Former Seattle mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk is taking on the interim CEO role at major homelessness nonprofit YouthCare. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)
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Longtime homelessness services leader and former mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk will serve as interim CEO at YouthCare following a period of internal turmoil around racism allegations at the nonprofit. Updated

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United States Olympic gymnast Simone Biles testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General’s report on the FBI’s handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. Nassar was charged in 2016 with federal child pornography offenses and sexual abuse charges in Michigan. He is now serving decades in prison after hundreds of girls and women said he sexually abused them under the guise of medical treatment when he worked for Michigan State and Indiana-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP) WX448 WX448
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The old Black Angus Motor Inn, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Seattle, is partly demolished. The inn was bought by the Low Income Housing Institute this year who will host a tiny house village on the site next to it. 218185
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In this July 28, 2021 photo provided by John Kraus, from left, Jared Isaacman, Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux and Chris Sembroski stand in the crew access arm at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They will use this arm to board the Falcon 9 rocket on launch day. (John Kraus/Inspiration4 via AP) NY813 NY813
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Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder speaks to supporters after losing the California gubernatorial recall election Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Costa Mesa, Calif. The rare, late-summer election, which challenged California Governor Gavin Newsom, has emerged as a national battlefront on issues from COVID-19 restrictions to climate change. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) CAAL111 CAAL111

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Committee ranking member Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Blinken was questioned about the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan. (Drew Angerer/Pool via AP) WX320 WX320
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A Boeing 777X lands at Boeing Field in Seattle after its first flight in January 2020. The 777X features giant carbon-composite wings, the largest Boeing has ever designed. The wings are so long that to fit at standard airport gates, each has to fold upward on a hinge 11 feet from the tip. Photographed on January 25, 2020. 212736

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Design For Acceptance: Looking up from his drawing board, Minoru Yamasaki, architect-designer, had reason to smile as he worked in his office in Birmingham, Mich. He is one of many Japanese-Americans who have built successful careers since Second World War. Highlight for Yamasaki was his return to his home town, Seattle, as architect-designer of the United States Science Pavilion at this year’s World’s Fair. On the wall were two views of the Central Hotel, Los Angeles, which he designed.

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An injured harbor seal pup lays on the beach before being rescued by trained volunteers with Seal Sitters, part of NOAA’s marine mammal stranding network. Lynn Shimamoto, a trained investigator with Seal Sitters, part of NOAA’s marine mammal stranding network, rescues an injured young harbor seal pup along the beach at Seacrest Park in West Seattle, Sunday September 12, 2021. “We were concerned because it’s very thin and seems to have some respiratory issues,” said Shimamoto. Also, she added, “it keeps coming up on these really busy beaches,” and was recently chased by a dog into the water. The seal, safely put into a carrier for transport, was be taken to the SeaLife Response Rehab and Research (SR3) marine animal hospital in Des Moines. Shimamoto says it is incredibly important for the public not to disturb marine wildlife. Wildlife hospitals will not accept drop-offs of marine animals from the public. If you observe an animal on a West Seattle beach in distress, call their hotline at 206-905-SEAL and visit their website at www.sealsitters.org for more information.
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The Stars & Strips flies from the Seattle Fire Department’s ladder 4 at Seattle Center during a 9/11 memorial on Saturday. When the World Trade Center’s towers collapsed, 343 FDNY firefighters died along with workers there. Saturday, September 11, 2021 218189 (Alan Berner / Alan Berner)
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