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SR 167 will see overnight closure in Auburn on Dec. 3-4

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City wants to buy Soos Creek Botanical Gardens

Auburn will use a $2.1 million King County Conservation Futures Tax grant.

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Sex offender sentenced to 17 years in prison

He abused multiple girls, including one in Auburn.

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King County shots fired incidents drop dramatically in 2025

Third-quarter report shows homicides by firearm down 48% from high of 31 in 2021 to 16 so far…

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Weapons offense, shots fired | Auburn police blotter

From the Auburn police log.

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Auburn man who told police he killed his wife is arrested

Her cause of death is listed as asphyxiation, manual strangulation.

Food available at the Auburn Food Bank on Nov. 24. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter

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Auburn Food Bank stays busy before Thanksgiving

The line outside the Auburn Food Bank, already long before the building opened at 9 a.m. Monday morning,…

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Auburn Police seize methamphetamine and firearms

The drugs and guns were recovered at the man’s Kent storage units.

Screenshot from the FCS Group’s presentation to the Auburn City Council about water, sewer and stormwater rate increases. Screenshot

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Auburn’s water and sewer rates will increase in 2026

On Nov. 17, the Auburn City Council adjusted how much the city’s water, sanitary sewer, and storm-drainage customers…

The Auburn Police Department will use the new 0.1% sales-and-use tax to strengthen its operations. (Courtesy of the Auburn Police Department)

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Auburn approves sales-and-use tax increase

Revenue would go toward public safety and related needs.

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Firefighters use Jaws of Life to free driver | Fire blotter

From the Valley Regional Fire Authority.

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Assault at the casino | Auburn police blotter

From the Auburn police log.

Left to right: Daud Mohamud and his attorney, and a photo of Mohamud’s car at the crash site. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Sound Publishing and courtesy photo

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Auburn man sentenced for fatal multi-highway crash

The man crashed on overpass and landed below on I-5, killing a passenger.

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Kent Police arrest armed robbery suspect in Auburn

Auburn man, 50, reportedly robbed Kent espresso stand Nov. 16 along Central Avenue South

Devin Brice McCurdy’s Lawrence County, Alabama, mugshot (left) and a photo of Brandon Godsey from GoFundMe. Courtesy photos

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Auburn man charged in fatal attack at White River Amphitheatre

Brandon Godsey died after being punched in the face and hitting his head on the ground at a…

Screenshot from a recent Auburn City Council meeting.

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Council extends moratorium related to energy storage

The goal is to redefine land use rules surrounding such developments.

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Fire blotter: Plane crash across the street from school

From the Valley Regional Fire Authority.

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Dog trips alarm | Auburn police blotter

From the Auburn police log.

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Council to vote on new sales tax for public safety

At recent forums, Auburn city officials have taken heat from the community over break-ins, juvenile crime and other…

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Family looks forward to end of lengthy murder court case

Seth Frankel, a father of two young girls and an Auburn resident, was fatally stabbed in 2010.