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Panhandlers have been a source of frustration for some motorists.

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Auburn police chief proposes stiffer rules on panhandling

You can see them most days on the off ramps from State Route 167 at 15th Streets northwest…

Mike Harbin cuts one of his prized dahlias called spartacus. The Auburn man has a wide assortment of dahlias and other beautiful plants thriving in his private garden for the public eye.

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Dahlia man raises treasures, gives them away; Harbin’s garden brings joy, wonder

Mike Harbin worked on his grandfather’s South Carolina farm as a boy, and it was there he learned…

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Tim Eyman: I-985 targets cities’ ‘profit motive’ for red light cameras

Initiative king Tim Eyman considers the red light photo enforcement cameras mainly as a means for cities to…

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Plans moving ahead to build Lakeland Hills fire station

Former U.S. Marshall Eric Robertson had never before been responsible for shepherding the construction of a new fire…

Developer Jeff Oliphant

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Auburn agrees to sell land on tavern block as redevelopment project continues

A significant downtown redevelopment project inched a critical step forward Tuesday night when the City of Auburn agreed…

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Police: Haugen ‘lied’ about ties to sign-gate

Auburn police say Virginia Haugen conceded at first she might have known who trespassed onto the Burlington Northern…

Isaiah Johnson

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Pioneering move at Cascade with Johnson taking the helm

Education was the furthest thing from Isaiah Johnson’s mind when he started classes at Pacific Lutheran University in…

Terri Herren takes the reins as principal at Auburn Mountainview High School. Classes officially start today.

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Auburn Mountainview Principal Herren has pride of a lion

It was just after 1 p.m. Thursday, six days before the first day of school and the halls…

The soon-to-open roundabout on Lea Hill is designed to efficiently handle a heavy volume of traffic in a counterclockwise direction and costs less to maintain.

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Auburn’s first roundabout to go with flow

If you want to use the new traffic roundabout at the intersection of Southeast 304th Street and 124th…

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Prosecutor: Councilwoman obstructed a police officer Haugen pleads innocent to charge

Auburn City Councilwoman Virginia Haugen was arraigned in Auburn Municipal Court on Thursday morning, pleading not guilty to…

The Coast Salish fiber-weaving exhibit now is on display at the White River Valley Museum.

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Museum honors Salish people’s art of weaving ‘Weaver’s Spirt Power’ offers historic, contemporary works

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City expects to extend animal control program

As Auburn’s Enhanced Animal Control Program approaches its first-year mark in September, it and King County Animal Control…

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Woman pleads not quilty to animal cruelty charge

A 46-year-old Auburn woman on Aug. 20 pleaded not guilty to first-degree animal cruelty in connection with what…

Justin Anderson

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Call to arms: Families, supporters, politicians honor departing soldiers

Justin Anderson graduated from Mountainview High School in 2007, heart set on marrying his sweetheart and headed for…

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Hospital breaks ground on parking garage

Dirt for the groundbreaking had to be hauled in and dumped on concrete where the Auburn Police Station…

Sasha and Betsey Howe stop by to visit the Auburn Reporter office earlier this week. A story in the paper led to Sasha’s reunion with Howe

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Auburn marine’s best friend is home safe

When U.S. Marine Stuart Smith returns to Auburn from a 2-year-long deployment to Iraq in September, his best…

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Haugen charged with obstruction in incident concerning railroad sign

By ROBERT WHALE Staff writer The City of Tacoma’s prosecutor’s office has charged Auburn City Councilmember Virginia Haugen…

The Tracht family from Auburn is planning to move to Uganda in February to help build orphanages. Father Tom is holding daughter Victoria

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Auburn family will leave it all behind to serve Ugandan orphans

There are two million orphans in the landlocked East African nation of Uganda, roughly 10 percent of the…

Everyone gets a choice of nutritional foods and snacks at the Auburn School District’s Child Nutrition Summer Lunch Program.

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Auburn program serves meals to 2,000 kids daily

Janie Freeman and Jayme Ball queried 17-year-old Carmen as she approached the lunch-laden table at Cedar Lanes Park…

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Auburn woman is charged in shooting death of neighbor’s puppy

By ROBERT WHALE Staff writer The King County Prosecutor has charged an Auburn woman with first-degree animal cruelty…