Will James
Will James covers business, labor, and the South Sound region for KPLU. He came to the station from Newsday in his home state of New York.
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The former tenants of the Merkle Hotel in Tacoma, Wash., struggled to find housing after they were forced from their building in 2018. Many didn't have a place to go.
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Manuel Ellis's name has become a rallying cry during protests against police brutality in Tacoma, Wash. Ellis died in March due to respiratory failure while being restrained by the police.
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The images from the derailment are dramatic: train cars dangling over a busy freeway — some strewn down a hill side while others turned on their side. At least three people died in the derailment.