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 and the Eastside
Languages Spoken: English
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
Three low-income housing apartments to open on Capitol Hill
The city of Seattle announced this week it has bought three apartment buildings on Capitol Hill to help house people experiencing homelessness. Some neighbors say they're receptive to the newcomers, but have more qu have more questions
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Seattle buys 3 new apartment buildings to help house people experiencing homelessness
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Monday that the city has purchased three new apartment complexes on Capitol Hill to be rented to people who are currently or formerly homeless. The city says the buildings have room for 165 people, including unsheltered veterans and young adults living outside.
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Seattle City Council will spend extra police salaries on community groups, not hiring bonuses
The Seattle Police Department says it has a $15 million surplus in police salaries after hundreds of officers left the department in recent months.
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KUOW Newsroom
'It's not our rule. We're just abiding by it.' Statewide mask mandate returns to Washington
This week Washingtonians are once again required to wear face masks inside businesses and at indoor gatherings. Governor Jay Inslee made the decision as covid hospitalizations in the state are at an all time high in the coronavirus pandemic.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle opens dozens of cooling centers ahead of another heat wave
The heat this week won’t be anywhere near what the Pacific Northwest saw in June. Still, with temperatures forecasted to be in the mid-90s, cooling centers have reopened all over town for people to get out of the heat.
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Why this Seattle business owner wishes there were '10 times more police officers' downtown
Trevor Boone runs Emerald City Guitars in Pioneer Square. He’s been there for 25 years but in the last couple of years he says he never sees police in the neighborhood and calls the area a “free-for-all.” The Seattle Police Department says they’re facing staffing shortages and lack of support from some city leaders.
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Seattle Mayor Durkan calls for more officers after string of deadly shootings
After multiple fatal shootings around Seattle that left at least five people dead, Mayor Jenny Durkan said that the city must support its police officers to keep up with the pace of crime. Durkan also highlighted new legislation she’s proposed to curb gun violence.
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KUOW Newsroom
Two Seattle police officers trespassed at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, oversight office finds
An Office of Police Accountability investigation into six Seattle Police officers who attended President Donald Trump's “Stop the Steal” rally found that two officers broke the law and violated police policy when they trespassed outside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. A third officer may have also trespassed, based on a review of maps outlining restricted areas and officer interviews, but the police accountability office could not meet its burden of proof.
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KUOW Newsroom
Looking back at Seattle's CHOP, one year later
It’s been one year since people in Seattle protesting police violence marched to the East Police Precinct - and found Seattle Police all but abandoned the area. What remained was a protest zone that garnered national attention.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle suburbs crack down on homeless camping with fines and jail time
Homelessness has become more visible in Seattle suburbs during the pandemic, and these cities have rushed in recent weeks to pass public camping bans. Many of these new ordinances come with jail time.