Dec 31, 2024 · A 34-year-old woman died in Auburn on Dec. 26 after crashing into another vehicle in the opposite lane. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a woman who died in a vehicle crash on the 1400 block of 8th Street NE as Tenisha Marche Burrage, 34.

Jan 2, 2025 · He received a 12-year sentence. Records filed in the case state that over a two-year investigation of the drug trafficking ring, agents seized an estimated 223 pounds of methamphetamine, an estimated 830,000 fentanyl pills, multiple-pound quantities of fentanyl powder, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, $338,000 of suspected drug proceeds and 48 firearms from members of the conspiracy.

Auburn man caught with firearms on train. He had been convicted of bank robbery, barring him from possessing firearms.

New restrictions on cosmetics tested on animals, tougher penalties for negligent drivers, requirements for hospitals to offer drugs to people possibly exposed to HIV. These are among the changes in Washington state law set to take effect Jan. 1, 2025.

Dec 27, 2024 · What all these recent and diverse additions to Auburn’s landscape have in common is that the fingerprints, elbow grease and sweat of Auburn Parks, Arts and Recreation Director Daryl Faber and his hardworking staff — the folks tasked with shepherding the projects through their earliest stages to opening day — are all over them.

Jan 31, 2025 · The engineers came to City Hall to update city leaders about the overall status of the city’s capital projects. As of that day, they said, 28 of the projects under their wings were in design, and 18 were under construction, summing to $151 million in total costs spread in budget cycles over several years.

Paul M. Huestis passed away on April 3, 2024. He was born on January 28, 1934 in Battle Ground, WA…. Read Story

5 days ago · Astonishingly, Nelson’s supervisor approved this use of force, merely cautioning Nelson to watch his language. Even more remarkably, Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus promoted that supervisor, Mark Caillier, to serve as the Auburn police chief while Nelson’s homicide trial was still pending.

Jan 15, 2025 · When Auburn High School boys basketball head coach Ryan Hansen took his team to California this winter break, it was to prepare them for battles like they just had against Kentwood. The Trojans won their 14th game this season and 11th straight game inside Washington state with a 75-57 victory over ...

Dec 24, 2024 · Former Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson will not receive a new murder trial or recusal of the court. On Dec. 20, King County Superior Court Judge Nicole Gaines Phelps issued the ruling in the case for Nelson, who was the first police officer to be convicted of murder following the institution of Initiative 940, which changed the standard for holding police criminally liable for excessive ...