Auburn News

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.

A jury on Friday convicted William L. Phillip Jr. of first-degree murder for the 2010 stabbing death of Seth Frankel, an Auburn resident and city of Kent employee.

The Valley Regional Fire Authority responded to 198 requests for service between March 31 and April 6, among which were the following: Aid call: 2:47 p.m., .

In the bright sunshine of a recent morning, the parking lot outside the Sports Page Tavern in North Auburn fills up with its usual contingent of cars and smatterings of human beings.

Sen. Joe Fain and Auburn City Councilmember Bill Peloza worked to secure passage of the changes.

Vandalism: 8:38 a.m., 600 block of 6th Street Northeast. Somebody smashed out a rear window on a vacant residence.

Today's investigative drilling requires traffic disruptions to the intersection of Lea Hill Road and 105th Place Southeast to through traffic from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The work is not dependent on weather.