Casey Martin
Reporter
About
Casey Martin is a general assignment reporter who has covered everything from political protests to electric scooters. He is almost always out in the field where the news happens. Casey has reported on extremism, houselessness, politics, and Seattle’s nightlife.
He got his start in radio at KBCS Community Radio in Bellevue and is a proud graduate of the Transom Traveling Workshop on Catalina Island.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Stories
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Western Washington prepares for heat wave this week
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Recent Seattle gun violence part of growing trend
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Business
Regulars react to their Starbucks closing
Five Starbucks locations in Seattle are set to close this month. The company says due to a recent increase in crime, the locations are no longer safe for employees.
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People who have experienced homelessness help others get off the street
A new program in King County is tapping people who have experienced homelessness in the past to help currently homeless people get off the street. The King County Regional Homelessness Authority hopes the program will get nearly every person living outside downtown into long term, stable housing.
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Arts & Life
J.P. Crawford helps paint a mural of J.P. Crawford
The Seattle Mariners have commissioned a new mural close to the ballpark where the baseball team plays. Local artist, Alexander Codd, said for his first project of this size he got help from some friends, including Gold Glove shortstop J.P. Crawford.
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City of Seattle begins clearing Woodland Park homeless encampment
Parks and Recreation workers arrived Tuesday morning to begin removing a homeless tent and RV camp in Phinney Ridge’s Woodland Park. The mayor’s office says in recent months outreach workers have referred more than fifty people at the park to temporary shelter but others have packed up their belongings and moved elsewhere.
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Health
Seattle reacts after SCOTUS leak suggests Roe v Wade will be overturned
At least 100 people packed into Seattle’s Kerry Park on Tuesday for a pro-choice rally, some having to stand in the street.
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An unhoused woman built herself a weatherproof shed. Seattle just knocked it down
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Two homeless sweeps in Ballard in two days
About two dozen people experiencing homelessness in Ballard were displaced this week by the City of Seattle. Tent encampment sweeps have picked up around the city heading into summer, despite insufficient housing or shelters available.
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Business
Food galleys to reopen this week on Washington State Ferries
After two years without hot food or alcoholic beverages, food services will return to some state ferry boats starting Wednesday, April 13. Galleys and cafeterias have been closed since the start of the pandemic.