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Auburn’s legislative priorities target police, landlords, behavioral health

Funding for police, landlords and behavioral health services are among Auburn’s legislative priorities during the upcoming session, director…

Photo courtesy of VRFA The Valley Regional Fire Authority’s new ladder truck, pictured here, arrived in Auburn this past May.

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Meet your fire department’s new ladder truck

By 2021, Ladder 331 was reaching the end of its service life, and the Valley Regional Fire Authority…

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Stricter drug laws could come to Auburn

City officials want a 30-day mandatory minimum for certain offenders.

Graduation from Auburn’s Community Court with Judge Leah Taguba. Photo Courtesy of King County.

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Auburn Community Court takes holistic approach to crime

You can’t arrest your way through issues like drug addiction or poverty, Judge Taguba said.

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Tireless car rim sparks fast-moving brush fire | Fire blotter

From the Valley Regional Fire Authority.

King County prosecutor candidates Jim Ferrell (left) and Leesa Manion debate Sept. 28 at Carco Theatre in Renton. The forum was moderated by Renton Chamber of Commerce CEO Diane Dobson (center). Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing

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Prosecutor candidates debate court backlog, working with police, restorative justice

King County voters will choose between Jim Ferrell and Leesa Manion in Nov. general election.

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Shooting kills one teen, leaves two others seriously injured

Police don’t have a suspect description

King County Executive Dow Constantine. (Courtesy of King County)

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King County Executive proposes broad investments to behavioral health infrastructure

The plan would be funded by a nine-year property tax levy which voters may decide on in 2023.

The site of where the Lones Levee was cleared on Green River to restore salmon habitat. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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State Board awards nearly $76 Million in grants to fund salmon recovery projects

Over $2.8 million in grant funding was awarded to projects and efforts in King County.

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Photo courtesy of the City of Auburn Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus proclaimed Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Auburn.

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Mayor announces Hispanic Heritage Month in Auburn

Members of the local Hispanic community accepted the proclamation.

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Prosecutor charges Auburn man with possessing and exchanging child porn

In January 2022, Auburn police received a file from the Seattle Police Department containing a Cyber Tipline Report…

Auburn Police Department reports it seized 82,400 fentanyl pills, 1.8 pounds of heroin, 3.8 pounds of methamphetamine, $173,138 in U.S. currency and two firearms from a Kent apartment April 20 and arrested its 32-year-old tenant. Courtesy photo

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Auburn to receive money from a settlement with opioid distributors

The funds would be used to combat the opioid epidemic

Gregory Moore was 53 when struck and killed in 2021 in Maple Valley by a hit-and-run driver. COURTESY PHOTO, Moore family

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Still no trial date for SeaTac teen in hit-and-run murder case

Girl charged a year ago in death of Maple Valley jogger Gregory Moore; next court hearing Sept. 28

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Auburn woman arrested as suspect in fatal hit-and-run

A license plate registered to a car owned by the woman was found at the scene of the…

MPV Data Dashboard September 20, 2022. Screenshot from DOH website.

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Department of Health introduces monkeypox data dashboard to track viral activity

The dashboard tracks cases numbers and hospitalizations across the state.

Executive Dow Constantine. Courtesy of King County.

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King County Executive proposes millions of dollars in public safety investments

The proposed budget will focus on reducing crime, gun violence, and behavioral health crises.

The Washington State Department of Transportation used this image in an online open house to show the approximate location that a “King County East” airport would be considered. The image reflects the general area the report considered and is not an exact snapshot of the hypothetical airport’s geographic footprint.

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King County SE airport draws criticism from local leaders

A full copy of the letter is attached to this story.

Conor Wilson / Valley Record Snoqualmie Tribal Chairman Robert de los Angeles speaks at the I90/SR18 interchange ceremony.

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Construction at SR 18 and I-90 interchange to start in Nov.

As cars zip by on the adjacent State Route 18, Snoqualmie Tribal Chairman Robert de los Angeles asks…