Karen Richards
Reporter and HostKaren Richards joined KLCC as a volunteer reporter in 2012, and became a freelance reporter at the station in 2015. In addition to news reporting, she’s contributed to several feature series for the station, earning multiple awards for her reporting.
Beginning in 2022, Richards also fills in as a host on KLCC’s news magazines.
Richards has a background in editing and publishing, and has worked for magazines and book publishers, as well as doing some unconventional freelance writing, such as constructing crossword puzzles and producing playing cards.
When she’s not near a microphone, Karen might be holding a macro-lens camera, taking photos of insects.
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Sunday’s women’s basketball game between Oregon and Oregon State may be the last in a 48-year series.
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During the last week of January, communities across the country conduct a count of their homeless population.
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A small Douglas County city has earned a $1.2 million housing grant that may lead to big changes.
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Because of extensive damage to trees and power lines from this month’s ice storm, Mount Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene is now a hard hat zone.
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After last week’s storm, an immense amount of woody debris has littered communities in southwestern Oregon. Spokesperson Kelly Shadwick told KLCC the City of Eugene has cleared the priority streets and bike paths, and will assess smaller streets and parks—which remain closed—in the coming weeks.
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Tuesday night’s ice storm dealt a blow to efforts to restore power in the southern Willamette Valley. Some customers may go without electricity for a week or more.
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As the region continues to recover from recent ice storms, Lane County officials say their top priority is clearing downed trees and opening roads so people can get supplies.
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A new law went into effect this year that allows all Oregon cities to use photo radar to enforce speed limits. But motorists shouldn’t expect to see a flood of new cameras right away.
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Eugene’s CAHOOTS program has had to put some of its services on hold.
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Starting in January, companies that deliver alcoholic beverages in Oregon will be required to have a permit and drivers will need to undergo training.