Crews respond to two-alarm apartment fire in Auburn
AUBURN, WA -- Fire crews responded to the scene of a two-alarm fire in an apartment building Saturday evening in Auburn, according to KIRO 7 News. Firefighters worked under 102-degree heat to contain flames in the 2900 block of Auburn Way South at around 6:43 p.m. The blaze was reportedly large enough that it...
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One hospitalized in Auburn rollover collision
AUBURN, WA -- One person sustained injuries in a rollover crash Monday afternoon in Auburn, according to KIRO 7 News. The incident occurred at the Auburn Way North and 4th Street Northeast intersection. Lanes near the site of the crash were blocked but have since reopened. Responding crews took the injured person to the...
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Thousands without power after stolen car crash in Auburn
AUBURN, WA – Over a thousand customers were left without power when the driver of a stolen car crashed into a power pole in Auburn on Wednesday. According to the Auburn Examiner, the driver was headed north on R Street NE when they lost control and crashed near 6th Street NE at about 3...
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47-year-old pedestrian killed by tractor-trailer on SR-18
KING COUNTY, WA – A 47-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on State Route 18 in Auburn before daylight on Monday morning. According to the Washington State Patrol, the pedestrian was wearing all black and walking on westbound SR-18 near 304th when a truck struck him from behind at about 3:23...
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Auburn morning car accident blocks SR-167 on-ramp
AUBURN, WA – A highway ramp to State Route 167 was partially blocked by a car accident on Wednesday morning, according to WSDOT. The accident happened on the entrance ramp to SR-167 from 15th Street Southwest shortly around 7:30 a.m. The ramp was partially blocked for about half an hour. Tow trucks helped clear...
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Truck driver pinned after brakes fail on SR-18 in Auburn
AUBURN, WA – One person was pinned after a tractor-trailer-involved rollover accident on Highway 18 in Auburn on Tuesday afternoon. According to Fox News Seattle, the truck was eastbound when it struck multiple other vehicles on Highway 18 near West Valley Highway South. The truck then rolled down the hillside along the highway and...
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Update: More details emerge following wrong-way crash on SR-18
AUBURN, WA - The Kent Reporter has additional information about the dramatic wrong-way crash that took place on SR-18 yesterday morning. According to their reporting, a 30-year-old woman from Tacoma was driving east in the highway's westbound lanes when her 1999 Lexus ES struck a 2009 Toyota Camry driven by a 25-year-old man from...
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