By 2012 King County will no longer accept misdemeanor inmates, such as drunken drivers, bad check passers, small-bore drug users, petty thieves and prostitutes from the 36 cities that contract with it for jail services.
Faced with that looming deadline, the South King County cities of Auburn, Des Moines, Federal Way, Renton and Tukwila hope to build a new regional jail within the next four years to house misdemeanor inmates.
Sound Publishing Inc., has announced the purchase of the Enumclaw Courier-Herald and its sister publication in Bonney Lake.
While the first month of State Route 167 HOT lanes operations went smoothly, the pilot project faced a few minor challenges.
One is an orthodontist, another a judge.
There’s an attorney and someone with a Ph.D. in communications. A few are ordinary workers, several are successful businessmen. Many served honorably in the military while others remain on active duty.
They come from all walks of life, yet they share a common ground, a special association as alumni from Auburn’s storied Boy Scout Troop 401.
Auburn police and other officers joined forces in the Law Enforcement Torch Run Campaign for Special Olympics as the relay passed through city streets on Friday.
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Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, will chair the Joint Select Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs today from 1 to 3…
In last Wednesday’s edition of the Auburn Reporter, a lot of frustration was showing with the price of gas and cutting back.
One-day blasts of summer fun are making a return to Les Gove Park.
Helping children grow up to be responsible, healthy adults in today’s society can be quite difficult, but there are some secrets that can make it easier.
Pugsly and Sophie the pugs came snuffling along the trail while their pretty pug pal, the perky Peaches, lingered casually in the rear at Game Farm Park, checking out the business end of a passing pooch.
Auburn Boy Scout Troop 401, the longest-running troop in lower King County and one of the oldest troops in the state, will be celebrating is 85th anniversary Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 100 N St SE. Festivities will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Auburn’s Performance Grill is holding its second annual Cruise-In – a
Employees and customers were forced to evacuate following a fire at the Auburn Taco Bell, located at 710 Auburn Way South, at 9:10 a.m. Monday.
Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, will chair the Joint Select Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs today from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Buckley Armory, 455 N. River Road. The public is invited to participate. Roach, who co-chairs the legislative committee formed to facilitate issues surrounding active military, veterans and the National Guard, will showcase state armories during the TVW broadcast. The meeting will focus on public access to food and communication during disaster, a new traumatic brain injury (TBI) center in Orting, and university campus safety measures. From I-5, merge onto 512 E., merge onto 167 N., merge onto 410 E. to Buckley, right on Park Ave, left on River Rd.
The bodies of two men missing in the raging Green River after they were swept away by high water two weeks ago were recovered Saturday.
Auburn police responded to the
ACAP Child and Family Services might have secured a new home.
The Board of the First United Methodist Church in Auburn tentatively approved the relocation of the ACAP center to a lot adjacent to its church, located at 100 N St. SE.
The move is pending the confirmation of a lease, which currently is being negotiated, according to Greg Wood, ACAP board president.
Roger Thordarson, former Auburn City Councilmember, recently was appointed to the King County Transit Advisory Committee.
Thordarson’s appointment, confirmed by the Metropolitan King County Council, is for a partial term expiring Sept. 30.
Mike Hassen is chairman of the Auburn Optimist Club’s Bicycle Safety Fair, which is running Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Auburn Eagles parking lot, 702 M. St. SE. The Auburn Optimistic Club is a non-profit service organization.
