Seattle Police say an Auburn man left a death threat on Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s main office telephone line on April 27. According to court… Continue reading
Auburn’s annual Clean Sweep drew nearly 350 people to the common cause of beautifying Auburn on April 24. Community groups, service clubs, businesses, faith-based organizations,… Continue reading
It was early in March 2020, and the Avenue Community Players were closing in on opening night of their stage production of “Matilda.” At about… Continue reading
Auburn City Council member Larry Brown suggested to his peers in March that the city consider mandating $4-per-hour hazardous pay increase for retail grocery workers… Continue reading
Planning for Auburn’s Community Court began well before city officials began talking about what do with people camping illegally on city-owned property, and the planning… Continue reading
This summer, the city of Pacific will widen Stewart Road between Valentine and Butte Avenues, improving freeway access, reducing traffic congestion and adding pedestrian facilities,… Continue reading
On April 19, the Auburn City Council upgraded the penalty for illegal camping on city property, stiffening it from a civil infraction and a monetary… Continue reading
Fire prompts level-2 evacuation order
On Dec. 26, 2017, a fire destroyed the Heritage Apartments building in downtown Auburn. Ever since, while plans for its replacement unfolded behind the scenes,… Continue reading
You may see them from time-to-time along Auburn’s streets, groups of people in the orange vests with the vertical, yellow stripes, volunteering their time to… Continue reading
After tramping through a dozen or so of Auburn’s homeless encampments, they begin to blend into one sprawling horror show — a blight of overturned… Continue reading
Consultant offers multiple recommendations.
The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged a 42-year-old homeless man with one count of second-degree assault for allegedly threatening to assault an employee… Continue reading
Under COVID-19 restrictions, the Auburn Police Department had been booking suspects only under a limited number of circumstances. That is, for felonies like murder and… Continue reading
From West Valley Highway, the paths are hard to pick out in the first weeds and brush — indeed, they take fixed shape only when… Continue reading
If Doug Lein should find himself on the roof of Auburn City Hall one day and scan the two blocks to his left and the… Continue reading
“It’s what nature meant us to do. We just do it faster.”
