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Two-time incumbent Pete Lewis holds a commanding lead in the mayoral primary election. Lewis will square off against longtime rival Virginia Haugen in the Nov. 3 general election. The primary election results will be certified Sept. 2.

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MAYORAL RACE UPDATE: Lewis has edge, will face Haugen in Nov. 3 general

As of Wednesday, Auburn Mayor Pete Lewis was garnering 48.6 percent and Councilmember Virginia Haugen 26 percent of…

King County’s plan to sell the Public Health building for $950

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County wants to sell Public Health building for $950,000; city angry

King County wants to sell the old Public Health of Seattle & King County building on Auburn Avenue,…

Stylist Randy Simon gives Jerry Helmick a trim at the Auburn Valley Barber Shop. The downtown barbershop

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After close shave, downtown barbershop returns to full operation

For the stylists who work at the Auburn Valley Barber Shop, the completion of reconstructive therapy on their…

Auburn Police and the Federal Way Bomb Disposal Unit responded to a suspicious bag stuffed with explosives in an Auburn neighborhood. The unit brought out a robot to help dispose of the bag. Later

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Police, unit respond to suspicious bag; contents harmless

Auburn Police and the Federal Way Bomb Disposal Unit responded to the 900 block of Pike Street Northeast…

Mayor Pete Lewis celebrates with his supporters at Longhorn Barbecue on Tuesday night. Lewis held a commanding lead in early returns in the all-mail primary.

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Lewis, Haugen prevail in mayoral primary

Returns from Tuesday’s Auburn mayoral primary show incumbent Mayor Pete Lewis leading by nearly a 2-to-1 margin over…

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Lewis, 3 challengers vie to survive Tuesday’s primary

Bracing for Tuesday’s primary election, Auburn’s four mayoral candidates introduced themselves and fielded questions at last week’s Rotary…

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Enumclaw man charged in KeyBank robbery

King County prosecutors on Friday charged a 20-year-old Enumclaw man with first-degree robbery in connection with a heist…

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2 men who dragged bull charged with second-degree animal cruelty

The King County Prosecutor's Office on Friday filed charges of second-degree animal cruelty against two men accused of…

Rabia Salim

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Cultural exchange program changes students’ views, enlightens future leaders

Nothing enlarges your notions of the world quite like going to another land and seeing it for yourself.…

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County, city plot repairs to relieve risk of flooding

King County and the King County Flood Control District will work this summer with the City of Auburn…

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Auburn man charged in wife’s attack

King County prosecutors have charged a 51-year-old Auburn man with attempted second-degree murder for allegedly trying to strangle…

Robert Zuchowski plays with his 2-year-old daughter

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Man connected to shooting death avoids charges

King County prosecutors have decided not to charge a 19-year-old Lake Tapps man in connection with the shooting…

Boaters

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No triple digits, but heat wave persists

After yesterday's record-setting 103-degree boiler, Mother Nature slightly turned down the thermometer Thursday.

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City finding ways to curb costly false alarms

Residential and commercial alarm companies call in more than 2,500 alarms to Auburn police and emergency services every…

Lily Miyoshi

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Auburn comes to life with the spirit of Bon Odori Festival

Seattle Betsuin Matsuri Taiko Drum Group’s big drums beat out a steady “boom boom boom, whack! boom-boom, boom-boom,…

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Mayoral race draws 4 for Aug. 18 primary

Auburn residents will know Aug. 18 which two of the four candidates on the ballot for Auburn mayor…

Grace Willard will demonstrate her paper mache sculpturing at this weekend’s arts festival at Les Gove Park.  Willard creates artwork from plastic

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Artist turns fiber into beautiful art

Grace Willard finds inspiration everywhere her feet take her, in weed wild lots and cultivated plots, along tidy…

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City forms ‘Auburn Revitalization Area’

Auburn City Council members on Monday drew a boundary around three downtown blocks south of City Hall, a…

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City to hold public hearing on proposed Auburn Revitalization Area

Auburn officials have proposed creating an Auburn Revitalization Area downtown they hope will help secure funding for the…

Work on the Promenade Project on South Division Street would begin underground

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Promenade project will replace the old, bring in new features

Most of the work on the City of Auburn’s proposed Promenade Project on South Division Street would be…