Former Reporter

Mary Richards

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

Utah teen delivers baby cousin

A Utah 16-year-old is getting credit for staying cool, calm and collected while bringing her baby cousin into the world.
8 years ago

Utah vet notes poor conditions at Salt Lake VA hospital

A Utah Iraq war vet says he wants to start a conversation about the kind of care veterans are getting, after his experience this month at the local VA.
8 years ago

Utah man overcomes prison past, graduates from BYU law school

PROVO — A Utah man who spent six years in federal prison on drug charges is graduating from BYU’s law school Friday. “People can change. They need the opportunity to change,” Ben Aldana told KSL Newsradio. Aldana was sentenced in 2004. He says he was talking to a counselor about what he wanted to do […]
8 years ago

Salt Lake City seeing a weedy spring

Weed-filled lawns have Utahns outside in their yards, fighting with nature -- but gardening experts say this spring may be worse than past years.
8 years ago

Jazz blow lead, lose Game 5 in Oklahoma City

Playoff series shifts back to Salt Lake City for Game 6 on Friday
8 years ago

Busy I-15 off-ramp closed by crash involving pedestrian

One of the busiest connection points to downtown Salt Lake City was closed for almost 3 hours, after a crash involving a pedestrian hit by a vehicle.
8 years ago

Utahns hit with higher healthcare costs and premiums

A new report shows Utahns are getting hit by higher healthcare costs, higher premiums, and higher out-of-pocket expenses. The Utah Foundation says premiums for healthcare plans at work rose by about one-third from 2006 to 2016. Research analyst Sam Brucker says it might have been much larger if not for high-deductible plans. “Employers are shifting […]
8 years ago

Motorcycle safety top of mind after deadly weekend

A series of motorcycle crashes over a beautiful spring weekend has state troopers reminding both bikers and drivers to be more aware and careful. 
8 years ago

Car stolen with 12-year-old inside in Salt Lake

Police say a man stole a car with a boy inside Sunday, then flagged down an officer to turn himself in.
8 years ago

Jazz home crowd hopes to be big part of Game 4

The Utah Jazz are going into Game 4 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a lot of momentum and excitement - and maybe a sellout crowd.
8 years ago

Utah students walkout on Friday

Some groups of students walked out of their high schools in Utah on Friday morning. Chopper 5 seemed to catch view of a hundred or so students on the baseball field at Skyline High School But at Olympus High School, it was a much smaller group. The walkout at Olympus High School. pic.twitter.com/TbjnWl4ia9 — Mary […]
8 years ago

World Trade Center Utah warns of $60m losses from trade war

A trade war with China could cost a wide variety of Utah businesses 60 million dollars. The list includes Utah’s aerospace industry, hog farms, plastics manufacturers, aluminum recycling companies, wheat farmers and orchard owners. A new report from World Trade Center Utah points out the following: • Over 40% of Utah’s aluminum exports went to […]
8 years ago

Mitchell leads Jazz to playoff win

Jazz rookie also tops scoring mark set in '85 by Michael Jordan
8 years ago

Utah particle pollution improves, ozone worsens in lung report

The American Lung Association says Utah’s ozone pollution is getting worse, even though other pollution is getting better. The 2018 report found year-round particle pollution levels slightly lower than the 2017 report. Particle pollution is made of soot or tiny particles that come from coal-fired power plants, diesel emissions, wildfires and wood-burning devices. But compared […]
8 years ago

Plan to fully open Oxbow hits snags

County sheriff says more staffing, funding needed do address jail overcrowding
8 years ago

Two men shocked at West Valley construction site

WEST VALLEY CITY — Two men were taken to the hospital after suffering some kind of electric shock. It happened on the construction site for the new West Valley City Police Department building at 3500 South and Market Street. Witnesses say they saw a blue flash, and then the men fell. Their harnesses caught them. […]
8 years ago

Windy Monday ushers in snowy Tuesday

A winter-like spring storm pounded the Wasatch Front Tuesday morning with snow.
8 years ago

Canyons School District tosses lettuce amid national E. coli scare

The Canyons School District has announced it's pulling lettuce from its cafeteria meals amid a nationwide E. coli outbreak.
8 years ago

Ballot initiatives face key deadline Monday

The deadline to gather signatures to get initiatives on the Utah ballot this fall is today, and some hopefuls are closer to their goal than others.
8 years ago

Students’ studies of Holocaust include day of silence

A day of silence helped some junior high students realize the depth and scope of the Holocaust.
8 years ago

Argument, alcohol lead to crash in Cottonwood Heights, police say

COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — A drunken argument between a 65-year-old driver and her adult grandson caused quite a bit of damage overnight near 2800 East and Fort Union Boulevard, police said. Police say  the woman and her 20-year-old grandson were drunk and arguing when the grandson yanked the wheel, causing the vehicle to jump the curb and […]
8 years ago

Mayochup? You mean Fry Sauce

Heinz is touting a product where they mixed their ketchup and mayonnaise together in a bottle...and the internet is letting them know, that's really fry sauce.
8 years ago

Jazz win big, set up higher playoff spot in the West

SALT LAKE CITY — The Jazz beat Golden State 119-79 on Tuesday. They led by 45 points at one point, extended their winning streak to six games in a row, and set themselves up for a good position in the playoffs. With the win, the Jazz improved to 48-33, after starting the season 19-28. They […]
8 years ago

Utah students’ scores above average, but ‘not well enough,’ superintendent says

The nation's report card shows Utah public school students are performing above average, but the state superintendent says it's not good enough.
8 years ago