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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Mayor Jenny Durkan wants to renew education funding while cutting budgets city-wide
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is reiterating her plan to cut the budget of every department in the city. Speaking on KUOW's The Record on Thursday, Durkan...
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Hundreds sworn in as new U.S. citizens on Independence Day
While many people were barbecuing and playing in the sun for the Fourth of July, hundreds in Seattle became new U.S. citizens.
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#NewsPoet: Talking to your kids after a school shooting
In the wake of school shootings like the one in Parkland, Florida this year, parents are asking: "How do I talk to my child about mass shootings?" KUOW...
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Don't panic, but property taxes are increasing about 15 percent this year
It's that time of year again when King County sends out property value assessments to homes and businesses.
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Their mascot was called racist. These Seattle-area students voted to keep it
The Rebel remains. Students at Juanita High School, in Kirkland, have voted overwhelmingly to keep their controversial mascot.
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Immigrant moms in SeaTac prison 'could hear their children screaming'
The dozens of moms jailed in SeaTac didn’t realize what was happening when they were torn from their children.
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Mascot with Confederate ties faces a vote at suburban Seattle high school
A Kirkland high school voted today, Thursday, on whether to drop their mascot: the Rebels.
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Trade fighting could take a bite out of Washington's apple industry
U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum went into effect Friday for Canada, the European Union and Mexico. That decision by the Trump Administration could now hurt one of Washington state's signature exports: apples.
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On Memorial Day, a flag for every grave
An American flag for every grave marker in Seattle's Evergreen Washelli Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
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#NewsPoet: Witnessing the last execution in Washington
News stories can be disturbing sometimes, but KUOW has a way to help process these stories. We call it #NewsPoet — and it involves a Pacific Northwest...