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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Preaching peace, but preparing for unrest: Left and right leaders share same fears
Heading into to an Election Day fraught with anxiety and uncertainty, voices on both the political left and right say they don’t want to see violence – regardless of the election’s outcome.
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'In a hurry,' Washington state voters race to drop boxes two weeks ahead of Election Day
Drop boxes are open, and people around Washington state are out voting early. In King County, we are already seeing signs of record early turnout in a year marked by a lot of Election Day anxiety.
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Signed, sealed, delivered: A guide to voting by mail in King County
Washington state has been voting by mail for about a decade, so this year's general election should be smooth-sailing. If this is your first time voting or you need a refresher on how to do it, here's a step-by-step guide.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle City Council overrides mayor's veto on police budget cuts
The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to approve cuts to the Seattle Police Department budget that Mayor Jenny Durkan vetoed last month.
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KUOW Newsroom
King County en route to see record number of shootings in 2020
This year, Seattle will likely a set record number of shootings in the city. King County is also seeing the considerable spike in gun-related incidents.
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Seattle reacts to Chief Carmen Best's exit from the police department
Chief Carmen Best will leave the Seattle Police Department on September 2, after nearly 30 years of service in the city. She is the city's first Black female police chief. Her decision to leave comes as a shock, both to some of her longtime supporters and sharpest critics. It also comes amid tensions between the City Council, city leaders, and ongoing protests for racial justice.
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KUOW Newsroom
'What Summer set their mind to do, Summer did.' Family of killed protester speaks out
Summer Taylor was killed early Saturday when a person drove their car into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters on Interstate 5 near downtown Seattle. Taylor’s family says Summer was a determined, passionate supporter of the movement and want Summer to be remembered as an ally of Black lives.
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24-year-old protester Summer Taylor dies after being hit by speeding car on I-5
Two people are in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center after a Seattle man drove his car into a group of Black Lives Matter protesters on I-5 late Friday night.
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UW frat brother's advice amid Covid-19 outbreak: 'Please don't party'
Fran Dukic has some advice for University of Washington students living in fraternities and sororities: "Please don't party. You can wait. you can wait."
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A second teen is dead in CHOP shooting. ‘Enough is enough,’ says Seattle Police chief
Protesters say they are not causing the violence and that they’ll stay.