Former Reporter

Mary Richards

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

Salt Lake Airport braces for Christmas travel crush

The busiest days for Christmas travel in Salt Lake are expected to be Saturday, December 21, and then the day after Christmas.
7 years ago

Utah Senator Mike Lee says Nancy Pelosi is scared

Sen. Mike Lee is criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for holding up the impeachment from being sent to the Senate.
7 years ago

UDOT plow operators and their families talk safety ahead of next winter storm

Sara Johnston and her husband are both plow operators. She expects to spend Christmas on the road, and her family hopes other drivers help keep her safe.
7 years ago

Park City debuting new park and load zones on Main Street

Park City is making a major change to parking, to hopefully cut down on parking problems during ski season and the Sundance Film Festival.
7 years ago

1 in 5 high school seniors admits to vaping marijuana

A new national survey says 21% of high school seniors admitted vaping marijuana this year; 14% in the last month. That's a big jump from last year.
7 years ago

Utahns rally for impeachment in downtown Salt Lake City

A few hundred people held signs outside the Federal Building downtown Tuesday night on the eve of the House impeachment vote.
7 years ago

Utah County Commission approves 67.4% tax hike

UTAH COUNTY — Utah County residents are going to have a large property tax hike. The Utah County Commission voted yes on a bill that would raise property tax from the county by 67.4%, but they did so with a caveat. The three county commissioners voted 2-1 in favor of the measure and said they […]
7 years ago

Fan banned for life sues Utah Jazz, Russell Westbrook

The Utah Jazz fan who was banned for life is now suing the team and a player for millions of dollars.
7 years ago

“No Parking” signs appear around homeless resource center

One man says his car is critical for job searching. He's worried something will happen to it on the street while he's at the homeless resource center.
7 years ago

Salt Lake County requires background checks for purchases at gun shows (updated)

Currently, sales by licensed dealers at gun shows require background checks already, but private sales are not subject to background checks.
7 years ago

The services to be taxed under legislature’s overhaul

A tax reform package approved by Utah lawmakers this week include adding sales tax to several types of services which, before, were not taxed. And lawmakers may not yet be done adding new services to be taxed, to this list.
7 years ago

Sweeping tax reform passes, with some last-minute changes

Utah state lawmakers have approved a sweeping tax reform package as they met for a special session Thursday night.
7 years ago

Sen. Mitt Romney, others, working to classify drug cartels as terrorist organizations

U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney has joined with several other Republican senators to introduce new legislation that would categorize Mexican cartels as terror organizations. Several people with ties to Utah were killed in cartel violence in November.
7 years ago

Dept. of Homeland Security proposes 500% increase in fees to access family history records

The government is considering huge fee hikes on genealogy searches. And Utah Senator Mitt Romney is trying to stop it.
7 years ago

Utah legislature expected to pass tax reform in special session Thursday

A special session is happening Thursday night to discuss a major tax reform plan for Utah.
7 years ago

Utah woman sends warning about hair dye after a bad reaction sent her to the hospital

"My scalp was burned, like bright red," said Amanda Ortega. "Big scabs and it was just oozing stuff out of them."
7 years ago

Homeless advocates give update after closure of Road Home shelter

About 20 days since new homeless resource centers opened and the Road Home shelter closed, advocates are giving an update on how everything is working. 
7 years ago

Salt Lake County home prices reach new high

According to the Deseret News, a home in Salt Lake County now has a median price of $386,000, an increase of $100,000 from five years ago.
7 years ago

Suspected porch pirates arrested in Cedar City with hundreds of IDs, credit cards

Police say they caught two porch pirates in Cedar City who had hundreds of IDs and credit cards with them under a number of different names.
7 years ago

Booming Utah County leads state in growth over last decade

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah County led the state in huge population growth over the past ten years. It’s not because they’re having more babies than the rest of the state. It’s because there’s more people moving in. People used to be able to drive between BYU and ZCMI and see a lot of farmland […]
7 years ago

Gov. calls for computer science education boost in Utah

Utah's governor is calling for $10.2 million to boost computer science education in the state, with companies adding another $4 million trust fund.
7 years ago

Blind Eagle Scout gives dozens of white canes to younger students in need

For the last several months, 17-year-old Cameron Evans has been collecting donations to help Utah's School for the Deaf and Blind. On Thursday he was able to donate 71 white canes.
7 years ago

Utes get ready to take on Oregon in Pac12 Conference Championship game

The University of Utah football team is in Santa Clara, California for the Pac-12 Championship Game Friday evening.
7 years ago

Five car pileup on I-15 after passengers call for rideshare

The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a wild crash on I-15 that involved a rideshare driver who was trying to pick up somebody along the freeway in Springville.
7 years ago