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.
-
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District is asking for voter support in May to fund new equipment. The District is also crafting a unique cross-agency relationship.
-
Oakland voters will see a school bond measure to replace an aging gym on the May ballot. A similar bond failed in November, but this measure is different.
-
This year’s tax filing deadline is coming up soon, but there’s another tax deadline that may be costing Oregonians a total of over $15-million dollars.
-
This weekend and next, Dexter Lake, east of Eugene, will be teeming with activity as racers and spectators gather for the 28th annual Covered Bridge Regatta.
-
While many people are getting out gardening gloves this time of year, some are reaching for the tissue box.
-
The City of Sutherlin is moving forward with a project meant to expand housing options in the Douglas County community.
-
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new way to measure the water content of snow.
-
The Eugene Water and Electric Board drained the Walterville Canal east of Springfield late last month to look into why there was a spike in water seeping out of it. EWEB says the waterway is likely to remain empty into the summer.
-
St. Vincent de Paul is hosting a grand opening for a new store in Cottage Grove Thursday.
-
A Corvallis researcher contributed to recent discoveries about an elusive mammal found in southern Oregon and northern California.