Former Reporter

Mary Richards

Mary Richards is former a reporter for KSL NewsRadio. She started with the station ins 2002.

Deeper snowpacks happen after wildfires in Utah

A new study looks at what wildfires do to the snowpack level in Utah. Even as devastating as wildfires are, a deeper snowpack seems like a great side effect -- at first.
7 years ago

More than half of Utahns approve of President Trump’s job performance

Two different polls show a majority of Utahns approve of President Trump. Utahns give Mr Trump 53 percent approval rating in a new poll.
7 years ago

BYU basketball’s TJ Haws welcomes new baby hours after game-winning shot

TJ Haws, Brigham Young University senior, went from a game-winning shot on Saturday, to having his first baby on Sunday.
7 years ago

Rare avalanche advisory for valleys and benches

The Utah Avalanche Center issued a rare avalanche advisory for the valleys and benches in the Wasatch Front, saying, "If someone is on a steep, wind-loaded slope, they could trigger an avalanche. Even if they are just out walking their dog or sledding."
7 years ago

Working on Utah’s teacher shortage by reaching into the community

Education officials hope to have more people become paraeducators, and then take the steps to become teachers.
7 years ago

New Sugar House homeless shelter getting busier

SUGAR HOUSE — More people are using the new overnight emergency homeless shelter at night for a place to sleep. It opened last Thursday. Their low was 60 people one night. It was 125 people at the high point overnight Monday into Tuesday. It’s a 145 bed facility. The executive director of Shelter the Homeless, […]
7 years ago

Legal expert says insanity defense not likely for Grantsville teen

A University of Utah law professor says the insanity defense is not likely for the Grantsville teen accused of killing four family members
7 years ago

Flu kills two students at Utah Military Academy

The Utah Military Academy has confirmed that two of their students have died after contracting two separate strains of the flu that are active this year.
7 years ago

New dinosaur discovered in Utah

There's a new dinosaur in town: Allosaurus jimmadseni was a meat-eating allosaurus species that lived in North America 155 million years ago.
7 years ago

Surviving, grieving father speaks ahead of Grantsville family funeral

Colin Haynie is still trying to process what happened to his family in Grantsville after his wife and three of his children were killed.
7 years ago

Polls show tax referendum may have passed in November

A new poll shows the referendum effort would have likely succeeded to overturn the tax reform package at the ballot box.
7 years ago

Pedestrian hit crossing Park City street as Sundance starts

Police say a pedestrian is in serious condition after she was struck by a vehicle in Park City Thursday morning, the first day of Sundance.
7 years ago

New poll shows Cox, Huntsman tied in governor race

The Dan Jones and Associates poll, obtained by Utah Policy, has Huntsman with 32% support and Cox with 28%. The margin of error is +/- 4 percent.
7 years ago

Ogden boy praised after reporting dropped, loaded handgun at school

Police and school officials say a boy did the right thing by getting an adult when he found a loaded handgun at school, right outside the building.
7 years ago

Sen. Lee on impeachment trial: They were acting like teens losing a game

Utah Sen. Mike Lee had strong words about the House impeachment managers after the first day of the impeachment trial in the Senate.
7 years ago

UPDATE: Grantsville family shooter will be tried as an adult

The teenager suspected of shooting four members of a Grantsville family will be tried as an adult.
7 years ago

BYU Ballroom Dance competition to allow same-sex couples

For the first time in the school's history, a popular ballroom dance competition sponsored by BYU will feature same-sex couples.
7 years ago

Utah Senators on impeachment trial: Romney pledges open mind; Lee says defense is strong

Utah senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney are speaking up about their feelings on the Presidential impeachment hearings.
7 years ago

Funeral arrangements set for Grantsville shooting victims

Funeral services for four members of the Haynie family killed in a shooting last week will be held Friday at noon at the Grantsville Stake Center.
7 years ago

Donation drive benefits new Sugarhouse homeless shelter

Neighbors of a new, temporary, homeless shelter in Sugarhouse participated in a quickly-organized donation drive.
7 years ago

UPDATE: Victims of Grantsville shooting identified

Word of the shooting spread quickly through Grantsville, a town of about 10,000 people. Thousands shared their sympathies on social media
7 years ago

Latest Mitt Romney polls: Republican approval rating drop

The latest Mitt Romney polls showed his approval rating dropping among Republicans while rising among Democrats amid the impeachment debate.
7 years ago

BYU Study: Drinking High-Fat Milk Connected With Biological Aging

Got milk? And wrinkles? A new study from BYU found consumption of high-fat milk is correlated with biological aging, at least over a certain age.
7 years ago

Rescue finds family stranded by bad GPS directions near Arizona Strip

Bad GPS directions could be to blame for stranding a family in a remote section of the Arizona Strip. And it's happened before.
7 years ago