This week’s episode takes a deeper look into stories on Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson (who is on trial for murder) appearing on a police recruitment banner; monkeypox coming to King County; and a group called Keep Kids Safe protesting hotel for the homeless in Kirkland over the site’s location near schools.

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Each episode of the King County Local Dive podcast features original watchdog reporting from our local journalists with a focus on how we hold our public entities and public officials accountable.

Stories for the King County Local Dive are first reported in Sound Publishing’s King County newspapers: Federal Way Mirror, Auburn Reporter, Kent Reporter, Renton Reporter, Enumclaw Courier-Herald, Mercer Island Reporter, Snoqualmie Valley Record, Kirkland Reporter, Issaquah Reporter, Redmond Reporter, Bothell-Kenmore Reporter, Bellevue Reporter and Seattle Weekly.