Former Reporter

Mary Richards

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

Late spring storm bringing rain, snow, wind

It's mid-April, but throughout the Wasatch front could be seeing snow in the valleys and up to two feet in the mountains!
7 years ago

Tax reform talk to restart in Utah this week

The things you pay taxes on, and the amount you pay, could change this year. Tax reform discussions are expected to begin again this week.
7 years ago

Utah National Guard members return home from Middle East

The 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery of the Utah National Guard, "Big Red," arrived home Tuesday after ten months in the Middle East.
7 years ago

Salt Lake Police warn about squatters in vacant homes

Empty homes can be a hot spot for crimes which is why police are asking neighbors to watch out for squatters that can then in turn lead to drugs or even fires inside the home.
7 years ago

The Saints in St. Louis: connecting Missouri to modern Latter-day Saints

The expanded Gateway Arch Museum opened in February 2018, and millions of visitors can see the peaceful relationship between Church members and St. Louis.
7 years ago

I-80 wildlife overpass a work in progress

It looks like fewer cars are hitting wildlife along I-80 through Parleys Canyon, but transportation officials won't know for sure until they get more data.
7 years ago

Salt Lake Stallions linebacker broke his arm just days before the league folded

On Saturday Gionni Paul was defending a pass during a Salt Lake Stallions game when he got pinned. It broke two bones in his forearm. Sunday he had surgery, and Tuesday he learned the league had folded.
7 years ago

Former AZ senator Jeff Flake outlines threats against him

Former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake says a man with a rifle scope went looking for him at church. He’s outlining the many threats he says he received before leaving office. Flake told The Guardian that a man entered three church buildings in Arizona belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints looking for […]
7 years ago

Utah’s senators ask Defense Dept to protect HAFB funding

Utah’s senators are asking the Pentagon to leave Hill Air Force Base funding alone. They don’t want millions in construction money diverted to the border wall. Senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney say they are very concerned about shifting funds away from military projects at Hill Air Force Base as a result of the national […]
7 years ago

Police: man got past TSA at Salt Lake airport

Police say a man got past security without a ticket at Salt Lake City International Airport over the weekend and then started assaulting a man in one of the concourses.
7 years ago

Utah’s McAdams signs petition to vote on Born Alive Bill

Utah's only Democrat in Congress is crossing party lines to vote on an anti-abortion bill. Rep. Ben McAdams (D-UT) is one of only 2 Democrats so far to try and help force a vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act joining Daniel Lipinski of Illinois as House Republicans try to utilize a seldom-used procedure to force the US House to vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
7 years ago

Gateway Mall owners say crime is down 79%

Owners of The Gateway Mall in downtown Salt Lake City say a new report should make people feel safer to come shop, eat or attend an event there.
7 years ago

Report: Clearfield High baseball coach lit infield on fire

A high school baseball coach apparently lit his infield on fire to dry it out, and now it's too dangerous to play on.
7 years ago

U researchers studying women, depression, and altitude

Researchers are trying to find better ways to treat women in Utah for depression, because of the challenges of the high altitude here.
7 years ago

2 alarm fire burns apartment complex near Maverik Center

A 2 alarm fire displaced several residents of an apartment fire near the Maverik Center early Monday morning where the blaze caused an estimated damage toll of over a million dollars.
7 years ago

Spring snowstorm brings down tree branches

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Multiple neighborhoods were cleaning up Friday after heavy, wet snow caused tree branches to come crashing down onto cars, streets, sidewalks, and lawns. This huge tree on top of 5 cars and another huge branch on a truck. Not a happy Friday for these folks, but they are just grateful […]
7 years ago

Southern Utah mail carrier recognized for giving coat to boy

A Southern Utah mail carrier gave a boy his coat on a cold day in February. Now he's getting recognized for it by the US Postmaster General.
7 years ago

Lehi boy hospitalized after backyard playhouse accident

A young boy was critically injured while playing in a backyard playhouse, resulting in an accidental near-strangling involving a jump rope. 
7 years ago

Who is going to replace Dave Rose?

Now that Dave Rose is retiring as head coach of BYU Men's Basketball, the search is on for a replacement, UVU's head coach Mark Pope seems to be a strong possibility according to sports writers.
7 years ago

University of Utah band stands in during NCAA Tourney

It was a crowded Vivint Arena for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and one team's band may have looked and sounded awfully familiar to locals.
7 years ago

Temporary stay for Utah man over bump stock ban

Under the new federal ban, everyone else must either destroy or surrender their bump stocks, but Utah Shooting Sports Chairman Clark Aposian will
7 years ago

Mitt Romney chastises President Trump over McCain remarks

Mitt Romney rebuked the president on Twitter, saying he can't understand why the President is disparaging"a man as exemplary" as McCain.
7 years ago

Reports: Former BYU star Jimmer Fredette to sign with Suns

Reports from Arizona say Jimmer Fredette will meet with the Phoenix Suns on Thursday and possibly sign a contract for the rest of the season.
7 years ago

Two dead after drive-by shooting in Midvale

Police say a deadly drive-by shooting in Midvale ended when the suspect crashed, then took his own life by suicide in Sandy.
7 years ago