The King County Prosecutor has charged an Auburn man with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 22-year-old Oliver Quinn in the early morning hours of Dec. 24.
Auburn’s community animal shelter opened right on schedule Tuesday at its new home on A Street Southeast. That means that in addition to the shelter on A Street and Auburn once again having its own animal control officer, all pet licenses will now be issued through the City, not King County.
Kid Savvy Consignment in downtown Auburn has just expanded. The store, 121 E. Main St., sells new and gently used babies’ and children’s clothing, furniture and toys.
Auburn’s advisor to the mayor is a very busy fellow
Things are starting to stir in Auburn’s building and development sector. For one thing, the number of single-family resident permits issued in 2012 was the highest it has been in years, according to Kevin Snyder, planning and development director.
There are the usual loose ends to tie up at the new Auburn Valley Humane Society animal shelter on A Street Southeast, a week before its Jan. 1 opening.
Two years ago 300 people waited in line during the Toys for Tots distribution at First United Methodist Church in Auburn. By 2011, the number had doubled.
U.S. Representative Dave Reichert will open an office in downtown Auburn early next year.
The City of Auburn will use a $327,353 grant from the state of Washington to build a new setback levee on the Green River after it has removed 500 feet of berm and rock from the Fenster levee and a gravel access road alongside the river.
A month after voters within the Auburn School District approved a $110 million bond to build a new Auburn High School the contract for the project is already out to bid.
Auburn police officers practiced their shooting skills for years on the outdoor range on 15th Street Northwest at the base of the West Hill. But as development crept closer, residents started to complain about the noise.
Be careful about volunteering your time in an animal shelter, Kelley Durham says — you may wind up working at one. Wry advice from a former shelter volunteer who last month moved from Texas to become the first executive director of Auburn Valley Humane Society’s new animal shelter.
Money from the state and federal government that once helped cities like Auburn build local streets and maintain what they already had has dried up since the Great Recession hit in late 2008.
The King County Prosecutor has charged an Auburn woman and her boyfriend with unlawful possession of firearms after a drive-by shooting in the late morning hours Nov. 28 that wounded her ex-boyfriend while he was parked in her driveway.
Auburn’s mayor will sign a joint letter of intent with the City of Pacific to annex that city and send the letter to the Boundary Review Boards of King and Pierce counties.
At a special meeting Friday at City Hall, Mayor Pete Lewis offered council members the latest on Auburn’s potential annexation of the City of Pacific and explained a letter of intent to annex.
The Auburn City Council will meet at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Auburn City Hall to discuss potential annexation of the City of Pacific and to consider a letter of intent to annex its neighbor to the south.
Auburn School District Superintendent Kip Herren kept a cigar to light up the moment that passage of the Auburn High School Construction bond became a sure thing. Now, it’s a sure thing. But don’t hold your breathe waiting for Herren to puff on that stogie.
Officer hired in conjunction with opening of animal shelter
Auburn officially ushered in a new era Monday evening — an era when sculptures, judiciously scattered, jazz up the downtown — and when people, diverted by clever, beautiful art, stop to gaze and think.