1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (905+ words) Published 9: 35 am Friday, June 26, 2026 A 15-year-old boy faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a 16-year-old girl June 3 in Kent while attempting to shoot a rival gang member. The boy also faces four counts of first-degree assault for firing…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (339+ words) Published 2: 25 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2026 A sampling of Kent Police incidents May 23-31: " Robbery: Around 7 p. m. , officers responded to a reported robbery near 10105 SE 256th St. A female reported her purse and phone were taken. As the suspect drove away, she fell and sustained…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (615+ words) Published 1: 30 am Friday, June 5, 2026 Assault: At 7: 46 a. m. May 28 in the 2400 block of F Street Southeast, a woman was arrested for fourth-degree domestic violence assault. Found property: At 1 p. m. May 28 in the 400 block of O Street Northeast, two bicycles were found on a…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (256+ words) Published 5: 08 pm Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Pierce County Sheriff's Office bodycam footage screenshot of Auburn officer being arrested. The Auburn Police Department has fired an officer who had been arrested by the Pierce County Sheriff's Office for alleged felony immoral communication with…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (450+ words) Published 3: 36 pm Tuesday, June 2, 2026 A 25-year-old Auburn man received a prison sentence of four years and six months under a federal hate crime for violently assaulting and stabbing a Black female passenger because of her race on a King County…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (497+ words) Published 1: 30 am Friday, May 22, 2026 Illegal dumping: At 10: 13 a. m. May 13 in the 700 block of 47th Street Southeast, there was a report of illegal dumping. Harassment: At 12: 17 p. m. May 13 in the 2900 block of Auburn Way South, there was a report that a male was arrested…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (345+ words) Published 3: 15 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 $700 in vapes shoplifted: At 1: 20 p. m. May 6 in the 200 block of First Street Northeast, a male shoplifted approximately $700 worth of vapes. Arrest at Coastal: At 10: 38 p. m. May 6 in the 1400 block of Outlet Collection Way Southwest, a female was arrested…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (170+ words) Published 12: 20 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 An Auburn Police Department officer was arrested by the Pierce County Sheriff's Office for alleged felony immoral communication with a minor. Upon being notified of the investigation, Auburn Police Department Chief Mark Caillier worked with the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (572+ words) Published 9: 20 am Friday, May 8, 2026 A 19-year-old Auburn man was found guilty of first-degree murder for a 2023 incident in which he shot another man at an Auburn Way intersection. On April 24, a King County Superior Court jury found Jesus Castaneda-Peraza guilty…...

2+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (1160+ words) Published 9: 55 pm Saturday, April 25, 2026 Editor's note: This story contains graphic sexual content. Driving through Federal Way on Pacific Highway, one might notice massage business after massage business, many illuminated by neon "massage" and "open" signs that stay on well past…...