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District celebrates new Thomas Jefferson High School

The original school was built in 1968; new campus opened in fall 2021.

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Dozens of King County Sheriff’s Office employees left jobs instead of getting vaccinated

This added on to the existing number of vacancies in the department.

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Closer look at lawsuits and charges against Auburn police

Two Auburn police officers are awaiting trial for violent felonies.

A South King Fire & Rescue firefighter places a used test swab into a secure COVID test vial on Nov. 18, 2020, at a Federal Way testing site. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing

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COVID-19 testing sites in Federal Way, Auburn to close

The county cites low case rates and increased at-home tests

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King County audit finds backlog of property tax exemption applications for seniors, people with disabilities, and disabled veterans

The auditors found that program expansions lead to three-times the amount of applications.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson (Screenshot from video press conference)

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AG announces $518 million settlement from pharmaceutical companies over their role in opioid crisis

Most of the settlement money will be used to mitigate the opioid crisis in Washington.

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Auburn School District to provide all school supplies

The goal is to increase equity and reduce strain on families.

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King County Local Dive: Another cop is in trouble; protection order disparities; city bans public use of fentanyl

A new podcast for King County residents

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Valley Regional Fire Authority Firefighter and Chief Officer Dave Larberg retires

Ever since Dave Larberg’s forebears arrived in Auburn in the early 1900s, his family has served the public.

Auburn High School. Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing

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District seeks feedback on opening school-based health center

Auburn School District board recently authorized staff to begin working in partnership local medical providers to explore options.

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Photo of a September 2021 car crash that killed two people on 15th Street Northwest in Auburn.

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Man charged for September car crash that killed two

Emmanuel Bradsher is also a suspect in the death of his brother moments before the crash.

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Auburn man suspected of shooting at person after parking lot dispute

An Auburn man tried to end a dispute with another man by firing a shot in a busy…

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WSP looking for witnesses to a shooting on Highway 18

Shots fired at truck April 29 in Auburn

Gov. Jay Inslee and his wife, Trudi Inslee, listen to challenges faced by teachers on May 4 in Renton. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Inslee visits Renton High School to proclaim Teachers Appreciation Week

Amid teacher shortage, Renton pilots program to fast-track students into educators for the district.

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Diane Renee Erdmann and Bernard Ross Hansen.

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FBI searching for Auburn couple convicted for fraud, skipped sentencing

The two were last seen leaving a Federal Way hotel on May 1.

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Photo of Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson after he shot and killed Jesse Sarey on May 31, 2019.

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Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson’s murder trial postponed again

The defense said it needs more time to gather evidence.

A flow chart showing the protection order process (Screenshot from King County Auditor’s Office report)

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County auditor finds barriers to access, inequities in outcomes for people seeking protection orders

The auditors made several recommendations to improve the protection order process.

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Marine Corps veteran pulls driver out of burning semi-truck

Driver in critical condition after semi-truck rolls, catches fire in Auburn

Patti Cole-Tindall (Courtesy of King County)

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Patti Cole-Tindall is named new King County Sheriff

A hearing and confirmation process for the appointment is set to begin on May 18.

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Love A Tree Day to mark the beginning of ORCA’s new card system

In most transit areas, fares won’t be collected from 3:00 a.m. on May 14 until 2:29 a.m. on…