pimp for child sex-trafficking

A King County Superior Court jury last Thursday convicted a 32-year-old Seattle man of prostituting a 15-year-old runaway…

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Sound Transit mulls system improvements; ‘too early to tell’ on Auburn’s second parking garage

Possible enhancements to Sound Transit’s system under the voter-passed ST2 package include increased parking, pedestrian sidewalks and bridges,…

A memorial appears at Southeast 320th Street

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Lea Hill man praised for saving a life

For Craig Cook, it was a terrible sight. A bent power pole, a horribly damaged car that had…

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Auburn studies local option for animal control service

Auburn is looking at a more efficient way to provide animal control service.

A crewman from the Rainier Tree Company pulls his chainsaw in position to remove limbs from a rotting maple tree at Pioneer Cemetery on Monday.

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Crew removes rotted maple trees in Auburn cemetery; new ones will be planted

Chainsaws last week finished the work that time, disease and rot started on the maple trees that for…

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Power pole collision on Lea Hill kills one, injures another

A one-car collision on Auburn's Lea Hill took the life of one person, injured another, and knocked out…

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Driver charged with vehicular assault for hitting man in south Auburn parking lot

King County prosecutors last week charged a Des Moines man with one count of vehicular assault for striking…

Colleen Barry

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Surf’s up: Auburn’s Kitsch-en invites customers to play guessing game

There may not be another surfboard like it anywhere but Auburn.

City officials are considering a couple of potential changes to the City code that would allow a reprogramming of the signs to flash at times better suited for the school zones that have them.

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Auburn reexamines school zone lights

Apparently, when some drivers see the amber flashing lights in school zones telling them to slow to 20…

Jason Fiorito

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Staying in the race: Owner wants to revive, expand Pacific Raceways

Jason Fiorito grew up working in the family's construction business, so he knows a lot about building roads,…