Fentanyl, heroin, meth, firearms and large amount of cash found
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The past is like a foreign country — they do things differently there. Oddly enough, I’ve been thinking about those words lately in light of… Continue reading
Witnesses say car reached over 100 mph before smashing into another vehicle
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It is a July day in 1969, and I am with my family at Lake Surprise. I have just finished first grade in Mrs. Foster’s… Continue reading
To say that anything is possible is to condition the sinister, pitfall corollary that nothing is ridiculous. So you told me, dad. All I can… Continue reading
19-year-old man dies from single gunshot wound
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Those who know me know me know I’m a bit of a stickler about language. Not so much about the grammar, although of course that… Continue reading
Auburn man operated storefront businesses in Kent and Renton that fronted as legitimate pawn shops.
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As one small part of the often derided “legacy media,” I am aware that what I am about to say won’t find sympathy with many… Continue reading
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I was born late — exactly three weeks — despite my mother’s earnest efforts to speed the process along with various over-the-counter elixirs. I don’t… Continue reading
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When I was growing up in the 1970s, like many others I enjoyed “The Waltons,” Earl Hamner Jr.’s televised account of his childhood in the… Continue reading
Man pleads not guilty to first-degree voyeurism charge in December 2021 incident at Auburn casino
South King County’s new recycling and transfer station is expected to be completed in 2026.
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From March 2020 until recently, it seemed to me that COVID-19 always hit someone far off, the man who’d been incautious, the woman who screamed… Continue reading
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We cannot help but collect them as we grow older: memories, steeped in the golden waters of nostalgia. The Auburn I grew up in during… Continue reading
Problem exists at many districts
Firefighters had to rescue two residents from the roof of an apartment building in downtown Auburn that burned late Friday night and into early Saturday… Continue reading
As of 8:14 a.m. July 13, an earlier ramp blocking incident on SR 520 Westbound at 108th Avenue Northeast in Bellevue has now been cleared… Continue reading
TRAFFIC ALERT
As of Monday evening June 28 and continuing into Tuesday morning and afternoon, June 29, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and King County… Continue reading
First civilian public information officer
