Casey Martin
Reporter
About
Casey is a features and daily news reporter at KUOW. Since starting at KUOW he has produced Morning Edition and All Things Considered, announced, produced stories for The Record, and reported for Local Wonder. His story, "The Good, The Bad, The Libre," was a finalist for the 2017 KCRW 24-Hour Radio Race. Casey started in public radio at KBCS Community Radio in Bellevue. He learned how to make radio on a magical island at the Transom Traveling Workshop.
Stories
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Protesters take to Seattle streets over George Floyd death
A crowd gathered Saturday in downtown Seattle, protesting the death of George Floyd and those of other African Americans at the hands of police.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
See racist harassment? Seattle Police want you to dial 911
Seattle police are urging people to report racial harassment amid a recent increase in anti-Asian bias incidents. The Seattle Police Department arrested a man for one of the four racist incidents reported by Asian Americans this week.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Seattle performers find a new stage online
Seattle’s night life is slowly reopening with food delivery and to-go cocktails. But music venues and night clubs remain closed – and they're unlikely to see crowds any time soon. Amid the pandemic, performing artists are taking their stage shows to live streaming.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Washington zoos start social distancing from tigers
Zoos in western Washington are taking extra precautions since a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York this week was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
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KUOW Newsroom
No Opening Day for the Mariners means you have to make your cream cheese hot dog at home
Today was supposed to be Opening Day for the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. But with everything shutdown due to the coronavirus, the ballpark – and nearby hotdog stands - will stay quiet.
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Coronavirus In Seattle
Formerly homeless adults in Seattle now being tested for the coronavirus
As the number of cases of COVID-19 continues to rise in Seattle, people living in transitional housing are now getting screened and tested for the disease.
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Washington distillers switch from spirits to sanitizer
To help fight the spread of the coronavirus, dozens of distillers around the state are slowing down on beverage alcohol production to make hand sanitizer.
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KUOW Newsroom
Life Care Center families still waiting on a response from state watchdog
After a public appearance outside the nursing home at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, families say they've had difficulty contacting the state's long-term care ombudsperson.
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KUOW Newsroom
Restaurant fights for life near epicenter of Seattle area's coronavirus outbreak
A family-owned restaurant just around the corner from the nursing home at the center of the Seattle area's outbreak faces uncertainty.
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Friday politics: Durkan's State of the City, Washington's primary kicks off
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's state of the city and presidential primary politics in the Puget Sound region. Our panel parses it all.