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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Health
Why are dogs allowed in Seattle bars?
Unlike kids, dogs are taken nearly everywhere: restaurant patios, taprooms, even the grocery store.
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Washington man sues Border Patrol after 4-hour detainment
In July 2017 Andres Sosa Segura was transferring buses at a Spokane Greyhound station. His attorneys say he was stopped by Border Patrol, questioned, and then taken to detention facility.
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Health
Alexa can tell if you’re going into cardiac arrest – and then call 911
Researchers at the University of Washington have taught smart devices how to correctly identify the staggered breathing of someone going into cardiac arrest while sleeping.
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Politics
The Seattle Times prints 'suspicious' letter to the editor
"There’s all these inconsistencies and overlaps between these personas that suggested to us that perhaps they weren’t what they appeared to be at face value."
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Crime
20 years behind bars, now helping youth stay out of prison
In 1999, Andrea Altheimer of Seattle was sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison. She was convicted for shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend after she found him with another woman. But this year the King County Prosecutor’s office concluded that her sentence was excessive, and there were grounds to cut it in half. She was released in March from the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor.
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Law & Courts
"Abortion is safe, abortion is necessary, abortion is health care."
Abortion rights activists crammed into City Hall Plaza protesting restrictions in other states.
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Politics
'Lines out to parking garage' at Sea-Tac if TSA sends agents to southern border
Security lines at Sea-Tac Airport could stretch "out to our parking garage" if the Transportation Security Administration allows its agents to head to the southern border, the airport's chief says.
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Environment
3.8 million people are now in Washington's drought zone. And it's only mid-May
Dry conditions in Western Washington have intensified over the past week, with most of King, Pierce and Snohomish counties now listed as under moderate drought.
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Health
6 dead in float plane crash in Southeast Alaska
UPDATE 5/15/2019: Two people missing after a midair collision of seaplanes in Southeast Alaska were found dead Tuesday, raising the death toll to six, the Coast Guard said.
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Politics
Seattle candidates, now's your chance: Filing opens for City Council seats
Monday begins a week of filing for candidates seeking to be elected to office around Washington state.