Kai Uyehara

Seattle

Breaking News and Enterprise Reporter at The Seattle Times

Reporter for @KitsapSun covering housing, homelessness and development... and a little bit more. Based in Bremerton. Reach out with tips: [email protected]

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Cabin owners told to beware as search for dad of slain Wenatchee girls continues

1 day ago | seattletimes.com | Kai Uyehara

Local authorities are advising cabin owners or those living in remote areas in five counties — including King and Snohomish — to beware as law enforcement searches for Travis Decker, the Wenatchee man accused of killing his three young daughters.
Kent man allegedly provided 270 pounds of material used to bomb CA fertility clinic, officials say

2 days ago | seattletimes.com | Kai Uyehara

A Kent man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly supplying another person with 270 pounds of materials for a bomb that injured four and destroyed a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, authorities said. The car bomb created a debris field 250 yards in size. Daniel Park, 32, was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, said Bill Essayli, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California.
Wallingford house fire draws heavy response, critically injures woman

3 days ago | seattletimes.com | Kai Uyehara

A woman was critically injured in a house fire in Wallingford early Wednesday morning. She was rescued from the two-story home on the 3800 block of Sunnyside Avenue North after firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls coming in around 1 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department reported. Nearly 100 firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire. The first crews on scene reported an active fire at the front of the home with electrical wires down on the north side, SFD said.
3 girls from Wenatchee found dead; police search for their father

3 days ago | seattletimes.com | Kai Uyehara

Three young girls who went missing four days ago from Wenatchee were found dead near Leavenworth on Monday. Their father, 32-year-old Travis Decker, is wanted in their kidnapping and deaths. Three girls were Olivia Decker, 5, Evelyn Decker, 8, and Paitlyn Decker, 9. Their bodies were discovered in a truck belonging to their father near the Rock Island Campground, accessed via Icicle Road, the Wenatchee Police Department said in a news release Tuesday morning.
Hallan muertas a 3 niñas de Wenatchee, la policía busca a su padre

4 days ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Kai Uyehara

Tres niñas que estaban desaparecidas desde hace cuatro días en Wenatchee fueron encontradas muertas el lunes, cerca de Leavenworth. Su padre, Travis Decker, de 32 años, es buscado por su presunta responsabilidad en el secuestro y la muerte de las menores. Las niñas fueron identificadas como Olivia Decker, de 5 años; Evelyn Decker, de 8; y Paitlyn Decker, de 9.
Crews recover 2 bodies in shrimp boat accident near Everett; 1 still missing

4 days ago | seattletimes.com | Kai Uyehara

Bodies of two people who drowned last month on a sinking shrimp boat were recovered Saturday in Possession Sound near Everett. Bodies of a man in his 60s, the owner of the boat, and a woman in her 40s, his co-worker, were found near the boat that was upside down 165 feet below the water’s surface, said Everett Police Department spokesperson Natalie Given. Authorities had said three people were missing and believed to have drowned when their boat sank during a shrimping trip on May 21.
Seattle weather: Aurora spotted, and the first 9 p.m. sunset of 2025

5 days ago | seattletimes.com | Kai Uyehara

Comfortable weather, some clear skies, the first 9 p.m. sunset of 2025 and another (albeit slim) chance to spot some northern lights: Who could ask for anything more? It might be time to whip out the picnic blanket and charcuterie board or dip your toes in the water if you haven’t already. High pressure will build in the Seattle area through the week with temperatures floating in the low to mid-70s, National Weather Service meteorologist Jacob DeFlitch said Monday morning.
Recuperan 2 cuerpos de accidente de barco camaronero en Everett

5 days ago | elsoldeyakima.com | Kai Uyehara

Los cuerpos de dos personas que se ahogaron el mes pasado cuando se hundió un barco camaronero fueron recuperados el sábado en Possession Sound, cerca de Everett. Se trata del propietario del barco, un hombre de unos 60 años, y de su compañera de trabajo, una mujer de aproximadamente 40 años. Ambos fueron encontrados cerca de la embarcación, que estaba volcada a 165 pies (50 metros) de profundidad, informó Natalie Given, vocera del Departamento de Policía de Everett.
Kai Uyehara: 3 injured, rescued on Mount Baker in 2 days

6 days ago | tri-cityherald.com | Kai Uyehara

May 30-Three people were rescued from Mount Baker with serious injuries this week in two separate incidents within 48 hours. Two climbers were rescued by the Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council on Tuesday, the Whatcom County sheriff's office reported. They suffered a dislocated patella and a torn Achilles tendon. The climbers were found using their Garmin inReach devices, which function as locator beacons, according to the sheriff's office.
2 climbers, 1 skier rescued from Mount Baker within 2 days

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Kai Uyehara

Three people were rescued from Mount Baker with serious injuries this week in two separate incidents within 48 hours. Two climbers were rescued by the Bellingham Mountain Rescue Council on Tuesday, the Whatcom County sheriff’s office reported. They suffered a dislocated patella and a torn Achilles tendon. The climbers were found using their Garmin inReach devices, which function as locator beacons, according to the sheriff’s office.