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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Hundreds in Seattle become U.S. citizens on Independence Day
Hundreds of people in Seattle woke up this morning not as immigrants, but as newly minted U.S. citizens. The annual naturalization ceremony was held at Seattle Center on July 4 — Independence Day.
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Crime
Garfield High School students return to class after deadly shooting
Students walked past a memorial of signs and flowers as they made their way back into Garfield High School on Tuesday morning, the first time since a student was killed in a shooting in the parking lot last Thursday.
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More than 16,000 people are experiencing homelessness in King County, up from 2022
Preliminary data released Wednesday from the King County Regional Homelessness Authority’s Point-in-Time Count found 16,385 people are experiencing homelessness in the county. That’s over 3,000 more than were counted two years ago.
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Government
King County Council raises minimum wage in unincorporated areas
The King County Council approved a new hourly minimum wage of $20.29, close to the base pay in cities like Seattle and Renton.
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Education
UW pro-Palestinian activists take their demands to the university's Board of Regents
After more than a week of rallies, chants, and a growing tent encampment, student protesters at the University of Washington spoke directly to the school’s Board of Regents on Thursday to emphasize their demands surrounding Israel's war in Gaza.
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Politics
PHOTOS: Despite tension with counterprotesters, peace prevails at UW’s pro-Palestinian tent camp
After a mostly quiet week at the University of Washington’s pro-Palestinian solidarity camp, protesters faced counterprotesters for the first time Tuesday night. Despite a few scuffles between the two sides, nobody was reported to be seriously injured after hours of facing off.
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Politics
Seattle students walk out of class to demand peace in Gaza
High schoolers from across the Puget Sound region walked out of class on Tuesday, protesting the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
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Health
Seattle has a long road ahead to eliminate all traffic deaths by 2030
Seattle city leaders say they want to end traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. But with some collisions still on the rise, it’s unclear if the city can make that goal.
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New Seattle apartment opens with promise to ‘end Native homelessness in King County’
A new five-story apartment building has opened on Lake City Way in northeast Seattle for adults experiencing chronic homelessness. The complex is the fourth housing development to open in the last few years for Native adults who struggle to find stable housing.
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Government
Short on staff and ships, can Washington's new ferry chief navigate out of troubled waters?
Steve Nevey said his job is to take the state’s beleaguered ferry system into the post-pandemic future. Washington State Ferries has struggled for years to maintain reliable service with broken boats and staff shortages.