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Speakers at the Valley Comm/Crisis Connections press conference on April 16. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Help is 3 numbers away: Crisis 911-988-211 services are now under one roof

“Through the Valley Comm 911/Crisis Connections partnership, we will help thousands more South King County community members get…

Auburn Mountainview player works the sled. (File photo)

Sports

Ode to junior varsity coaches and the love of the game | Bench Talk with Ben Ray

Junior varsity coaches notoriously get overlooked and are not given enough credit for the difficult job that they…

Sliced WA 64 apples show the newly released variety’s yellow-pink skin and white interior. The WSU-bred apple has outstanding eating and storage qualities. Courtesy of Washington State University

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New Washington apple needs a name

Feeling creative? You can enter online by May 5.

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Sports

Seeing Green (River): Gators win first hoops title since 1969

Along with a ring, HC Godfrey Drake and So. Jaiden Feroah win yearly awards.

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Man, 22, dies from shooting at Auburn apartment complex

“This wasn’t a random act.”

The Auburn Valley Humane Society will welcome adoptable cats into The Cat Café at the Outlet Collection Mall to mingle with kitty fanciers by mid-May. Photo courtesy AVHS.

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Auburn Valley Humane Society’s Cat Café opens at Outlet Collection

Cozy up with a cuddly kitty cat.

Pictured: Karen P. Thomas (by Redstone Photography), Wesley Schulz (by Rosemary Dai Ross), Susan Payne O’Brien (courtesy the artist), Damien Greter (by Rachel Hadiashar). Courtesy of Auburn Symphony Orchestra

Life

Auburn Symphony Orchestra presents ‘A Sea Symphony’

The Auburn Symphony Orchestra collaborates with Seattle Pro Musica to present “A Sea Symphony” by Ralph Vaughan Williams…

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Felony harassment with a BB gun | Auburn police blotter

From the Auburn police log.

Auburn Mountainview pitcher Gino Trippy screams towards the Auburn dugout after closing out an inning with a double play. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Spring sports breakdown: NPSL surprises and standings

League summaries so far, with mid-season awards.

Food in a foam takeout container. Sound Publishing file photo

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Foam coolers, takeout containers will be banned in WA

The prohibition on the sale and distribution of these products will take effect June 1 under a law…

Sen. Phil Fortunato (R-31). Courtesy photo

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Fortunato announces Secretary of State run

The District 31 senator wants to test Washington’s voting registration system for weaknesses.

Sixty-one orange traffic barrels were set up April 2, 2024, on the WSDOT front lawn in Olympia. Each cone represents a fallen WSDOT employee killed on the job since 1950 - many in active work zones. The visual display is meant to remind everyone of the importance of slowing down in work zones. Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation.

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WSDOT: Slow down for Work Zone Awareness Week

The number of fatal crashes in marked work zones had doubled in 2023 when compared to the previous…

File photo showing a marijuana bust in King County. (File photo)

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City settles property dispute related to drug operation

According to city documents, the individuals agreed to forfeit to the city their rights, title and interest to…

Assistant Jamie Stephens with some of the floral arrangements she has put together at White Willow Company in the Auburn Arcade. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter

Business

Business adds flower power to downtown Auburn

White Willow Company is at 222 E. Main St. #D in the Downtown Arcade north of Safeway.

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Minors arrested in stolen Kia | Auburn police blotter

From the Auburn police log.

Kaeden Morgan attacks a Mount Si hitter inside T-Mobile Park. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Auburn Riverside in action inside T-Mobile Park

Every player on the roster got a chance to play on the same field as their baseball heroes.

Jesus Magana takes the ball up the field for the Trojans. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Soccer: Opening minute goals jolt Auburn to top of standings

Auburn sits in first in 3A NPSL one year removed from one-win season.

Geno Trippy on the mound for the Lions against Auburn. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Sports

Baseball: Auburn Mountainview defeats Trojans on the road

Gino Trippy Jr. delivers a much needed performance to take down Auburn.

Kent Police recovered nearly 800 catalytic converters in a 2021 bust. File photo

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New state legislation fights catalytic converter theft

Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on March 26 adding new regulations to the purchase and sale of…

Auburn Station as seen from 1st Street Northwest. File photo

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Sound Transit parking garage project under way

The closed, fenced-off city parking lot northwest of the 1st Street Northwest and A Street Northwest intersection isn’t…