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Auburn School Board interviews two finalists for vacant position

On June 6, the Auburn School Board heard from the two final candidates for the District 3 position…

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Report examines King County Sheriff’s Office misconduct investigations

Ninety-one employees had multiple allegations of misconduct made against them in 2021.

Electric trucks being assembled in Renton (Screenshot from King County video)

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King County to use electric heavy duty trucks to transport garbage with lower emissions

Among the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in America operated by a waste management agency.

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Mayor announces gun violence awareness day in Auburn

Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus declared June 3 as Gun Violence Awareness Day in the City of Auburn.

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Housing First: Special podcast series on King County’s Health Through Housing program

Special podcast series.

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Man steals donations | Auburn Police Blotter

The following information is taken from the Auburn Police Department’s daily blotter between May 23 and May 30,…

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King County’s unemployment rate at all-time low

The Employment Security Department recorded an unemployment rate of 1.9% in the county.

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Linda Short and her daughter, Morgan Short, pose for a photo on the wheelchair ramp that was built after an Auburn school bus driver noticed Morgan needed a ramp.

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Wheelchair ramp makes life easier for Auburn student

A few months ago, Auburn School District bus driver Steve Foreaker noticed one of the students on his…

On May 18, the city of Pacific lost Gerald McBreen, a retired postman who became the city’s first poet laureate. File photo

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Pacific poet laureate Gerald McBreen dies

Gerald A. McBreen, poet laureate of the city of Pacific, died on May 18 in Covington.

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New rescue boat ‘Zenith’ expected to make regional impact

Vessel will serve communities beyond South King Fire’s main jurisdictions of Federal Way and Des Moines, including Vashon…

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Mel Lindbloom: Remembering a local educational legend

Friends and colleagues gather to pay tribute to Green River College’s first president.

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Study: Lead exposure linked to kitchen cookware from Afghan refugees in King County

The issue was first noticed in Afghan children in King County, but more communities may be at risk.

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Monkeypox comes to town, bad timing on police recruitment banner, protesters slam Kirkland hotel | King County Local Dive

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King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, who is running for U.S. Congress in the 8th District, speaks to supporters in March. Photo courtesy of Dunn’s Facebook campaign page

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Against the grain: Reagan Dunn holds the torch for King County conservatives

What it means to be the top Republican in a liberal King County government.

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COVID testing sites to re-open in Auburn, Federal Way

The testing sites will be operated by community partners rather than the county.

Parents in Kelowna lack confidence in the vaccination (Metro Creative Graphics Photo)

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State health department approves Pfizer booster for kids ages 5-11

The move comes as COVID-19 cases are increasing in King County

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Auburn Valley Kiwanian John Partridge, left; Ashley Boyd, Coordinator for Prevention and Intervention Services for the Auburn School District; Rhonda Larson, assistant superintendent for family engagement and student success for the ASD; and Kelley Jensen, current president of the Auburn Valley Kiwanis Club, display the $17,000 check the Kiwanis Club presented to the Auburn School District Board of Directors Monday evening to cover the cost of hosting the Intervention Academy in Auburn this August.

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Intervention Academy: Kiwanis Club raises money to help traumatized students

Three to five children enter Auburn’s schools every morning having suffered or witnessed some sort of trauma the…

Monkeypox virus. Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control.

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Public health officials confirm case of monkeypox in King County

Health officials say the positive case does not pose a significant risk to public health

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South King Tool Library earns Recycler of the Year honors

The South King Tool Library was recently named the nonprofit Recycler of the Year by the Washington State…

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Patti Cole-Tindall is officially confirmed as the new King County Sheriff

After serving as the interim sheriff since January, the King County Council unanimously voted to confirm Patti Cole-Tindall…