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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KUOW Newsroom
Fear the coronavirus? UW doctor cuts through the noise
The new coronavirus that appeared in China has arrived in the United States with five confirmed cases – one in Washington state. But how worried should you be?
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Burning hand sanitizer and other ways Seattle homeless are braving cold nights
This week was freezing in Seattle. Hundreds of people experiencing homelessness slept inside emergency severe weather shelters opened by the city and King County. But some chose to stay outside even as snow fell and temperatures dropped to the low 30s.
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KUOW Newsroom
Did you shovel your sidewalk? You were supposed to.
Seattle transportation officials are reminding homeowners it is their responsibility to keep walkways clear of ice and snow. No new snow fell on Seattle Tuesday night but many sidewalks throughout town were frozen over and impassable.
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KUOW Newsroom
This Idaho teen made $35K last year shoveling Seattle slush. Will he return?
When it snowed in Seattle last year, an Idaho teenager drove his white Dodge Ram truck to the city.
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Dozens of layoffs ahead as Seattle Times closes main printing plant
At one time the massive plant in Bothell had close to 140 press operators printing papers around the clock. Today there are just 18 operators running half of the presses in the middle of the night. One of them is Tyrone Love, a shop steward who has worked at the plant since 1996.
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KUOW Newsroom
Light rail gets a man's voice, so that riders pay attention
As commuters tried to navigate disruptions in Seattle light rail system downtown, Sound Transit decided a man's louder voice was needed to get through the din.
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PHOTOS: Three percenters call Matt Shea ‘a hero’ at Seattle rally
Washington Three Percent, a right-wing group that advocates for gun rights, held a political rally outside of Seattle City Hall Sunday. Antifascist counterprotesters clashed with Seattle police in a brief skirmish resulting in several arrests.
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KUOW Newsroom
Move over for cyclists, Seattle drivers. That's the law now
Starting this year, Washington state is telling drivers that if there's more than one lane going your direction, you must get into the left lane when passing a bicyclist — as you would when passing slower cars.
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Prepare for 10 rough weeks on Seattle light rail
Starting this weekend Sound Transit is reducing light rail down to just one track through downtown Seattle to continue expansion work to the Eastside. The agency is warning travelers of longer wait times, crowded platforms, and packed trains.
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KUOW Newsroom
Beast Mode returns to Seattle for some 'unfinished business'
Marshawn Lynch has signed a one year contract with his old team, the Seattle Seahawks. In 2014 he helped the team win its first Super Bos returning to Seattle to play for the Seahawks. up again