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Man arrested for selling fentanyl | Auburn police blotter

Also, a suspect makes a threat with a knife at AutoZone.

Heavy traffic northbound on 1-5 in Everett, Washington on August 31, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Leave early or late to skirt Independence Day travel throngs

Seattle area is projected to have some of the worst traffic in the nation.

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Woman dies in shooting near Muckleshoot Casino

Auburn police say a woman died as a result of a shooting on June 28 at a condominium…

(Courtesy of the Washington State Patrol.)

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Wrong way driver collides with motorcycle on Auburn freeway ramp

According to the state patrol, the sedan crossed the center line and struck the woman’s motorcycle.

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Colin Schilling, CEO of Schilling Cider.

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Auburn-based Schilling Cider donates to environmental groups

Schilling Cider, an Auburn-based, leading craft cidery, announced a donation of $54,000 to eight prominent environmental organizations in…

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Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus.

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Council settles mayor’s salary issues as part of legal settlement

On June 5, the Auburn City Council adopted ordinances that settled the issue of Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus’s…

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Drive-by shooting | Auburn police blotter

Police marked a handgun, ammo, shell casing and more as evidence.

Best of Auburn contest returns.

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Best of Auburn nomination round is now open

Nominate your favorite businesses and community members in the 2023 Best of Auburn contest.

Sound Transit has provided this map to show the site of Auburn's second Sound Transit Parking Garage. Courtesy Sound Transit

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Sound Transit authorizes contract for Auburn Station parking and area improvements

The Sound Transit Board has authorized the award to Absher Construction of Puyallup of a design-build contract for…

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Elisabeth Ronley, an art teacher at Auburn High School, secured a grant to paint a mural titled “We Are Alive and Strong” at the school. The mural includes many elements of Native American culture and history.

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Mural at Auburn HS honors Native American heritage

Conceptualized by the students in the Native Education and painting programs at Auburn High School in May 2023,…

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Police ask for public’s help in shooting of 8-year-old Auburn boy

Auburn boy shot, injured June 12 along 104th Avenue SE while riding in mother’s vehicle

King County Crime Dive podcast.

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Closer look at King County gun violence stats | King County Crime Dive podcast

In this episode, we look at how King County has seen a reduction in gun violence so far…

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Seattle Jazz Network coming July 7

Seattle Jazz Network will perform 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 7, at Soos Creek Botanical Garden.

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The Auburn Avenue Theater sits vacant and boarded up on Jan. 3, 2022, after being condemned due to safety concerns stemming from the demolition of the Max House Apartments complex next door.

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City receives money to rebuild Auburn Avenue Theater

The city of Auburn will receive $1.54 million from the state Department of Commerce for rebuilding the Auburn…

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Auburn tallies wins and losses in recent legislative session

At Monday evening’s Auburn City Council study session, Administrative Director Dana Hinman presented city leaders with the city’s…

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Masked suspects rob store | Auburn police blotter

Auburn police were dispatched on June 9 at approximately 12:34 a.m. after receiving a report of a robbery…

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Auburn International Farmers Market Coordinator Amanda Valdez has her hands full with bustling market on Sundays at Auburn’s Les Gove Park.

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Auburn Farmers Market stays pleasantly busy

“As busy as it gets.”

A facial composite sketch of the rape suspect. (Courtesy of the Auburn Police Department)

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Auburn police seek rape suspect

Stranger walked into an apartment complex on Lea Hill and held a knife to the throat of a…

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Teenager charged with killing girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend

Because of the severity of the offense, the teen will be tried as an adult.

An emergency fire vehicle heads past a barricade and towards Index as numerous agencies attempt to contain the Bolt Creek Fire on Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022, on U.S. Highway 2 near Index, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Washington at ‘epicenter’ of wildfire threat

Federal fire forecast shows Western Washington has one of the most dire outlooks in the U.S.