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Thieves have affinity for Ulta Beauty | Auburn police blotter

Auburn police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Dec. 15 and Dec. 19.

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The Christmas tree in front of Auburn City Hall greets the dawn of a new day.
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Let there be lights

The Christmas tree in front of Auburn City Hall greets the brilliantly-colored dawn of a recent day. Photo…

The first of 152 new light rail vehicles arrived in June 2019 at Sound Transit’s Operations and Maintenance Facility in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Sound Transit testing new light rail vehicles

Trains will run weekends and late night weekdays and will not board passengers

A rendering of the Kent Des Moines light rail station scheduled to open in 2024. The station will be elevated near a new South 236th Street between 30th Avenue South and Pacific Highway South. COURTESY GRAPHIC, Sound Transit

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Adoption of 2021 budget moves current light rail expansions ahead full steam

Construction is on track to extend Link light rail from 22 to 62 miles by 2024

Don Minnick | Obituary

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Don Minnick | Obituary

Don Minnick | Obituary

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Auburn Police shoot, kill a fugitive who pointed a gun at them

An Auburn police officer shot and killed a man with a warrant out for his arrest Thursday evening…

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Sound Transit Board expands low-income fares

To launch pilot project changing fare inspection practices

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Man accidentally fires a bullet into one of his legs | Auburn police blotter

Auburn Police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Dec. 10 and Dec. 15:

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Eyman: I may never qualify another ballot measure again

The anti-tax activist, accused of campaign violations, testified one last time in his bench trial.

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Workers call for state leaders to maintain indoor dining restrictions

Letter asks for workplace safety, direct financial relief to workers

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Man pinned under 1,000-pound slab of granite | Fire blotter

Between Dec. 7 and Dec. 13, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 257 calls for service, among…

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Inslee announces new guidelines for schools and in-person learning

Staff reports

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Tragedy becomes call to action on Washington and Oregon Blood Donor Day Dec. 18

2017 Amtrak train derailment underscoring need for emergency preparedness this winter and through pandemic

University of Washington Medical Center Montlake campus pharmacy administration resident Derek Pohlmeyer (left) and UWMC pharmacy director Michael Alwan transport a box containing Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines toward a waiting vehicle headed to the UW Medical Center’s other hospital campuses on Monday in Seattle. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via media pool)

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COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Washington state

People in Phase 1a will begin to receive vaccinations this week

Billie Eugene Noah | Obituary

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Billie Eugene Noah | Obituary

Billie Eugene Noah | Obituary

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Thief swipes $1,400 in clothes from Victoria’s Secret | Auburn police blotter

Auburn Police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Nov. 28 and Dec. 1:

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Woman mistakes super glue for eye drops | Fire blotter

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 253 calls for service between Nov. 30 and Dec. 6, among…

A medical isolation area inside the King County Maleng Regional Justice Center jail in Kent will house inmates who tested positive for COVID-19 at a outbreak at the county jail in Seattle. FILE PHOTO

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King County jail reports 16 new cases of COVID-19

Outbreak at Seattle jail; individuals transferred to medical isolation at Kent facility

Donald Lee Kurle | Obituary

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Donald Lee Kurle | Obituary

Donald Lee Kurle | Obituary

Bruce Dale Homfeldt | Obituary

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Bruce Dale Homfeldt | Obituary

Bruce Dale Homfeldt | Obituary