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Auburn Police Chief Mark Caillier. Courtesy photo

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Grant will help Auburn hire more police officers

The APD applied for the grant money earlier this year.

The 58th annual Veterans Parade and Observance was held Nov. 11, 2023, in downtown Auburn. It’s one of the largest Veterans Day parades on the West Coast. The event featured a flyover from a C-17 Globemaster III by the 446th Airlift Wing from Joint Base Lewis-McChord as well as America’s First Corps Band from JBLM, antique military vehicles, honor guards and ROTC Units, military marching units, veteran marching groups, drill teams, community and scouting groups, as well as numerous motorcycle clubs, antique car clubs and more. Photo courtesy of the City of Auburn

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Auburn’s annual Veterans Day Parade returns Nov. 9

It’s one of the largest parades of its kind on the West Coast.

Competing for the 8th Congressional District: Carmen Goers, left, and Kim Schrier. COURTESY PHOTOS

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Adam Smith and Kim Schrier will retain Congress seats | Election 2024

Smith represents the 9th Congressional District and Schrier represents the 8th Congressional District.

Debra Entenman and Kyle Lyebyedyev. File photos

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Entenman and Stearns lead in 47th District | Election 2024

The district includes Kent, Covington and Auburn.

Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)

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Ferguson defeats Reichert in governor’s race | Election 2024

Democrats have won 10 straight gubernatorial contests.

Larry Best, a customer coordinator for quality assurance who has worked at Boeing for 38 years, stands outside of Angel of the Winds Arena with a “vote no” sign on Monday in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Boeing Machinists approve contract, ending 52-day strike

After voting no twice, 59% of union members approved the latest contract.

Auburn School District Superintendent Dr. Alan Spicciati. Courtesy photo

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ASD School construction bond failing in early returns

Auburn school bond result below supermajority needed to pass

Auburn’s defense turned the Ravens’ offense upside down in the second half. Ben Ray / The Reporter

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Auburn football makes late comeback, advances to postseason

Trojans overcome 14 point halftime deficit to take down Auburn Riverside.

Election workers open mail in a new secure room at Thurston County’s elections office. The county invested in a separate room to open mail after it was sent an envelope containing fentanyl last year. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)

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How one WA county upped security ahead of the election

Thurston County, like others, made changes in response to evolving threats and other concerns around ballot processing.

Demolition underway at the Auburn Avenue Theater site. Photo courtesy of City of Auburn

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Downtown reconstruction project to cost $12 million

As part of the project, a new theater will replace the now-demolished Auburn Avenue Theater.

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Indecent exposure on 26th Street | Auburn police blotter

From the Auburn police log.

A selfie of Jackelin Perez. (Courtesy of the Auburn Police Department)

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Woman kidnapped in Auburn located alive in Mexico

Law enforcement has located a missing 21-year-old woman in Mexico after her disappearance in a suspected kidnapping out…

Bruce Woods advertised custom-built sheds and planter boxes on Facebook Marketplace. (Black Press file photo)

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Fatal telephone pole collision on West Valley Highway

A 32-year-old man died in a vehicular collision after striking a telephone pole on Oct. 27 in Auburn.

A ballot drop box damaged in a suspected arson incident in Vancouver, Washington, on Oct. 28, 2024. Monika Spykerman/The Columbian/Courtesy of Washington State Standard

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Arson destroys hundreds of ballots inside a Washington state drop box

State and federal authorities are investigating a deliberately set fire that destroyed ballots inside a drop box in…

Jonathan Epperson takes on a slew of Tiger tacklers in the second half. Ben Ray / The Reporter

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Football: Ravens fall short of postseason, eliminated by Stadium

Auburn Riverside loses 24-16 in a must-win game.

Auburn officials and dignitaries celebrate the ribbon cutting on the new A Street Loop on Oct 15. Photo courtesy City of Auburn

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City celebrates opening of new traffic-easing A Street loop

As the city of Auburn grows, so does the need for infrastructure to properly handle all the added…

Halloween decorations in Covington support the Boeing strike. (Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing)

Business

Boeing machinists reject another contract offer

Strike will continue.

A ribbon cutting was held March 20, 2024, to celebrate the new home of the Auburn Food Bank, 2804 Auburn Way N. Photo by Robert Whale/Auburn Reporter

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Auburn to buy commercial property for $6.3 million

City had been leasing the site at 2802-2826 Auburn Way North.

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Army Corps awards $657M Hanson Dam fish passage project along Green River

Construction expected to start in 2026 on facility to increase salmon habitat

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Woman assaults officer | Auburn police blotter

From the Auburn police log.