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Man arrested for selling fentanyl | Auburn police blotter

Also, a suspect makes a threat with a knife at AutoZone.

Heavy traffic northbound on 1-5 in Everett, Washington on August 31, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Leave early or late to skirt Independence Day travel throngs

Seattle area is projected to have some of the worst traffic in the nation.

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Woman dies in shooting near Muckleshoot Casino

Auburn police say a woman died as a result of a shooting on June 28 at a condominium…

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Wrong way driver collides with motorcycle on Auburn freeway ramp

According to the state patrol, the sedan crossed the center line and struck the woman’s motorcycle.

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Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus.

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Council settles mayor’s salary issues as part of legal settlement

On June 5, the Auburn City Council adopted ordinances that settled the issue of Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus’s…

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Drive-by shooting | Auburn police blotter

Police marked a handgun, ammo, shell casing and more as evidence.

Sound Transit has provided this map to show the site of Auburn's second Sound Transit Parking Garage. Courtesy Sound Transit

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Sound Transit authorizes contract for Auburn Station parking and area improvements

The Sound Transit Board has authorized the award to Absher Construction of Puyallup of a design-build contract for…

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Elisabeth Ronley, an art teacher at Auburn High School, secured a grant to paint a mural titled “We Are Alive and Strong” at the school. The mural includes many elements of Native American culture and history.

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Mural at Auburn HS honors Native American heritage

Conceptualized by the students in the Native Education and painting programs at Auburn High School in May 2023,…

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Police ask for public’s help in shooting of 8-year-old Auburn boy

Auburn boy shot, injured June 12 along 104th Avenue SE while riding in mother’s vehicle

Westbound vehicles were able to move past the damaged semi-truck but traffic was backed up for almost five hours. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Collision caused nearly-5 hour back-up on westbound SR-18

The driver of a white box truck has been charged after causing a collision with a semi-truck near…

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The Auburn Avenue Theater sits vacant and boarded up on Jan. 3, 2022, after being condemned due to safety concerns stemming from the demolition of the Max House Apartments complex next door.

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City receives money to rebuild Auburn Avenue Theater

The city of Auburn will receive $1.54 million from the state Department of Commerce for rebuilding the Auburn…

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Auburn tallies wins and losses in recent legislative session

At Monday evening’s Auburn City Council study session, Administrative Director Dana Hinman presented city leaders with the city’s…

Geographical distribution map of shots fired incidents in the first quarter of 2023 in King County. (Courtesy of the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.)

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King County sees reduction in gun violence in first quarter of 2023

King County sees reduction in gun violence in first quarter of 2023

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Masked suspects rob store | Auburn police blotter

Auburn police were dispatched on June 9 at approximately 12:34 a.m. after receiving a report of a robbery…

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Collision leaves two with life-threatening injuries

Incident occurred in an unincorporated King County neighborhood near Auburn and Federal Way.

A facial composite sketch of the rape suspect. (Courtesy of the Auburn Police Department)

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Auburn police seek rape suspect

Stranger walked into an apartment complex on Lea Hill and held a knife to the throat of a…

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Teenager charged with killing girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend

Because of the severity of the offense, the teen will be tried as an adult.

An emergency fire vehicle heads past a barricade and towards Index as numerous agencies attempt to contain the Bolt Creek Fire on Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022, on U.S. Highway 2 near Index, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Washington at ‘epicenter’ of wildfire threat

Federal fire forecast shows Western Washington has one of the most dire outlooks in the U.S.

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Auburn police database can help people find their way home

The Auburn Police Department designed the program to assist individuals with autism, Down syndrome, developmental and cognitive disabilities,…

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New rules clarify how Auburn pays mayor, handles benefits

On June 5, the Auburn City Council approved new rules to make the division clear.