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Screenshot from Auburn Police Department Facebook page shows Sgt. Gustafson (left) and Officer Anderson (right).

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Auburn Police officers recognized for life-saving efforts

The two were honored for their response to a domestic violence shooting.

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks about protecting Washingtonians’ rights to abortion and gender-affirming care at Wayside United Church of Christ in Federal Way on Oct. 28 Olivia Sullivan/the Mirror

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WA lawmakers announce new policies to protect abortion access

Bills aim to protect both patients seeking abortions and health care providers.

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Downtown Auburn arts center expected to open in 2023

Initially, the plan had called for the future Auburn Arts and Culture Center to open this August or…

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Squirrel causes explosion | Fire blotter

Between Oct. 3 and Oct. 16, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 648 calls for service, among…

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Students, school board members and district staff celebrate the grand opening of Chinook Elementary School on Oct. 19. Located at 3502 Auburn Way S., the school will serve 650 students in pre-school through fifth grade. Improvements include a playfield, playground, bus loading, student pick-up and drop-off areas, as well as staff and visitor parking. The grand opening celebration marks the third school completed as part of the “Building for Learning” bond that encompasses the building of eight schools in eight years within the Auburn School District. By 2023, six aging schools will be replaced, and two new schools will be built.

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Chinook Elementary School hosts grand opening

Students, school board members and district staff celebrate the grand opening of Chinook Elementary School on Oct. 19.…

Bill Boyce and Claudia Kauffman

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Differences between 47th District Senate candidates pop up at debate

Bill Boyce, Claudia Kauffman differ on gas tax, police reform, long-term care tax

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Auburn Police investigate shooting at near The Seasons Complex

Police found that one male had been shot in the back.

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A portion of the planned second phase of the Auburn Environmental Park, as seen from the boardwalk constructed for Phase 1. Robert Whale / Sound Publishing

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On the back burner: Environmental Park’s future and reputation

Phase 2 is likely to smack up against a recent reality: the sometime presence of homeless people in…

This letter from the ACLU appeared in the Federal Way Mirror and other newspapers in King County this month. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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ACLU responds to South Sound mayors on public safety

An array of community organizations, service providers and public defender associations, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),…

Candidates at the Oct. 11 forum (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Auburn’s legislative candidates discuss public safety, housing affordability and economic vitality

Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce hosts forum for legislative candidates.

On the first day of the PNW True Crime Fest, guests could join in on a self-defense classes, which included fake knives and other weapons. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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PNW True Crime Fest in Auburn rallies a spooky, thoughtful community

The convention welcomed true crime and horror-adjacent folks who relish in morbid stories and cautionary tales.

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The newly-renamed Kiya Lake, located on Mt. Rainier’s Wonderland Trail. Photo courtesy of Rich Border

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Government renames lake on Mount Rainier

The newly-renamed Kiya Lake means “Grandmother” in the language of the Puyallup Tribe.

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From left, Assistant Editor Olivia Sullivan, Federal Way Mirror Sales Manager Cindy Ducich, Auburn Reporter Publisher Carol Greiling and the Kent Reporter’s Steve Hunter hold their General Excellence awards at the WNPA conference on Oct. 8.

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Auburn Reporter newspaper wins General Excellence, individual awards

Sound Publishing’s weekly newspapers serving South King County communities won big at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA)…

A map of various Land Conservation Initiative projects in King County. Dark blue spots represent natural lands; light blue, rivers; green, forests; pink, urban green space; purple, regional trails; and yellow, farmland. Map courtesy King County

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Two King County proposals up for a vote in Nov. general election

One will switch some odd-year elections to even years; another is a conservation levy lid lift.

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The old MultiCare clinic on 735 12th Street SE.

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Auburn to buy old MultiCare clinic after ‘repeated and constant’ vandalism

After the clinic is demolished, the property will be used for unknown “public safety use.”

Carey Creek fish culvert in Maple Valley. (Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Local officials welcome federal money to fix outdated fish culverts

If repaired, 50 fish culverts of the 3,000 identified would restore 50 percent more salmon habitat.

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Man dies from rock to the head; husband kills wife; city targets anti-drug zones | King County Local Dive

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