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Articles by Robert Whale
King County Sheriffs were scouring a wooded ravine on Auburn's West Hill for human remains Wednesday after a human skull was discovered Tuesday. The search required closure of 65th Avenue South.
Human skull found, more bones discovered in Auburn...
By Robert Whale • December 22, 2010 2:44 pm

Four teenagers playing in a steep, wooded ravine on Auburn’s West Hill Tuesday afternoon called police after spotting something under a log and finding a moss-covered human skull.

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Residents wary of Pacific Raceways expansion
Residents wary of Pacific Raceways expansion
By Robert Whale • December 21, 2010 8:39 pm

Pacific Raceways president Jason Fiorito came to the King County Council Chambers Dec. 14 to present his case for an ordinance creating a special overlay district benefitting his track.

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Auburn, agencies look to create a regional shooting range
Auburn, agencies look to create a regional shooting...
By Robert Whale • December 21, 2010 8:36 pm

Auburn police officers have practiced their shooting skills for years on the outdoor range on 15th Street Northwest at the base of the West Hill.

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City crews clean up the muck on 8th Street Northeast
Broken fire hydrant, water main cause minor flooding;...
By Robert Whale • December 10, 2010 5:00 pm

A ruptured fire hydrant and a broken water main caused minor flooding on 8th Street from F Street to H Street Northeast starting at about 4 a.m. Friday.

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Seth Frankel
Auburn police arrest Portland man in Frankel homicide
By Robert Whale • December 10, 2010 4:03 pm

Auburn Police Department major crimes detectives – with the help of the U.S. Marshals Service – arrested a 30-year-old Portland man today in connection with the murder of Seth Frankel, an Auburn resident killed at his home May 21.

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Auburn police, task force nab auto thief tied to ring
Auburn police, task force nab auto thief tied...
By Robert Whale • December 9, 2010 2:24 pm

Good police work aided by the regional Vehicle Theft Task Force led to the arrest of a 26-year-old Enumclaw man connected with a prolific local auto-theft ring.

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From the back porch of her home
Pacific Raceways’ plans stir noise, concerns from neighbors
By Robert Whale • December 8, 2010 8:28 pm

Jason Fiorito’s grandfather opened a track in 1960 east of Auburn to give local high school kids an alternative to public streets and roads to race their cars.

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The storm-water retention vaults will be part of the City's planned Promenade project.
Tecnology with a twist for Auburn’s downtown project
By Robert Whale • December 8, 2010 7:11 pm

Special, new-fangled storm-water retention vaults, part of the upcoming Promenade project that will result in the reconstruction of South Division Street, arrived this week and were stored on the old Marvel lot. They will handle water that infiltrates the porous concrete street surface.

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City adopts biennial budget; no layoffs anticipated
City adopts biennial budget; no layoffs anticipated
By Robert Whale • December 8, 2010 7:07 pm

On Monday, the Auburn City Council adopted the biennial 2011-2012 budget.

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Scott Spies
Trial delayed for former Auburn teacher charged with...
By Robert Whale • December 8, 2010 7:03 pm

The trial for a former Auburn Adventist Academy teacher charged with having sex with one of his female teenage students has been put on hold.

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Children ride safely in the bicycle lanes on M Street. The Bicycle Task Force recently wrapped up its work and made a series of recommendations for improvements to the city’s bike routes.
Task force explores ways to promote a ‘bicycle...
By Robert Whale • December 2, 2010 7:00 pm

Rising gas prices, the appeal of a healthier lifestyle or simple love of the outdoors are all expected to prod many more people to consider the bicycle as an alternative to the car.

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Church applies for permit to use empty warehouse in Auburn
Church applies for permit to use empty warehouse...
By Robert Whale • December 2, 2010 2:21 pm

A church has asked the City of Auburn for an administrative use permit to allow use of an empty warehouse building in the Hart Business Park at 1520 Pike St. NW.

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Auburn issues bonds to help cover utility improvements
Auburn issues bonds to help cover utility improvements
By Robert Whale • December 2, 2010 2:20 pm

City Council members agreed unanimously Monday evening to issue two series of utility system revenue bonds to provide funds to pay for a long list of absolute, have-to-do sewer, stormwater and water projects.

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Auburn’s Lydia Taverne’s illustrations recently found the pages of a national magazine for kids.
Dream comes true for young Auburn illustrator
By Robert Whale • December 2, 2010 2:12 pm

Lydia Taverne has always set her heart on being an artist.

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Charges pending for Auburn burglary suspects
Charges pending for Auburn burglary suspects
By Robert Whale • December 1, 2010 8:54 pm

King County prosecutors are still deciding whether to charge three of four young men who led police on a chase that began with a burglary and ended with one jumping into the Green River near the Auburn Golf Course to flee police Nov. 16.

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State Department of Labor and Industries fines Auburn’s Ferrellgas over 2 electrocutions
State Department of Labor and Industries fines Auburn’s...
By Robert Whale • November 23, 2010 9:19 pm

The state Department of Labor and Industries has cited and fined Ferrellgas of Auburn for the accidental electrocution of two employees last spring.

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Sound Transit Chief Executive Officer Joni Earl told members of the Auburn Rotary Club recently that the tough economy has forced the organization to make difficult budgetary decisions.
Sour economy puts Auburn’s second transit garage on...
By Robert Whale • November 23, 2010 8:48 pm

Auburn community leaders expected to get a second transit parking garage out of the Sound Transit 2 (ST2) Plan voters passed in November of 2008, and they felt they had every right to expect it.

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Auburn enters partnership with SCORE, will lease own jail to new operators
Auburn enters partnership with SCORE, will lease own...
By Robert Whale • November 17, 2010 7:11 pm

With the South Correctional Entity (SCORE) misdemeanant jail in Des Moines getting ready to begin operations next fall, the City of Auburn is ready to take advantage of the benefit of joint jail services.

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City of Auburn mulls budget in teeth of uncertainty
City of Auburn mulls budget in teeth of...
By Robert Whale • November 17, 2010 6:39 pm

The City of Auburn builds its biennial budget around the best data available when it compiles the document.

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Election update: Fain, Roach win big
Election update: Fain, Roach win big
By Robert Whale • November 11, 2010 1:27 pm

It’s all over, including the shouting, but the tallying of votes for the Nov. 2 election keeps on keeping on toward the final certification.

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