Auburn News

King County voters were rejecting Proposition 1 by a 55-to-45 percent margin, according to results released Tuesday night by King County Elections.

Auburn is No. 3 on the recently released Top 10 Washington State Cities On The Rise for 2014, a ranking by Estately, a national real estate search site.

Construction by Puget Sound Energy will require disruptions to the intersection of Auburn Way North and 2nd Street NE to through traffic from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday for paving activities.

Three Auburn high schools and two elementary schools have earned the 2013 Washington Achievement Award sponsored by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education.

To recognize the countless acts of service performed by Washington's volunteers, Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed April 21 as Washington Volunteer Appreciation Day, urging "all people in our state to join me in recognizing and supporting those who volunteer and serve, " According to a press release issued by the Washington Commission for National and ... (more)

King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer sponsors Auburn Chamber Luncheon with Sen. Joe Fain and Rep. Pat Sullivan This week, Metropolitan King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer sponsored the monthly Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon and brought with him two guest speakers, Sen. Joe Fain and Rep. Pat Sullivan.

State Sen. Pam Roach , a leading advocate in the Legislature for children, has been selected to take on two new assignments, including one protecting Washington's children from sexual exploitation.

Rain appropriately fell during a Thursday gathering of Kent, King County and state politicians to kick off an $18 million Green River levee repair project.

But within that six-month swath of time, residents have had a difficult time figuring out on what days exactly the big machines will come a-lumbering by.

Between April 7 and 13, the Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 201 calls for service, among them the following: Construction accident: 6:02 p.m., .

Fraud: 1516 Auburn Way N. My Town Motors reported that three payroll checks had been forged and cashed between March 1 and April 9. Theft: Overnight, 707 37th St. SE.

State Sen. Joe Fain received the Bill Kyle Memorial Award for his elected service at the Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce's fifth annual Recognition of Service dinner Wednesday at the Muckleshoot Casino.

King County Prosecutors say an Auburn man and his fiancee beat and starved the man's 6-year-old son for months, feeding him only shakes of blended bread, carrots, water, hot dogs and vegetable oil for breakfast and dinner.

The City of Auburn Emergency Management Division recently announced the addition of 13 members to the area's Community Emergency Response Team , bringing the total number of graduates in the local program to 574.

For more than 90 years, Auburn residents have filled their prescriptions at the Auburn institution, which in its time has occupied various locations on Main Street.

Jessie Hizey's journey from youthful sports card enthusiast to owner of his own sports card shop was long and circuitous.

Mayor Nancy Backus joined Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce staff, community leaders and Terry Home representatives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday.

Following the legislative session, Gov. Jay Inslee recently signed into law the Vulnerable Individuals Priority Act, co-sponsored by Joe Fain that will provide developmental disability services to 5,000 people currently on a waiting list.

In a release from the school, Johnson's, "achievements and passion," for both coaching and teaching were cited as making him a top candidate.

Pasco High School senior Alicia Bolander was named Miss Pasco at the first-ever Miss Pasco pageant, held Feb. 20 at Pasco High.