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Man accused of plunging knife into Auburn victim’s chest
The King County Prosecutor’s Office claims a Seattle man plunged a long knife into the chest of an…
News
Auburn School Board interviews two finalists for vacant position
On June 6, the Auburn School Board heard from the two final candidates for the District 3 position…
Opinion
The frustrating clash between reality and conspiracies | Whale
I have thinking lately about goofy, patently absurd notions.
News
Pacific poet laureate Gerald McBreen dies
Gerald A. McBreen, poet laureate of the city of Pacific, died on May 18 in Covington.
News
Mel Lindbloom: Remembering a local educational legend
Friends and colleagues gather to pay tribute to Green River College’s first president.
Opinion
Nostalgia resurfaces for Auburn cafe’s root beer and burgers | Whale’s Tales
The late Sauce Shimojima recalled stopping there regularly on his way back from a hot, sweaty, dirty day…
Life
Sun smiles on return of Petpalooza at Auburn’s Game Farm Park
On their way to one of Petpalooza’s popular events, a woman was overheard trying to calm her husband’s…
News
Intervention Academy: Kiwanis Club raises money to help traumatized students
Three to five children enter Auburn’s schools every morning having suffered or witnessed some sort of trauma the…
Opinion
Roe v. Wade and the road we have been down before | Whale’s Tales
I have been thinking a lot lately about the Prohibition Era in the United States and the fiery,…
Life
YMCA will dedicate building to Auburn community legend Dick Brugger
It began in 1973, when a group of parents, government leaders and educators organized to address the growing…
Life
Petpalooza returns May 21 to Auburn’s Game Farm Park
After a 2-year pandemic time-out, Petpalooza, Auburn’s critter spectacular, returns from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May…
Opinion
Here’s a theory on why people embrace all those crazy theories | Whale’s Tales
Not so long ago, one could have called me a dyed-in-the-wool, hard-core skeptic about cryptids.
News
Prosecutor charges Seattle man with first-degree assault for Auburn stabbing
Two men were fighting on May 6 when a bystander inserted himself into the altercation, produced a large…
Life
Kids reel ‘em in at annual fishing derby in Auburn
When Isabel Palady, a girl of few words, caught the first fish of her life last Saturday morning…
Opinion
Never miss a chance to treasure your mama | Whale’s Tales
With the approach of Mother’s Day, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my own mother, gone 16…
News
District seeks feedback on opening school-based health center
Auburn School District board recently authorized staff to begin working in partnership local medical providers to explore options.
News
Auburn man suspected of shooting at person after parking lot dispute
An Auburn man tried to end a dispute with another man by firing a shot in a busy…
Business
Couple grows Auburn roofing business into a thriving enterprise
When Lori Swanson answered the phone during the earlier years of Guardian Roofing, typically there’d be a man…
Opinion
Steamboats once chugged up the mighty White River | Whale’s Tales
I often indulge in a harmless bit of reverie – trying to imagine the long bygone days of…
Life
Family, friends celebrate Dorothy Purser’s 102nd birthday
The guest of honor took in the much ado about herself contentedly, gray hair tucked under a tall…